Terran’s POV
“The kiss, I don’t regret it one bit,” I said to her. Her face looked a bit flustered. I finally said it. The thing that had been on my chest for a while now. It might be too soon, but I want her to be aware of my feelings. I won’t let Vixxen take her from me. I can’t be the only one that felt that little spark when our lips met. I wish it wasn’t in public, I wouldn’t have let her go. Alpha duties have been taking a toll on me, longer than usual, but Zeph never left my mind. I thought I was thinking like a protector, with her just getting to know the pack. But it has been way more than that. Seeing her getting close to Vixxen doesn’t sit with me at all. The way he hovered around her, always teasing, always finding ways to make her laugh—it drove me insane.
I looked at her,
