Book 5: Resisting Her

Alexandrios’s POV 

I wished I could prove her wrong and claim her. But she was just eighteen and in heat. I couldn’t get her pregnant with my pups at such a young age. It wouldn’t be fair to her. 

“Sleep.” Her scent drove me crazy, and the shower didn’t douse my need for her. 

She blinked in disbelief and then scowled at me. “I knew it. You were playing mind games with me, right?” 

I shook my head, looking away. “Then what is it? Why can’t you claim me? I am an adult now.”

“The time isn’t right. Good night, Cerelia.” The disappointed look in her eyes shattered me. I knew I was breaking her heart by rejecting her, but I was helpless. I couldn’t take advantage of her. 

“I hate you, Xandrios.” Her frustrated whisper followed me out. Yet I battled against the urge to give in to her.

I slipped out of her room, leaving her sitting on the edge of the bed in a dazed state. If only she knew how it sapped all