NovelEnglishChapter 107
Chapter 107
Ella
Alexander's green eyes darkened as he knelt beside the bathtub. The spot where his hand met my shoulder was
like a thousand tiny matches being struck at once, igniting the warmth that had begun to spread through my
body.
His nostrils flared, and | knew he had scented it again.
My arousal.
This was exactly like the alley behind The Howling Moon all over again-that smagnetic pull, that same
desperation. The way Alexander looked atnow, like he was starving and | was the only thing that could fill his
belly, madewant to forget everything else. Madewant to pull him into the tub withand finish what
we'd started that night.
Without thinking, I shifted slightly, water sloshing aroundas | leaned toward him. Alexander's pupils dilated,
and his free hand cup to brace against the edge of the tub, bringing his face closer to mine. I could smell
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthe bourbon on his breath, could see the way
that one pesky muscle in his jaw jumped.
For a moment, the air between us crackled like a grassy field before a storm.
But then reality ccrashing back.
This wasn’t love. This was lust, pure and simple. Biology and the fated mate bond working against my better
judgment. Alexander had made it perfectly clear that our contract didn’t include sex or feelings, and I'd made
the decision to stop wanting his mark.
| wouldn't let myself be fooled again by my body’s reactions to him.
“What the hell are you doing?” | snapped, jerking away from his touch so quickly that more water slopped over
the edge of the tub. | folded my arms over my chest in a futile attempt to cover my bare breasts. “Get out!”
Alexander blinked, returning to his senses. He stood. “You were unconscious in the bathtub. | was making sure
you didn’t drown.”
“Well, I'm fine, so you can leave. You have no right to be in here.
Something flickered across Alexander's face, but it was gone before | could be sure what | saw. He wiped his wet
hand on his pants and looked down atwith that scold expression he'd worn for years.
“Now we're even,” he said simply.
I frowned. “What?”
“The forest. You sawnaked, now I've seen you naked. We're even.”
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Chapter 107
Heat flooded my cheeks as | remembered Alexander standing in the moonlight after his careless shift, every inch
of his perfect body on display. I'd been so worried about him being hurt that I'd barely processed what | was
seeing until it was too late, but the memory had haunted my dreams ever since.
“That's completely different,” | sputtered. “You were the one who shifted carelessly and tore your clothes-"
“And you were the one who fell asleep in a bathtub,” Alexander cutoff. “Accidents happen, | suppose.”
Before | could respond, he turned and walked out of the bathroom.
| stared at the closed door for a long moment, my heart still racing from our encounter. | couldn't help but replay
the way he'd looked at me, the way his hand felt on me. For just a few seconds, I'd felt desired. Wanted. Like |
was something worth having instead of just a burden he had to endure.
But that was exactly the problem, wasn’t it? Alexander didn’t want my heart; he only wanted my body, and even
that was debatable. It was probably just his wolf pulling him towardand nothing more.
Shaking my head, | climbed out of the lukewarm tub and wrapped myself in a towel, shivering in the cool
bathroom air.
As | dried my hair, | reached deep within myself, searching for any sign that my wolf might be stirring. After what
had happened in the forest, Dr. Evelyn had suggested that strong emotions might be the key to bringing my wolf
back. And what I'd just felt with Alexander had certainly been strong.
But there was nothing. Just the shollow emptiness I'd been carrying around for months. My wolf was still
dormant.
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