Thirty-One

'E-Enzo?' Venus stuttered, confused and baffled,

the only response she got was heavy breathing, and he eyed her with a crazed look, he looked torn.

Venus knew he was on edge and anything she'd do would be a trigger from him and he'd shift completely,

if that happened he'd rip apart everything in sight, kaya was whimpering at the back of her head, worried for her mate but submitting to the sheer raw power he was emitting.

Venus was in utter shock, unable to decipher what had just happened,

'Enzo w-what?'

'mate,' he muttered through clenched teeth, rage dripping from his tone as his hands fisted on the table clenched even further,

gently almost cautiously Venus placed her small hand over his large fisted one, as the sparks from the mate bond came to life, calming down the raging lycan just a little,

breathing in deeply he clenched his eyes shut, and stayed still for a few seconds, the tremors caused by the strain to suppress his Lycan subsided and after a while, he opened his eyes