Chapter 46: Kisses

Landon’s POV

The expression ‘the impatience of youth’ is silly. The longer I live, the more impatient I become. True, if nothing much is happening, I can sit perfectly still and be content. Once I stayed in a forest for six months and hunted only on rabbits and squirrels. But as the years have gone by, I want what I want immediately.

And right now, I want nothing more in the world than Liliana Ross.

The memory of my failed negotiation with Liliana that day lingers with a bitter aftertase, it is a regret I am not willing to repeat.

‘Seize this opportunity, this is your chance,’ my wolf, Liam, a primal force within me, speaks with a sense of urgency, his voice resonating in the depths of my consciousness. "Make her stay."

Yes. Make her stay. I won't let her slip away this time.

Anxiety courses through my veins as I prepare for Liliana's return. I rearrange the furniture in my study, moving the armchair from left to right and the desk from right before deciding to move them back to their