Anna asked, "What?" as she fixed her wide, disbelieving eyes on Andrea as though he were a miracle. His stand-in? She had misjudged the direction things was going. When he inquired about her virginity, she assumed he was going to damage her honour, but what he said shocked and astounded her. Had she misheard him the first time when he said, "You want me to become your surrogate?" Was his plan to substitute himself for the daughter of an enemy? Was this his condition for allowing her family and pack to reside?
"Yes," Andrea said, enjoying the priceless expression on her face as he made his suggestion. He observed as she voluntarily confessed to being a virgin, her shaky hand resting on her chest. It felt like he was stripping her naked as he stared at her body with a frenzied want.
"But w
