Chapter 16

Scarlett’s POV

The morning after Zane kissed me, I woke up with a tightness in my chest. The kiss had been unexpected, intense, and now… awkward. It wasn’t that I hadn’t felt the pull, I did. But after everything I’d been through, the last thing I wanted was to fall for another Alpha, especially one like Zane.

I rolled out of bed, trying not to have the feeling that I was drowning in my thoughts. We both should pretend nothing happened, I told myself. The deal between us was clear: break the curse, and in return, I get my revenge. That was all.

“Yeah right,” my wolf Luisa Said with a bored voice

Yet, as I stepped into the corridor, I couldn’t help but wonder if he felt the same. Maybe he was regretting it too. Zane was ruthless, focused on his pack and the curse. He didn’t have time for feelings, or maybe I was the one who didn't have time for feelings, not after everything that had happened, but still… there had been something in his kiss, something I couldn’t understand

“Shut up