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."

that, our bodies are designed in a

annoyed. "That's not fair. It would

don't say that.

us, the only sound the gentle rush of the river and the distant chirping of birds. I close my eyes and raise my head before breathing in the

my mind stops wandering and I just focus on the moment of peace. I haven't felt this kind of peace in a very long time.

a while, Nyx breaks the silence. "Would it really

before staring down

Alec," Nyx says, her voice softer now, more tentative. "Just this once.

entire body locks

and what has gotten into her? Why would she even consider such

dead serious. "You don't understand how intense

throat tight as my once silent mind begins wondering again.

again.

long time that Nyx is older, but when she gives me such confirmations, I'm usually left

head, staring blankly at

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

words sinking deep. I've heard stories, but what Nyx describes is more intense

why I'm asking," Nyx continues. "Would it really be so bad?

need for Afec will spike to unbearable levels, But still...I'm not sure where I stand. I'm not sure about what I

breaking. "I can't just sleep with Alec

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