Chapter Fourteen (Bed of Lies)

"It's... an honest assumption. You are in my room and in my bed after all," he said without meeting her gaze.

'Good, she is suspicious!' Steelclaw said.

'I am not against her finding out by herself. I just want her to know me first and trust in me,’ Arric thought.

'Telling her it's much faster!'

'I know but earning her trust is best.'

The girl seemed to have opened up a new possibility for Eirika and her mind raced with thoughts. Her father had told her that others of their kind could tell when Lycanthropes were mated. And although the topic of mating was not something her father was particularly keen about. He did speak about a bond and a connection that was beyond magical. And although one didn't need to share such a bond to be sexually attracted to another, it was a bond that was said to be quite intense between Lycans. And she need not ask if Arric was one. He exuded an unmistakable aura; power and strength.

The possibility of Arric being her mate made her pulse race. Celine had