The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 169

‘Come on,” she muttered, twisting further and wincing. “Stupid thing.”

I took a step back, figuring I should probably leave instead of watching her undress like a creep. But the way she was struggling made me feel like an asshole for leaving. She had clearly been struggling with the corset by herself all this time. I couldn’t just walk away when she obviously needed help.

Before I could second–guess myself, I pushed the door open and stepped into the room.

“Need help?”

Ella spun around, eyes going wide. A flush crept up her neck.

“Alexander. I thought you were… I thought you had business.”

“I did. It’s finished.” The lie came easily. “You look like you’re having trouble.”

She glanced back at the mirror, then at me, uncertainty written all across her face. Finally, she sighed. “I can’t reach the laces. They’re too high up.”

“Turn around.”

moving her hair over her shoulder and presenting her back to me. Her pale skin and the sight of the beautiful nape of

of her perfume. My fingers found the top of the laces, and I began working them

but I could see her watching me

quietly as the first few inches of lacing came

to continue on her own, her arms still

lace was fucking torture. My wolf howled in my mind, begging me to take her right then and

The bodice

skin.

a few more eyelets and she’d be able to step out of

would be so easy to slide my hands around her waist, to turn her in my arms and kiss her the way I’d been wanting to all night. To peel that dress off her body and carry

child. I had every right to touch her, to claim her, to make love to her until neither of us

had every reason

hands stilled on the last set of laces. In the mirror, I could see Ella’s face, flushed and expectant, lips slightly

Dammit.

and stepped back, clasping my hands behind me to keep myself from

You should be able to manage