Cass had shared with Adrian one passionate night, in which they had only made love once, but she was left wanting more. And it was not just about s*x. She wanted to become his mate already.
Although he had said the words back when she had confessed to him, could it be it was only the gentlemanly thing to do in his book?
The doubts ate at Cass’s insides, and it was all she could do not to ask him directly why he had postponed the last step of the mating process.
“What are you so anxious about?” He had asked her many times in the past few days.
“Nothing,” she responded each time before distracting him by a kiss on the lips.
When she had told Lexi on their girls’ night, her friend simply looked at her like she was crazy and told her in a reprimanding tone, “Just tell him, damn it!”
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