Chapter 410

For a moment, I just wanted him back. Pain and all. Grief and all.

I wanted him.

But then I realized what was happening. This was wrong, and the fact that it felt good in the moment couldn’t change that. I couldn’t fall back into this old routine. I couldn’t let him manipulate me with the pleasant sensations of a bond that had never fully gone away. 4

Furthermore, as far as Gideon knew, I was a married woman.

I pressed my hands into his chest just as I heard the faint clink of his belt buckle. Then, I shoved him hard.

Gideon stumbled back a step, breathless, staring at me. His hair was a mess and his shirt was hanging open with half the buttons ripped off.

from the table, tucking my breast back into

He didn’t move immediately.

way he said my name made my chest clench painfully with the effort of holding back my wolf.

that happened, and you knew

silent. I pulled my shirt on over my head and turned to find him looking at me, chest heaving, lips

at the

any of that started. So it was just you, not the

pursed my lips and refused to comment on that. He held my gaze for one more second, then turned and walked

him with

moment, breathing hard, before I turned to take in the wreckage. One of my beakers was on the floor in pieces. My notes were crumpled. The cloth I had

I’d pricked my finger

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