Chapter 19

VALERIA

My heart pounded with the force of a thousand galloping horses, and the pounding spread until it throbbed every fiber of my being.

Each beat of my heart sent shockwaves of heat searing through my veins, clashing with the cold grip of fear that paralyzed me. It felt as though my heart suddenly froze to a hundred degrees, a paradox of burning cold and scorching heat.

His lips on mine surprisingly sent a wave of warmth inside of me, erupting into a full-blown volcano, dripping lava until every nerve ending blazed with sensation.

Damn it! We were so close—so dangerously close—that his awareness pricked at my skin, causing goosebumps to race across my skin. My nipples pebbled in reaction.

Fuck! Something stirred in my chest as my stomach clenched uncontrollably, swelling against my ribs, so that breathing suddenly became a struggle.

Why the hell was I reacting like this toward this man?! Even my wolf didn't resist.

I couldn't understand it, but when his hands touched mine, a tiny c