Chapter 28

I knew I felt drawn to them, but I didn’t quite understand their need to be attached to me at all times. I swirled my bracelet on my wrist, the rash had gotten worse since this afternoon, and it was getting pretty painful. 

I had to toughen up around Alaric, even if he didn’t want me, Xander and Wyatt did, and was it fair to them to keep a part of me, a huge part of me, away from them and their wolves because it might be painful, especially when I had so much to learn still?

When I opened my door Xander was standing there waiting on me, snugging me into him as I wrapped my hands around his neck. I did miss his touch, it was so calming and made everything that was crazy and a mess around me just disappear. I found myself also missing Wyatt and couldn’t stop myself from searching the hallway for any sign that he was about to come around the