Chapter 65

Ariela

I had done that. But you couldn't blame me for it, after all, he was my mate. So this reaction was normal, whether you wanted to or not. It happened automatically. You lost control of yourself.

He leaned in and paused just before my lips, driving me crazy because I wanted to feel the sparks so badly when I should have pushed him away and told him to go to hell.

He said very quietly: "You want to hate me. I want to hate you. But in the end, we don't." I barely heard his words because I was fighting too hard not to kiss him. It would be so easy to stop the little distance between us.

In response, I breathed: "That doesn't change the fact that I want to hate you." My statement didn't bother him much, in fact, it achieved the exact opposite. His lips slowly touched mine. I closed my eyes and the gentleness almost killed me. Once again it became clear that I was a slave to the mate bond. I agreed and put my arms around his neck.

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