25. PLAGUED BY HER THOUGHTS

~KAEL

I tossed and turned in my bed.

I could not get any sleep, no matter what I did. I even tried squeezing my eyes shut for a long time but each time I did, thoughts of Zira came into my head.

I saw her smile at her father. I saw her moistened eyes as she stared up at me, expecting me to accept her. I even went as far as hearing her voice.

It caused my wolf to stir with desire and want. It was as if the more time I spent away for her, the harder it got to bury my thoughts far away.

I wondered what was going on in her room. Perhaps that was why I could not sleep. Because I kept thinking about Arden spending the night alone with my mate.

My wolf twisted at the thought. Could he perhaps be kissing her now? Could he be running his hands over her body?

I cringed at the thoughts that I was getting. I sat up immediately and that was when I realized that I had started sweating all over. My heart pounded hard against my chest and my wolf continued to move restlessly within my mind.

I was fin