I almost kissed her.
Fuck.
Jacob and I had made a pact—no marking, no claiming, no pushing her until she was ready. But gods, the way she looked at me in that moment—her amber eyes still glowing faintly, her lips slightly parted—how was I supposed to resist?
I was about to lose my mind when I saw her collapse. I thought that man, Ignis, gave her something. I was ready to kill him, but then Jacob stopped me.
When she woke up, when her fingers curled around mine without resisting, when she let me comfort her like she needed me there… I lost all self-control.
Then Jacob had to barge in like the world’s worst-timed cockblock.
Of course, he noticed what happened and was even ready to tease Astrid and me. My little mate didn't let that happen, though; she immediately came up with the excu
