Sophia’s POV
My whole body was burning. It felt like the fire was consuming me. I couldn’t believe how good it felt to be in his arms. I couldn’t believe how happy I was.
Just this morning I was panicking over the possibility of him rejecting me, and I was now completely wrapped up in his arms, feeling every part of his perfect body against mine.
It was getting harder and harder to stay still. The area between my legs was burning with need. It was almost painful. I wanted to beg him to touch me, but he was right. I wasn’t ready. I wanted it, but I needed more time.
It would also be nice if we weren’t in my bedroom and if there wasn’t a high chance of one of my family members coming back home.
“Oh, Goddess,” I mumbled as he squeezed my butt and pressed me closer to him.
“You are fucking perfect,” he mumbled against my neck.
I shivered. His warm breath traveled down my neck and into my shirt. He placed a small kiss on my collarbone and ran his hand up my body.
“We need to stop,” he mumbled, making me freeze.
Why? Did I do something wrong?
He lifted his head and cupped my cheek.
“Did I do something wrong?” I mumbled, my voice trembling. “I am sorry, I didn’t…”
He shut me up by kissing me hard. I tried to hold back a moan, but it was impossible. He knew what he was doing, and my body just surrendered to him.
“Goddess, Sophia, no,” he mumbled as he stopped kissing me. “We have to stop because if we don’t I am going to end up fucking you, and we are not there yet.”
My heart skipped a beat. My breath got caught in my throat.
“Don’t ever think that you did something wrong, my love,” he said softly. “We will learn what to do together.”
I gave him a small smile and he kissed me again.
A thought came to me. If he said that we would learn together, that meant that he’d never been with anyone else either. Right?
I needed to ask him, though. I needed confirmation. I needed him to tell me that he wasn’t with anyone else. Just the thought of him with another girl had my insides twisting painfully.
“Have you ever been with someone?” I asked him quietly.
He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. Guilt flashed in his eyes and my heart stopped beating.
I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t breathe. I could only stare into his guilt-filled eyes.
He did. He was with someone else. Was she his girlfriend? Was she waiting for him back in his pack? Was their relationship serious?
My mind was a complete mess and I felt the first sign of darkness creeping around in my chest.
I tried to push it back, but all I could focus on was the pain in my heart.
He had someone else. He loved someone else.
“Is she waiting for you in your pack?” I asked him, my voice laced with pain.
I could feel the tears forming in my eyes.
His eyes widened. He gasped and cupped my cheeks.
“No!” he exclaimed, panicking. “We were never in a relationship. I’ve never had sex with her. We were two stupid teenagers who fooled around a little. We did some oral stuff, but that was it. She is nothing, Sophia. She found her mate and she is happy with him. I am happy for her. He is a nice man, and she deserves a nice man. She is a very nice person. That’s all she ever was to me. A nice person, a good friend.”
He was rambling now. I could hear the panic in his voice.
“Fuck, my dad told me that I was going to regret it,” he mumbled as he closed his eyes and shook his head.
He opened his eyes and took a deep breath.
“I am sorry, Angel,” he said as he leaned his forehead against mine. “If I could take it back, I would. I made a mistake and I am so fucking sorry. You are everything that I want and need.”
I took a deep breath and ran my fingers through his hair.
It hurt to know that another girl had him before me, but there was nothing I could have done. I could only accept it.
“It’s okay,” I said, trying to keep the pain out of my voice. “It’s in the past.”
Hunter lifted his head and I could see tears in his eyes.
“Really?” he asked, his voice trembling.
I nodded and gave him a small smile.
“Oh, Goddess,” he mumbled as he pulled me into a tight hug. “I already imagined you leaving me. I had this vision in my head of you rejecting me and telling me to get out. I almost had a heart attack.”
I turned my head and placed a soft kiss on his neck.
“I couldn’t do that,” I said quietly.
Just thinking about saying the word “reject” was painful. I simply couldn’t do it.
He buried his nose into my hair and took a deep breath.
“I am so fucking in love with you, Angel,” he said quietly. “I can’t believe how lucky I am to have you.”
I smiled and kissed his neck again.
“I am so fucking in love with you too,” I mumbled, making him lift his head.
He smiled at me and pressed his lips against mine.
He ran his hand down my body, making me squirm and press myself closer to him.
He was just about to grab my butt again when the front door opened.
“Fia?” my brother called me, making Hunter sigh.
“I can’t wait for us to be alone,” he said as he stopped kissing me. “The first thing I am going to do when we go back to our pack is take you on a vacation. I will sink my canines into your perfect little neck and I will make you mine in every way possible. Most importantly, there will be no one there to disturb us.”
I chuckled and nodded.
“I can’t wait,” I said, making him grin widely.
He pecked my lips again before he unwrapped his hands from me and stood up.
I had to hold back a whine. I already missed him.
