“I know that it’s hard. It is for me too. Lily is going crazy in my head right now. But we agreed not to act on it. Not yet.” I said.
“And we both know that the mate bond doesn’t work like that. It’s not like humans. It’s not the same as just being in love.” Asher said, forcing me to look at him.
“I know that. And believe me, I wish things were different right now.” I said.
“They don’t need to know.” Asher said.
“You know as well as I do that s**t like this can’t stay a secret. Not in a pack.” I said.
“I know that. But I don’t care. I really don’t.” He said.
“Right now, I don’t care.” He said, staring into my eyes.
“You’re not going to make this easy, are you?” I asked.
“Probably not.” He smirked before he leaned forward and he lightly pressed his lips against mine.
Once
