Evelyn~
"I can't," he murmured. His hand moved up to my face, and with his thumb, he gently pulled down my lower lip. "But … what hurts me more is knowing he kissed you first. Did he hurt you? Was he rough with you?"
Honestly, Theron wasn't that rough, at least not until his wolf took over. He did lose control in the middle of it, but who could blame him? No one could fight their instincts during mating, not when my heat scent clouded everything.
"I was in heat when he marked me," I finally said. "But he tried so hard not to be too rough."
"It's not fair," Rael murmured, lowering his face closer to mine. "He was with you when you were vulnerable."
Without thinking, I whispered back, "Then maybe … you'll be the one to help me through my next heat."
