I chose the latter. I walked away. I was a fucking coward, scared of being rejected.
With a heavy heart, I dragged my feet to walk, but halfway to the corridor, I halted my steps and turned around, walking back to her room.
Fuck this!I could take one night of pain. I would ask her to sleep in my room, and if she said no, I would just steal a kiss and run away.
Chapter 15
NADIA.
“Goodnight, Riley. I willsee you tomorrow.” I closed the door with a heavy heart and leaned my back against it, closing my eyes as I let disappointment wash over me.
I was hoping he would ask me to sleep in his room or if he could sleep in mine. But he didn’t. He was just my mate. He was forced into this bond by the Goddess. But his heart certainly still belonged to someone.
Andrea. I wonder what she looked like. Maybe I could find a picture of her somewhere here.
Arrow snarled at me in my head and kept reminding me that I promised we would try to make the Alpha fall in love with us, but it wasn’t even day one and I was already giving up.
I ignored her. But my persistent wolf started flashing images of Riley and me curled up in bed, sleeping peacefully together. It wasn’t lewd images, but definitely enough to make my heart and my pussy clench.
Arrow was right. I have two months to make my move. And if he rejected me tonight, he would probably forget it tomorrow. And I could start over again.
I turned around, opened my door, and rushed outside, ready to walk towards his room when my body froze in place.
A few feet away from me was the Alpha, making his way towards my room. He also stopped in his tracks and stared at me.
“Did you forget anything?”
“Where are you going?”
We blurted it out at the same time, although our expressions were two different things. Mine was embarrassed about being caught, while his face was showing that he was pissed off.
Why? I had no idea.
“Ummm…” My words got caught in my throat. I didn’t think it would be a good idea to ask him if I could sleep in his room because he looked pissed off.
“Where are you going? Your laundry won’t be done until later.”
“I can’t sleep. I mean, I don’t think I can sleep… yet.” I bit my bottom lip, not knowing what more to say.
And he didn’t say anything either, but I saw his brows raised as if he was waiting for me to say more.
So I gathered all the courage I could muster in order to open my mouth and finally say what I wanted. “I was about to go to your room. Maybe we can talk a…”
The annoyance on his face was wiped off as his expression softened. He didn’t let me finish my words. “Would you like to sleep in my room? I can sleep on the couch…”
I nodded my head so eagerly that I felt my cheeks burn.
A smile slowly crept across his face, and I couldn’t stop my lips from mirroring his smile.
“Come…” He extended a hand, and I rushed in front of him, too excited to be in his company again. I reached for him as he clasped our hands together and pulled us towards his room. Sparks
I couldn’t take off the smile from my lips even if I was biting my lower lip so hard already. And I was sure he could hear the loud thudding of my heart too.
We entered his room without any of us speaking. As soon as I stepped in, his scent swirled around me, and I felt heat rising in my stomach as my knees and core weakened.
He really smelled good and was so addicting!
“Do you want me to change the bedsheets?” His sexy voice snapped me out of my reverie, and I immediately shook my head.
