Mirellie
“You can join me on the bed if you want,”
The words rose right to my throat but I swallowed them back immediately.
No. Absolutely not. Sharing the SUV earlier had already felt unbearable enough. Sharing a bed with Evander? The thought alone made nervous heat flood through me.
And besides… would he even agree?
Evander hated me. He barely tolerated being near me fully clothed in broad daylight. There was no universe where he would willingly climb into bed beside me.
The realization settled heavily in my chest. Outside, thunder cracked loudly enough to shake the windows.
The couch suddenly creaked sharply again. Then silence.
I frowned slightly in the darkness. The mating bond stirred uneasily beneath my skin. Not warmth this time.
It was restless energy and panic that fel
