~ LARK ~
The first twenty minutes after John-Paul left her were fine. She swallowed her tears and unpacked her back into the massive closet that was almost as big as her bedroom. She’d even taken the time to pull out the drawers she wasn’t using and appreciate the beautiful craftsmanship of this house.
But then things got really quiet, and her brain got really loud.
He’d left her. Again. She’d thought they were past that. She’d thought he’d given in and was ready—that he’d finally realized how much they needed each other.
She knew he was fighting it out of fear for her safety. But still… the fact that he could fight it at all…
She’d been told by her father and brothers over and over again about the male drive for mating—and how much stronger it was for Alphas.
This was why they g
