POV: Emily
All around me, people gasped in surprise. Some faces seemed genuinely happy and other ones betrayed a speck of disgust. Nonetheless, they were obviously too afraid not to kneel. Accalia was running circles inside my head, in excitement to the thought of being marked. I, on the other hand, was still trying to figure out the most efficient way out of here. Don't get me wrong, the muscles prortruding from his shirt, the slick hair in which all I wanted to do was slip my hand into and the black eyes watching into my soul were just a mere proof of the mate bond settling in. But I can't let myself be fooled by these emotions that can so easily turn a dream into a nightmare. His eyes disclose a quarrel going on between his wolf and himself which makes me realise that I must act quickl
