Ayla POV "No Ayla, you are not coming." he almost yelled. I stood there frozen in the moment. The water was pouring around my naked body. His eyes changed to his golden ones, letting me know that his dragon agreed. I locked eyes with him. I was disappointed and angry. Without saying another word, I walked out of the shower and immediately wrapped a towel around my body. I allowed him to get close to me. These past days have convinced me that I could trust him and surrender to our bond, despite all my fears. How dare he cast me aside? How dare he treat me like that? I was convinced that he would treat me like an equal, that he wanted me to be his mate, not only for the intimacy, but because he trusted me and found me capable of ruling beside him. I was an i***t, he just prove