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And now, I was going to have to accept that.
We’d had stupidly, ridiculously hot sex. In every position that probably fucking existed.
And now, I was going to spend the rest of my life alone.
I mean, Iris would probably come back. I’d take care of her again, until I found her mate so the fever didn’t kill her. We would always have each other, though.
The council hadn’t showed up yet, which meant Axel’s pack had probably intercepted them, but I’d have to deal with them too.
I wouldn’t be alone.
But I wouldn’t be with the man fate chose for me.
Oof, I didn’t know how to deal with any of it.
I needed space from him. And time to work through everything. And…
I didn’t even know what else.
I’d figure it out though.
I always figured it out.
First, I had to give Axel the freedom he wanted so he could go back to the forest.
And that meant I needed to kiss him, to transition us into the second portion of the demonic mating process.
There was no point in delaying it.
The sooner I got it over with, the sooner I could move on. Reframe my outlook on life. Get over everything.
I rolled on top of Axel, and his eyes collided with mine. They were red, I realized, which meant I was looking at his wolf.
Maybe that would make it easier.
I dipped my mouth and pressed my lips to his.
He went still.
A shudder went down my spine, and my flames burst to life around us.
Axel swore, tossing me to the bed and rolling off the edge, slapping at his burning arm hairs to put out the flames.
When I looked up at him, his gaze wasfurious.
“My fire would’ve dragged me back to you as soon as we parted ways,” I told him, forcing my gaze to remain steady and sure. “Now you can go.”
He blinked slowly, but his fury didn’t fade. “That’s what you want.”
I dipped my head in a nod.
Itwasn’twhat I wanted.
But Axel wanted to live in the forest with his pack, and I refused to become someone he resented for ripping his life out from beneath him. And ultimately, we didn’t know each other. We’d both made sure of that.
Axel’s voice was low and angry when he said, “You agreed that this would be permanent. That we would meet up when either of us wanted to fuck. How long will your fire burn me?”
I bit my lip.
