No.
I wouldn’t be.
Everything in my life had just fallen apart.
My sister, who had been my best friend for my entire life, had just willingly fucked me over while abandoning her fiancé, who was head over heels in love with her.I had to make him my personal beta to keep the bastard alive, which turned me into an alpha, something I’d never wanted to be.
Every other friend, family member, andpackmate I had sided with Gwen, too.Even our parents. I’d basically been disowned, which was unheard of in werewolf society. We valued loyalty above all else.
My café was all I had left over than the overbearing, heartbroken asshole who had been my almost-brother-in-law for nearly a year, and I didn't wanthim.
If the cafe failed, would it even matter whether or not I owned my own soul?
I let out a shaky breath. "Are there limits?"
"Everything has limits, Kitten."
"Just Kat." The nickname wasn’t original, but it made me want him far too much. Something about the word on his lips made me even hotter.
His eyes glittered wickedly, and I tensed for some kind of retaliation.
It didn’t come.
"What do you think?"I asked my wolf.
"Just fuck him." She was too transfixed by the king and his scent to really care, and heat’s effects seemed to be getting stronger by the moment.
I bit my lip for a moment before making my decision.
"Alright," I finally said. "I want the guarantee, and the loan paid off."
"Good choice." He stood back up, and held out his hand as if he wanted me to shake it.
I stood too.
There was a coffee table between us. It simultaneously felt like not enough space and far too much, at the same time.
My legs trembled just slightly as I reached for him. Our palms met, and a powerful bolt of electricity blazed over my arm and through my chest.
My eyes widened as I watched glittering, gray magic spread up my entire left arm, forming shapes and swirls as the connection between us grew and solidified.
Callum’s grip on my hand tightened, rather than releasing. "Now that we’re in business together, I’m willing to help you through your heat. If you’re interested, of course."
My gaze jerked up to his, and I found his blue irises almost black.
"Yes."My wolf’s answer was immediate.
"It’s a terrible idea,"I protested, but it was a fight with myself that I was already losing.
"I thought you don’t fuck anyone whose magic hasn’t settled," I finally said.
"I don’t. I don’t have to fuck you, though."
My mind conjured up an image of him with his hands between my thighs.
His face, too.
Shit.
