At first, I thought I was dreaming. I just decided to sleep. To succumb to my needs for peace. I deserve that. Even and Alpha needs to escape once in a while too.
I knew Elara was close. I was in the same bed as she is, close enough for me to hear his heartbeat like loud music from my earphones. Close enough that my nose was filled with the familiar scent of her skin. I knew she was just inches away from where my resting body was.
But then I felt her move. My protective instincts eventually triggered me to wake up.
But I chose not to open my eyes yet. I was not prepared to see those eyes again. I was uncertain if I could take in that look of defeat in her eyes. The look that meant that somehow I forced her into this life. That I forced myself on her.
I would never do that to anyone, es
