Chapter 113

The Alpha exhaled sharply, leaning up to suck a slick kiss from my raw, barely bitten lips. “I don’t want to let you go, baby.” But his hands left my lower body and reached up to touch the edges of my jaw. From up close, I could see that his eyes were darker, pupils dilated as they found mine.

No words escaped my mouth at that, throat going dry. All I knew right then was that my lips throbbed with a dull ache, wet and raw from my mate's mouth and teeth. My entire body felt as though in a state of incompetence, muscles soft, and bones unreliable under me. For all I knew, my knees would give out within a minute.

Aiden narrowed his eyes, a noticeable quirk to his lips like he enjoyed the slight change in my breathing, cheeks red. There’s the ever-present unabashed hunger, sometimes revealed in a glance or a once-over or his jeans-clad knee periodically brushing against mine.

“How about we do some shots?” The Alpha asked, slowly taking a step back. A glance across