Tessa POV
When I discovered that Richard Wolfe was granting my request to go outside the pack, a series of emotions had nearly overcome me. Confusion about his girlfriend was one of them.
Did they end things last night or what? Even though it had nothing to do with me, that thought had caused my heart to lift with something close to joy.
He'd said he could get s£× anywhere. If he was granting my request, was it safe to think that he wanted it from me and no one else? The fact that these thoughts were dangerous did not stop me from feeling good.
I had followed Tina out of the apartment, doing my best not to smile. Butterflies had tickled my stomach and made me completely forget my very important goal.
Then, as he drove us out of the premises, he had announced that he didn't want the
