Chapter 18

Emma

Reed’s words should repulse me, yet the shivers running down my spine aren’t from disgust.

They come from desire.

My lips part, but I don’t have the words to respond. Reed’s eyes, still dark from his wolf within, are seething with a dominance he hasn’t shown before. From afar, he can appear cold and cruel, but up close like this, it’s overwhelmingly clear how much he desires me.

He lifts a hand to gently caress my face, his fingers tracing my jawline as though he sees me as a living piece of art. I let out a deep breath in anticipation, and he smiles. Every reaction seems important to him.

“You’re beautiful.”

His thumb brushes against my lower lip, causing me to jerk back against the car in surprise.

Is he going to fuck me right here, right now?

My heart throbs in my chest with an intensity that scares me. But then again, so does Reed. My mind races with the implications of his words. Wife? Luna? Are those just words to him that mean nothing romantic?

Probably.

I know that I