Mirellie
“Get the f**k off me!”
The scream ripped out of my throat before I even realized I was shouting. It was loud enough to shake the room.
Evander's wolf reacted instantly. He sprang backward so quickly that he nearly toppled off the couch. His eyes widened, and for the first time since he'd arrived, he looked... frightened.
Not angry or offended. He actually looked scared of me. As though my outburst had genuinely startled him.
I didn't care. I shoved myself farther away, putting as much distance between us as the cramped couch allowed before standing so abruptly my knees struck the coffee table.
“Don't,” I warned, my chest heaving. “You ever do that again.”
His wolf remained perfectly still. His golden eyes followed me cautiously. Inside my head, my own wolf immediately rebe
