Clara Bennett
I sat there on the edge of the bed, still holding Ryder’s hand, my mind spinning in a thousand directions.
The confession about him being an alpha werewolf should have sent me screaming out the door, but instead I felt this strange mix of fear and connection. He looked so raw sitting there, waiting for me to say something, anything.
Ryder squeezed my hand gently and took a deep breath. “Clara, I know this is a lot. I know you’re scared. But I don’t want to hide anything from you anymore.” He shifted closer, his dark eyes locking onto mine with an intensity that made my chest tighten. “I want you in my life. For real. Not as my assistant, not as someone I’m protecting from the sidelines. I want you to be my girlfriend. Officially. Mine.”
The words hit me like a punch to t
