f**k. What the hell was I doing? Why was I allowing him to hold me like this? I aggressively pushed him away. He wasn’t prepared for my actions, so he stumbles a little bit, but releases me. I pull away, breathing hard, trying to clear my head from the spell that had been cast on me. “Sadie?” I raise my finger, indicating to him to give me a minute. When I calm down, I pull myself together before facing him. “Don’t ever touch me like that ever again, Alec.” “You are my mate, Sadie? How can I not touch you?” he asked, advancing on me while I took steps back. “Touch me? Remember how you were disgusted by my touch when you realized we slept together? And mate? You had a mate, Alec... Or have you forgotten that you told me Lola was the love of your life, and you wouldn’t touch me with a p

