Celeste
I stood at the water’s edge and felt Darien behind me before I heard him. The heat of his body. His breath stirring my hair. His Alpha pressing against my back like a hand held an inch from my skin.
We stood there in silence, both waiting for the other to speak.
I was thinking about everything Alec had said. About the past life. About second chances. About whether we were doomed to repeat our history or strong enough to rewrite it. I wondered what kind of future Darien and I would actually have together. We were always going to fight. That much was obvious. But I couldn’t deny what my body did when he was near. My heart raced. My wolf leaned toward him. I craved his arms around me even when I wanted to punch him.
“You’ve pushed the limits a bit too far tonight, don’t you think?
