The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 107

Chapter 107

Ella

Alexander’s green eyes darkened as he knelt beside the bathtub. The spot where his hand met my shoulder was like a thousand tiny matches being struck at once, igniting the warmth that had begun to spread through my body.

His nostrils flared, and I knew he had scented it again.

My arousal.

This was exactly like the alley behind The Howling Moon all over again-that same magnetic pull, that same desperation. The way Alexander looked at me now, like he was starving and I was the only thing that could fill his belly, made me want to forget everything else. Made me want to pull him into the tub with me and finish what we’d started that night.

Without thinking, I shifted slightly, water sloshing around me as I leaned toward him. Alexander’s pupils dilated, and his free hand came up to brace against the edge of the tub, bringing his face closer to mine. I could smell the bourbon on his breath, could see the way

that one pesky muscle in his jaw jumped.

air between us crackled like a

reality came

pure and simple. Biology and the fated mate bond working against my better judgment. Alexander had made it perfectly clear

fooled again by

are you doing?” I snapped, jerking away from his touch so quickly that more water slopped over the edge of the tub. I folded my arms over my chest in a futile attempt to cover my

his senses. He stood. “You were unconscious in the

leave. You have no right

could be sure what I saw. He wiped his wet hand on his pants and looked down at

even,” he said

I frowned. “What?”

saw me naked, now

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careless shift, every inch of his perfect body on display. I’d been so

different,” I sputtered. “You were the one who shifted carelessly and