Chapter 14. She Wanted Me

Theodore’s POV

I was furious, really furious.

Adeline had nearly ruined everything out there.

Had she also been thinking about running? Right in front of the entire pack? At the very last moment?

I was slowly losing my patience already, and just when I was about to lose it, she finally said her vows.

Now, we were here. In this room. The room where we were expected to seal this marriage.

But I kept my distance.

I had no reason to touch her again. No reason to get too close. I’d already secured my position as Alpha—that was all that mattered. This marriage wasn’t real. It was a transaction, nothing more.

So, I sat on the edge of the bed, silent. I didn’t look at her. I refused to. Because if I did, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to stop myself. And I didn’t want that.

I was burning from the inside out, the heat of my wolf clawing at me, desperate for release. But Adeline wasn’t helping.

Every second spent in this room with