Sophia
When I arrived back at the packhouse, I expected a fight and was ready to defend my actions regarding Cole. What I wasn’t expecting was to hear the word “Mate” leave Rider’s lips.
I had completely forgotten about his birthday because of everything that had happened, which made me feel even more guilty.
Anger swirled in his eyes, but it wasn’t nearly as intense as I was expecting. The other emotions, like, lust and adoration, were far more prominent.
The way he was looking at me made me want to run, but I forced my feet to stay put. All the courage I had worked up on the walk back quickly faded when he started taking slow, predatorial steps toward me.
The words that came out of his mouth shocked me. He was taking responsibility for his actions and even said he was proud of m
