ROMAN Her soul was glowing again. But the smile on her face...it was more beautiful. There was something about it that filled my chest with an intense pressure. I realized then that Solana wasn't in trouble. I was. Still, I refused to show it. I couldn’t show weakness. Especially not to her. "Love? I do not know what that is. What makes you think I would fall in love with you?" I asked. "Want to make a bet with me, alpha?" She asked, and my eyes widened. How was she so bold? She was so different from everyone I had encountered. "What bet?" I asked. She gestured at me to lean over, that smile of hers causing my stomach to flutter. Is something wrong with me? I thought Tense, I bent towards her, and she reached up to whisper in my ear. My hand instinctively found her waist and se

