Aurora stayed in silence for a long moment.
Then she turned around to face Damien with a far-away expression.
“What do you think last night was?” she asked.
The muscle under Damien’s right eye twitched.
He sensed her aloofness.
Joy was quickly fading away from his face.
After a small pause, he tossed the question right back at her, “What do you think last night was then?”
“s*x,” she answered in a straightforward manner.
“And nothing else?”
“No.” She shrugged, “Maybe a little bit of worry. I was told that mating is a part of this healing process. So—”
Her chin fell into Damien’s iron grip.
“You were having s*x with me out of pity?!” he snapped, looking down at her with dark eyes.
Aurora was not intimidated by him. She looked back at him calmly.
“Your wolf needed me. An
