Chapter 40

The intensity of his feelings shook her. How could she not have known how he felt about her? Lily kept her hands on his shoulders to steady her, fingers digging tightly into his muscles for an anchor. She hadn’t expected the pooling of heat or the wild beating of her heart. She hadn’t expected the sizzle and burn of joy rushing through her veins, heating her body and making her breasts ache and her groin weep. Lily didn’t even know if she wanted to be alive.

Rhye stood up and brought both of her hands to his mouth, kissing her knuckles before reaching for a towel and wrapping her in it. He took his time with her hair, towelling the moisture from the long strands.

"Get dressed, Lily. Something more comfortable. I’ll get dressed and find a good brush to start on your hair. And don’t worry, I think we’re growing together in strength, and no one will be able to penetrate the shields in your mind."

She stood there for a moment, just looking at him. Rhye Gosling, Alpha of the M