Alpha Azeo had no idea why McKenna had kissed him earlier, or why her heart had seemed to change in that fleeting moment—but he would not complain. That kiss had been fire, raw and unrestrained, the hottest he’d ever experienced with any she-wolf. And the fact that it came from his mate only made it burn hotter.
But as quickly as it started, it ended. She had pulled back, cheeks flushed, eyes wide with fear, whispering a hasty apology before bolting down the hall to her room, leaving him standing in the corridor, pulse hammering, breath ragged.
He hadn’t chased her. He couldn’t. His instincts screamed to claim her, but his rational mind held him back. She was fragile in ways no one else understood. Rushing her would shatter what little trust they had managed to build.
His wolf rumbled w
