SIXTY-THREE

I wasn’t lying when I said I asked Aristo to return to the pack. Although I wasn’t sure I had the authority to undo Cahir’s command, I realized I had sat back and watched for too long and Cahir, it seemed, wasn’t someone I could let continue to do as he pleased. He was an Alpha, he was used to people doing as he asked them to but I didn’t want to live like that.

Someone had to take the first step in this relationship and I had been too scared to do it all along, expecting to receive the same hatred I had received all my life but this time, since our misunderstandings had been cleared up, I should at least try.

“Sihana –“ He started in a grave voice. An unfamiliar expression flickered in his eyes as I stood facing him with my hands on my hips. I swallowed, feeling heat at the back of my neck from the heaviness of his gaze.

“Cahir – I –“ My hands shook so I lifted them from my hips and crossed them underneath my chest. “On the island, it was the first time since I felt – somewhat close