"She likes you, you know, my wolf. She's grateful. I could feel it in her words and presence, however brief."
"She's not alone; my wolf likes her too. He likes all of you," Erix confessed.
I blushed. I could tell.
"Every day, he pushes me to mate you. That's why I had to leave so early this morning. I couldn't bear to be in a room when you got ready. I'm not sure I could control myself. It gets harder every day. He has a taste of you, and now he wants more. I've thought about leaving you to give us some space for a while, but I know it would only make it worse."
My heart clenched. He'd leave me? His confession sent pain through me. I'd experienced worse, but the panic was unsettling. I didn't want him to leave me. The bond was making us this way. It was driving us both crazy, him more
