Chapter 12

ZIYAH

I could still feel the ghosts of his lips on mine. Part of me had been a little worried that being physically intimate with him might be a trigger, but it was not so far. There was no denying that I found myself drawn to him and thought about what fully being a mate with him would be like, but it was not something I could risk rushing into in case it did trigger anything. That would not be fair to him at all.

He was Dante, my mate, the one who stood beside me and vowed to always protect me. That was seen when he nearly destroyed Tori. I could sense the struggle inside of him, and I knew he was trying to pull back the urge to protect me by removing her. My instincts told me to use the mate-bond. So, that was what I did.

I would not even begin to lie about enjoying every moment of the snar because it made her spill her guts. What she planned to do to him was disgusting, vile, and would not fucking happen. It would be great if I got to help interrogate her because it was somethin