Tatum:
Nolan and Ivy walked ahead, leading the troops. I stayed behind them. My wolf wouldn't let me stay away from her how I wanted to, but I wouldn't let my wolf walk beside her as he craved. From that one touch of her hand, he was reminded of the sparks and of the bond I had denied him by choosing Maddie. He took control long enough to rub my thumb across her scuffed knuckles; it was too much for either of us. I could cry thinking of Maddie and James, the things my wolf was putting in my head. The betrayal.
"Man up, p.u.s.s.y!" he snarled, making me shove him into the deepest part of my mind, a place where I could lock him away. That was the only way to protect Ivy, Maddie, and my son.
Once I felt the disconnect from him, the peace, I watched Nolan and Ivy studying the way they worke
