Chapter 128

• My heart thudded relentlessly, my mind still piecing together the whirlwind of emotions that had unfolded in the kitchen with Kenzo. I couldn’t blame him for the way he acted. To him, I was his mate, and I had unknowingly triggered something primal within him. What frightened me most, however, was my inability to push him away. In that moment, his eyes had been a blazing contradiction—raw and pure, filled with passion, desire, and lust. Just thinking about it made my body stir, a hunger for him gnawing at me. That hunger terrified me.
• Running out of the kitchen was, without a doubt, one of the most immature and reckless decisions I’d ever made. I hated how I’d handled it, knowing the responsibility now lay on me to apologize and admit my feelings to Kenzo. But the thought of confessing was paralyzing, far more daunting than anything I’d ever faced.
• Still, I couldn’t afford to be sidetracked by my love life. There were greater demons I needed to face—ones that had haunted me since childhood, and the worst of them all: Cassius Marwood. With a war on the horizon, I couldn’t let petty misunderstandings linger, especially not with Kenzo, the very Alpha who held the power to determine whether I’d even be part of this fight.