Chapter 8 Call Me By My Name

• ARIEL’S POV
• I shot to my feet immediately, avoiding eye contact with Alpha Ryan as I bolted toward the bathroom door, slamming it hard. My head banged against the door, my back resting against it as my heart hammered in my chest.
• Something happened now—just now. It felt strange, different. I’d felt a chill down my spine as a tingle ran across my nerves… like a spark had been ignited in me when our bodies touched. And I’d seen the dark, yearning look in his eyes.