I tried hard to put on a brave face and tell Zaine we were simply friends. Act like what happened was nothing at all. We had an arrangement to fulfill. We could not risk things going wrong. That was too dangerous. Zaine needed to gain his title. Then he could be in charge and run the pack as he decided. Hopefully, with time, his mental state would improve as he realized he was able to do it all. Nothing needed to get in the way; including me.
Him being that way just now was simply a moment of madness. Weakness. He didn’t have feelings for me. Never before had that been implied. So, I could only assume it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, one he was likely regretting. And me surrendering to him was just me being swept away by the moment. Had I wanted him to kiss me? Maybe...
But, in th
