I can’t help but shiver at the light touches of his lips against my knuckles.
“It’s okay,” I murmur. “I know.”
He moves back, not letting go of my hands.
“You were too exhausted to talk that night. It seemed like all you wanted to do was sleep.”
“I was in shock. I didn’t know what was happening. I was tired, but honestly, if I’d fallen into anyone’s arms but yours, I would have found the strength to back up and ask questions. I just … from the moment I saw you I felt safe, and that made it impossible not to relax.”
He gives me a smile. “That’s because we’re fated. It’s not always as obvious to a Beta, but they can usually feel it on some level. It’s just not as clear as if you were an Alpha or an Omega.”
“That makes sense,” I admit, wishing I had that same sense of certainty that he seems to have.
Is that what a true mate feels like?
A safe place in the middle of a storm?
It feels right, but I wish I could say I have no reservations.
The truth is I don’t know about Betas having fated connections, and I know nothing about packs.
All I really do know right now is that I like this Alpha, and I don’t want him to leave.
The longer he looks at me like I’m the most amazing thing he’s ever seen, the harder it gets to think about anything other than dragging him down the corridor and up the stairs at the end of the hall, to bring him to my room.
“I guess we should go have lunch,” he reminds me.
I chew on my bottom lip while I think about other things we could be doing instead.
His teeth already got sharp when we kissed before.
They’ll come back if we do anything more.
We can only go up there if I want to be marked.
My body likes that idea, but my head isn’t so sure.
Our attraction to each other is undeniable, but I barely know anything about him.
I can’t let myself get wrapped up in the way he makes me feel.
Not before I know this is what I really want.
“We should go eat,” I tell him, sticking to the original plan.
“Let’s go,” he says, giving me a wry smile as I let go of one of his hands.
I catch him staring at my curves when I turn and gaze at his reflection in the door.
I had no idea today was going to test me so much, but I’m determined to make it through without having my skin marked by this tempting Alpha.
If he comes back again, then maybe I’ll give in.
Not today. Definitely not today.
Chapter Fifty-Two
Falcon
