Chapter 100

• Ayla POV
• I felt so apprehensive going into work today, knowing now that most of my coworkers were just like Callan. My heart was pounding in my ears, and my legs felt so shaky I was surprised my teeth didn’t rattle as I walked, but being close to Callan helped ease my worry and chase away all those fears racing through my mind. Last night I had spent the night with Callan, lying beside him, sleeping peacefully. All I wanted was for him to take me and do whatever he pleased, but he was the perfect gentleman and just held me as I dreamt of all the naughty things I wanted to do with him. I think his arms wrapped around me amplified my vivid fantasies; it was as if I could feel the pleasure washing over my body as he ravaged me; even in my dreams, he made me feel so alive. We strolled into work hand in hand, and I had never felt happier. Instead of waiting for the elevator to take us up to the seventh floor, Callan pulled me toward the stairwell, making it the most exciting time I had ever had in a place that usually creeped me out. Feeling his strong hand clasping mine as we climbed the stairs made my stomach flutter with delight, but when he would pull me into his arms and kiss me as if it were the last time I would ever be kissed, the strong desire I already felt for Callan amplified; every touch felt electrifying; I craved him unlike anyone or anything before. I was such a fool the last few days; how I ever thought Callan would hurt me was ridiculous. When Freya told me that Callan had run head-first into danger, my heart stopped beating, and I knew then in that moment that I wanted to be with Callan no matter who or what he was. But then when he told me about being his mate, I felt it with everything I had that we were meant to be together, that no matter what life threw at me, I would have always found my way back to him, and I was ecstatic. I couldn’t wait for him to bite my neck, leaving his mark on me for the whole world to know that I was his and his alone, and he was mine.
• “I will be right there!”