Chapter 249

Nyx paces again, her claws clicking against the walls of my mind.

"You need to calm down," she says. "Breathe."

I try. I really do. But all I can think about is Alec's mouth, his eyes, and his damn

sexy body.

Damn him.

I push to my feet and start walking. I don't know where I'm going, but I need to

move.

"We need to get laid," she mutters, her voice sulky and sharp.

I choke on a laugh. "Yeah, that's not going to happen."

"Why not?" Nyx demands. "It's been months. Months, Sadie."

I reach the riverbank, the water sparkling beneath the mid-morning sun. Without thinking, I slip off my shoes and socks, sit down, and dip my feet into the cool water.

"You know why," I murmur. "Have you forgotten that we can't sleep with anyone else? It won't feel the same."

besides that, our bodies are designed in a way that will reject any man

not fair.

but I don't say that. There is no need

and raise my head before breathing in the clean air. I don't know why, but I usually find the air near a water source to be

on the moment of peace. I haven't felt this kind of peace in a very long time. Maybe I should be coming here more often if I get to feel

Nyx breaks the silence. "Would it really be

before staring down at the ripples

her voice softer now, more tentative. "Just this once. Just to...

entire body locks up. "Are you

has gotten

says, and she sounds dead serious. "You

throat tight as my once silent mind begins

goes quiet again.

older, but when she gives me such confirmations, I'm

at the water. "You've... gone through

every thought is tangled with the need for your mate. You can't think, can't breathe, can't

vividness of her words sinking deep. I've heard stories, but what Nyx describes is more intense than anything I've

"Would it really be

that my need for Afec will spike to unbearable levels, But

voice breaking. "I can't just

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