Parker
He’d lost the battle of wills with Vex during that kiss, because it wasn’t just him that wanted to be close to her, it was also his beast who had a need to be close to her. They’d both wanted to hug her and kiss her the moment her eyes had opened but hadn’t been able to, seeing as Whit and Milly were there.
He’d not have cared if they’d already worked things out, would have just gotten up and done it, but they were still not there. She couldn’t be with Freya attached to her, but he’d told her everything, how he felt, even apologised for it because he couldn’t hold himself to the spot any longer.
There was just something inside of him and his beast that couldn’t be contained where she was concerned, and without Freya she had a better chance of understanding him, and maybe she migh
