CHAPTER 10
ALARIC’S POV
The minute my skin came into contact with hers, I was definitely no longer myself. I felt like I floated out of myself, watching my body walk to the bed, lay Leila down, and tuck her in. My fingers gently brushed the hair away from her face, and I couldn’t believe that I was touching her this intimately. The constant singing in my head about not wanting a mate like her was completely silenced, and I stood there, hunched over and completely in awe of my mate. She was so fragile, so dainty, so easy to kill.
All I had to do was reach for that pretty neck and snap it—I jerked back, shocked at the train of my thoughts. There it was, that silent reminder that I could never be with anyone, that I would hurt everyone who came too close.
I buried my face in my palms, e
