CHAPTER 299
~Heidi's Point Of View~
The cool night air of the balcony should have been a sanctuary, but between the scent of expensive hotel jasmine and the simmering heat of the man standing beside her, Heidi feels like she's breathing steam.
Darien is sulking—there is no other word for it. He leans against the railing, the moonlight catching the hard, jagged lines of his jaw and the proprietary glow in his eyes. He's been brooding for twenty minutes and it was a heavy pressure that Heidi knows all too well.
"I can't keep doing this, Heidi. Watching you walk into a room with Morgan. Knowing Grayson has his hands on you when I'm not there. It's not just the 'Alpha' in me. It's… it's a sickness. I want to lock the doors and keep the world out. I want you to be mine, not ours." Darien growls.
