Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Brooklyn

A guard flies through the door.

"Hands off!" he yells, but Aden has already released my wrist, raising his hands over his head, perfectly calm.

"Sorry," he says, back to smirking, his eyes on me. "Won't happen again."

I blink at him, sitting back in my chair. I straighten my shoulders, unable to take my eyes off him.

"Are you all right, miss?" the guard says, leaning forward to look me over.

"I'm fine."

I rub my wrist with my other hand. I'm not hurt, just...shocked? Turned on? Confused?

I clear my throat and look back down at my papers. "We will...we will proceed."

I work to steel myself, determined to regain control, to finish this interview. Failure isn't an option if I want

to graduate.

a steady glare, raising my chin. I'm tougher than he thinks

pen again, I'm

I say, focusing again on the paper. "Can you tell me about the crime for which you were

grinning wolfishly at the fact that he's riled me so easily, "is

that what I report today will affect the rest of your time in

response is to

says, leaning forward again. "I couldn't take

rage. I clench my fist, my knuckles almost white, working to keep Lena's temper at

place I can shift is

and grins. "Now, now, Doc. No fair teasing. I like it

aren't interested in cooperating with me, I'd rather not waste

don't feel, and raise my hand, waving to

a flash, Aden's

twinkle in his eyes at knocking me off-kilter, all the sharp edges and darkness are

can't look away, overwhelmed,

dart my eyes away, staring down at the floor-anywhere but

weakness? Not to take your eyes off the enemy? In the battlefield, you'd have died by my hand-or my wolf's

away first. "Good," he

know better! But also god dammit-I feel my nipples go hard under my

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