Chapter 111
Kross
“Stop being stubborn,” I told her, though the words were more for myself than for her. My Lycan instincts were screaming—grab her face, crush your mouth to hers, claim her. The bond was a wildfire under my skin, tightening like chains around my chest. Damn it, this connection between us… it was too strong. Or maybe I was just too weak around her.
Either way, it wasn’t good. Not for me. Not for her. Not for what either of us needed right now.
My jaw clenched. “I don’t know what you want to hear from me, Vanya,” I said, my voice sharper than I intended, rough with a frustration I couldn’t contain. “You better focus on passing this trial. Isn’t that what you want? Isn’t this what you’ve been fighting for? Playing games with me, with this bond, with my feelings—using me w
