~Atticus~
Anticipation races through my veins as I wait for Elara to return, but I do my best to keep myself in check. Control is everything; most of all, it means I never have to feel helpless again. Ever since I understood what the power of control can do, I’ve made it my mission to master it, and as much as I can’t wait to have Elara Preston on that bed beneath me, I won’t let my desire for her overrule everything else.
You can let yourself be excited, Strider mutters, sensing my intentions as clearly as he always does. It doesn’t make you weak.
It does, though. He might not understand that, but I do.
She doesn’t want love, I remind him. If she did, she wouldn’t mate a man she doesn’t even know.
Don’t be too rough with her, he warns next.
You can mate with her wolf your way. L
