Chapter 0721

I gasp, pain flaring in my neck, my wolf howling and scrambling away in my soul as I put my hands on Luca's chest and shove him away, hard.

He gasps too, his eyes flying wide as he falls to the side and I pull myself from beneath him, huddling up against the headboard and staring at him, my hand slapped to my bleeding neck where - Where he marked me -

"Ariel," he whispers, panting, staring at me in utter shock and fear. "What - what's wrong?!"

"Luca!" I gasp, tears springing to my eyes - half betrayal and half pain. "Why - why did you do that!?"

"What are you talking about," he breathes, leaning closer to me, horrified. "Ariel, I'm so sorry - did I do it wrong?" He reaches for where my hand is still pressed too my neck, where I can feel blood slipping from between my fingers.

"You weren't supposed to do it at all!" I cry out, tears starting to streak down my cheeks as I stare at him, shaking my head. "I didn't - I wasn't ready, Luca!"

"Wh-what?" he whispers, scootching closer, still reaching for me, clearly desperately upset to see me reacting like this. "Ariel, I'm sorry, I didn't know - obviously, I've never done this before - was I supposed to wait? I'm sorry, you're right, I should have waited until towards the end I didn't know it would hurt that much -"

shaking my head at him, anger welling in me now too. "I wasn't ready for

howls, anxiously darting back and forth, shaking with her pain and anxiety, throwing herself down to the ground and rolling around like she can get the scent

changed scent, so it's mixed

will know. I hang my head and begin to

his voice harder. I raise my eyes and

I love you," I say, shaking my head, willing him to understand. "But I wasn't ready for this - the consequences

about him?" He bites out, angry

of course Jackson is at the front of my mind right

at stake right now -

say, snappier than I mean to be, shaking my head at him. "We're not connected enough -

have sex!?" he bursts out, throwing

to!" I

still streaming down

to be with you, Luca – I wanted to feel good, and wanted you to

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