Chapter 7. Insults

"No, Cybele. You... I don't believe that one day you'll be half the woman your mother is. But I have no choice. The same attraction you feel for me, I feel for you. It's inevitable."

Cybele stared at him with cold eyes.

"So... She would be your choice?"

"She would be my choice." He repeated as if he had lifted a burden from his back.

Cybele felt as if he had thrown a bucket of cold water over her head and that forced shower had washed away all the desire she felt and it had the power to make her think. Taking a deep breath, she sat down next to him.

"I'm sorry for acting like a jealous woman. I haven't looked like myself since you kidnapped me."

"That's comforting."

"Why was that woman who introduced herself as your fiancée lying on the floor? I didn't touch her..."

"You don't have to touch anyone, not a werewolf, to hurt them. You&