Page 115 of Knot What I Expected

What am I doing?

I picture her eyes. Her curves. Her sweet smile.

And before I can think better of it, I start stroking my cock.

Christ, this is insane.

I know better than this. But I can’t stop.

Not now.

Her image burns inside my mind’s eye. It urges me on.

And when I finish, spraying my cum all over the tile shower, I can hardly catch my breath.

“Fuck.”

She told me she can't do games.

Good.

Neither can I.

But what the fuck do I offer a woman like Gabriella?

I'm a monster Wolf who fights fires for a living. I live on a mountain. I have no idea how to raise a kid.

I've spent half my life avoiding anyone who might need something from me because I've always believed eventually I'd hurt them.

And Gabriella?

She's already been hurt.

I know it.

Maybe not how.

Maybe not by who.

But I know. The thought makes my claws slide out.

“Easy.”

Monster growls.

Protect.

“From what?”

Silence.

Yeah.

That's the fucking problem.

I don't know.

And until Gabriella trusts me enough to tell me, I can't fix it.