Jaxson shakes his head quickly but doesn’t look at me right away. “No,” he murmurs firmly, though there’s a flicker of doubt in his eyes. “Koda won’t hurt you.” His voice softens as he adds almost apologetically, “Your scent overwhelmed me.”
The way he says it so low and raw, makes something twist inside me. His lips brush against my skin again as he speaks, and despite everything, the fear, the confusion. I feel a treacherous shiver ripple down my spine.
“Your wolf’s name is Koda?” I ask hesitantly, trying to focus on anything other than the heat pooling in my stomach.
He nods stiffly but doesn’t meet my gaze.
“f**k!” he suddenly curses under his breath and jerks away from me so fast it leaves me momentarily disoriented. He runs a hand through his hair, now fully human again and clenc
