Chapter 65

Alaia’s POV

I laid on top of my mate trying to catch my breath after another round of love making. This has been constant for the past month and a half. He had just come back from a run with his pack, smelling the pine needles and the morning air. Apparently that’s all it took to get Elena up and ready. I was surprised he hasn’t said anything about me giving control to Elena whenever we had sex. I was grateful for it. I knew full well he wouldn’t like my answer.

Don’t get me wrong, I can feel everything Elena felt and it was my body but something in me was holding me back. Back for what? I wasn’t sure I just knew touching him in an intimate fashion was too much for me. I felt like I was cheating someone. Or maybe I’m still not fully ready to accept that this was my life and I have someone who was bound to me.

In the back of my mind I just hoped it was going to be James. When Maria died, I just knew I was going to be his second-chance mate. I was ready to ste