Chapter 31: You tempt me
ARIEL'S POV
Viktor asked me to remain in the car. He parked by the roadside and left. I couldn't stop my mind from racing, thinking about everything that happened earlier.
He'd taken me to the pack hospital, which wasn’t far from the compound. But now, instead of returning home, we were driving to an unknown place, buying strange things.
Why did it feel like he cared more than he wanted me to know?
How did he even know I fell from the swing last night? I was alone… with the beast. Then there was his strange outburst about not needing saving. What was that? I was confused.
I rested my head against the car seat, but then a thought made me sit up. The way the beast acted—as if it recognized me. Then Ravenna and Aeron, the familiarity in their eyes. The unnatura
