*Zara*
Noah's stubbornness was driving me to the brink of madness. I could see the vulnerability brewing beneath the surface. It surprised me that he had opened up to me like that.
I didn’t mind, but I wished there was more that I could do for him and that he would actually listen to me.
He didn’t have to be miserable. I knew it. He was determined to self-sabotage, and his flirtations were getting on my nerves.
Like me, my wolf was starting to refocus on finding my real mate—the shifter from the woods.
I gazed into his blazing blue eyes with an unwavering state of my own. It was cute how a few strands fell into his face, and I was tempted to reach up and move them. I resisted the urge. Touching him right now wasn’t the best of plans.
I felt that shock rush through me when I cupped his cheek, and it completely took my breath away. I knew at that moment that he wasn’t playing games or trying to seduce me. It made me feel all the more confused by my response to him.
