Not gentle in anyway

ARES POV

I was thankful to have finally gotten away, my whole body was writhing with lust and the pain of knowing I couldn’t satisfy myself with the woman I desired the most, even though she was only a few meters away. The words I had said to Dahlia all came back to me, I had been extremely harsh on her, there was no question about it, but I had an image I wanted to portray to her. The cold, cruel and ruthless alpha she had always known, but the recent events were becoming a threat to that image. I had no other choice but to speak to her in that manner despite knowing that it would hurt her feelings. This time, unlike the other times, hurting her feelings hadn’t been intentional, I had only done that to try and cover up what I had done and it worked to some extent.

When I had disengaged the kiss, I had been so shocked and startled by the realization of what I had just done, but I didn’t show my reaction. There was something impeccable that always happened to me whenever I g