My tongue feels thick as I struggle to find an answer. The truth is, I had been considering his offer, considering giving him a real chance. Maybe even going out on a real date to see how things work. There is undeniably an attraction between the two of us, but could there be more?
Astara hums her approval at my turn of thoughts. She has wanted me to claim him from the first moment we scented him and she woke from her long slumber. His wolf was the one to wake us both up again, to remind us what it feels like to FEEL again, and not just be afraid.
Even though I told her that my declaration was for show, that I accepted Kane’s claim to my children simply to keep Logan from taking them, my wolf refused to believe me.
“I’m a part of you and I know better,” she insists. “You are ready to
