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XANDER

My nostrils flared in anger and jealousy as my wolf comes to life.

He didn’t like the sound of what Adriana just said. A part of me knew it was just something she made up to try and get on my nerves. And fuck if it didn’t work.

The dark and twisted part of me suggested I hold her against the wall and make sure she forgets the touch of any other man from her body. He suggests so many depraved ways to physically carve out their memories from her body.

I have to shut my eyes and regulate my breathing to fight it.

I’ve always know that the dark part of me was stronger than the light. The good side.

My father made sure he eliminated every ounce of goodness I had in me. He did the most sickening thing to me and made it seem like it was normal.

“What did you just say?” I slowly pronounce each word I utter.

Adriana looks hesitant for a moment. But she fights that side of her that loves to submit and squares her shoulders.

I’ll have to admit it made me harder. And the need to claim and