Ariana's POV
His lips left mine, our gazes locked together like it was the best reunion of all time.
I didn't even care about the fact that I’d still hated all of this in due time, the bond was just too cruel and trapping for me to give room for common sense.
I saw Marco near again, and my lips parted to take his again when a couple of sharp knocks landed on the door.
“Alpha Marco, I've come with reports,” Beta Dan said, and my eyes widened as I was shocked. I quickly pulled away, creating a reasonable distance between us.
Marco rubbed his eyes with his fingers as he walked back towards his chair.
“Enter.”
Beta Dan walked in smoothly, stopping a couple of steps forward before he reached where I stood, immediately catching my healing expression.
“Is something wrong, Ariana?” he a
