Chapter 143

Aurelia's POV

"Y-You've b-been awake this whole time?" I stuttered, gulping down my nervousness but failing. Hearing his voice again was springing up memories. It was much better just watching him sleep there without being noticed. How did I miss that he had been aware of my presence ever since?

Was it his beast? Did it also rejoice at the presence of my wolf? But he would've needed to see me first or did I release a scent without knowing and he caught on from there?

His shoulders jerked when he chuckled and the butterflies of doom hit hard on my stomach. He started to raise his head and I found myself unable to look away.

I didn't want to meet his eyes or observe the perfect structure of his face. I didn't want to be bewitched by those black orbs and that sweet mouth that could turn even the sourest thing to ripen and become something sweet. His words were manipulative and he knew just how to make them work on me.

I would've been fine if I didn't have that strange dream two nights in