Chapter 34. Apple

Freya POV

My growing attraction to Thorne wasn’t only intoxicating, but it was scary at the same time. What we were doing was so wrong, yet with every passing day, I could see my conscience slipping away and the walls around my heart crumbling down.

The way his eyes would always light up whenever he looked at me. The way being around him always made me feel butterflies and the feeling of his skin against mine. Bliss.

The fact that I felt attracted to the dangerous man who could harm me if he discovered my identity was deeply alarming.

But at the same time, I couldn’t deny the attraction that I felt towards him, and this was due to the mating bond—A bond that I hated and loved at the same time.

I was jolted out of my thoughts when Astrid shook me by the arm. “Why are you smiling? Is there someone who is making you this excited?”

I chuckled, yanking my hands off her grip. “What are you talking about? I wasn’t smiling”

Astrid wriggled he