CHAPTER 17: To Win Her Heart
Selene froze at the door and her fingers gripped the handle so tightly her knuckles turned white.
The pull she’d felt through the bond.. that strange magnetic current that made her heart beat faster.. was real. She didn’t want to believe it, but she knew exactly who was on the other side.
Before she could slam the door shut, a large hand caught it firmly.
“Selene,” Caelen’s voice came, too calm for a man who’d been humiliated in front of an entire pack earlier that day. “Please. Just… listen to me.”
Selene’s heart skipped but she masked it with anger.
“Move your hand, Caelen,” she hissed. “You’ve done enough.”
He didn’t move and his gold eyes searched hers, the fire in them replaced by pain maybe regret.
“I’m not here to fight,” he said softly. “I ju
