~LAIA~
As I stare at him, my breath stutters. “Oh my Goddess…”
My hand is still mid-air, trembling. The sting on my palm hits me. My hands go clammy, like I just signed my own damn death sentence.
“What… what did I just...?”
I slapped him. I actually slapped him.
“Damon… Alpha Damon… I... I didn’t mean…”
His gray eyes darken that dangerous shade.
“That was sexy,” he murmurs, voice dropping. “Didn’t know you had it in you. Quiet… calm… but brave.”
He takes a step toward me... I throw my hand up again, stopping him. “Don’t come closer!” I almost yell.
He freezes instantly.
I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but f**k this. I never agreed to any of this in the first place. I’m not dumb. I know exactly what it means to be his bedmate, just there to warm his sheets and breed his childr
