74: losing control and kissing her

Ethan’s POV

The faces of both she-wolves before me distorted into shock the minute they’d heard a strange voice.

I watched their irises dilate the minute they’d turned around to realize that I’d been the one that had intruded on their flimsy gossip session. Undeterred by their shock, I walked closer to them with my eyes trained on my mate like they could bore holes through her fragile skull if I stared a little harder.

But right before I reached them, the maid beside her instinctively jumped in front of her which cut off my view. Her eyes narrowed at me in an attempt to appear bold but I could see her arms shaking slightly and I noticed that she couldn't even stare right at my face for more than a second.

I’d frowned slightly at the unwelcome interruption and in that same moment, the maid spread her arms in a way that I assumed was supposed to pass as her feeble attempt to protect my mate from me.

Luckily for her, I was more amused by her attempt than aggravated so I didn't feel the n