“I’m not going anywhere, Sophia,” Alex says firmly. “If you don’t want to stay here, we can go somewhere el—”
“I’m not going anywhere with you.” My head shoots up, my voice hard. “Why are you sitting here, Alex? What are you trying to achieve? There’s nothing between us, so just leave!”
“You keep telling me that.” He grabs my chin, forcing me to look at him. “But do you really want me to leave?”
I open my mouth to say yes, but nothing comes out. The truth is, my wolf feels safe around him. As do I. But this is a false sense of security. There is no safety out there in the world for me. Nobody who will protect me but myself.
“Let me take you home, at least,” Alex says, his voice soft now.
“No.” I get to my feet, using the wall for support. “You made it very clear that you don’t want me
