Once his parents left, Gabriel led the she-wolf down the hallway to one of the guest bedrooms. His heart raced as he stood in the doorway, watching Lila take in her surroundings. He couldn’t deny his pull towards her, the electric tension between them. “This is where you’ll be staying for now, if that’s OK with you, unless...” He trailed off, suddenly hesitant to offer his bedroom to her.
Lila picked up on his hesitation, and that made her curious. “Unless?” she prompted softly, her eyes locked on his. She wanted him to ask her, yet she didn’t know how she would answer his invitation.
Gabriel swallowed hard, feeling a rush of heat coursing through his veins. “Nothing, I just got lost in my thoughts,” he stammered. “If you need anything, just call out for me. I’ll be in the bedroom across
