Chapter 20

Kaiya

Bowden stalks towards me, looking at me like I’m a tasty snack, his eyes never leaving mine. He folds his fingers around my wrist, his grip strong enough to let me know that I’m not going to escape, yet gentle enough so as not to hurt me.

My heart speeds up and my mouth runs dry. I hate this. I hate how much I crave him. His touch.

Pornographic images tumble through my head, sending a wave of heat cascading through my body that settles between my legs as an urgent throb. My wolf starts to purr again, betraying my desires to the king. “Stop doing that,” I scold her.

“Why?” she asks. “He’s our mate. He won’t care.”

“I care!” I don’t want him to know that his touch alone is enough to picture myself as a porn star in my own little head movie.

He gives me a knowing little smirk and caresses my skin with his thumb. I shudder and erupt with goosebumps. My reaction to his touch is so much more violent now that Elowen has awakened. “I told you exactly what it will be like to be mate