Cinder
“So, wait, if you gave up your wolf...does that mean that you’re a human now?” I ask in a tone that sounds as shocked as I am. Pike and I are mates, but I never expected him to give up his wolf to save me.
“Almost,” comes his response, and I’m even more astonished when the usually confident Alpha casts his gaze on the ground. He looks nervous as if I somehow might think less of him for not having a wolf anymore. “I...I still have my fairy side. It just hasn’t awakened yet.”
I blink. “Which means you’re a human...for now.”
Something resembling shame passes over his handsome face. His mouth opens and closes as if he wishes to object, but in the end, he settles for looking embarrassed. I’m not surprised to see that emotion. Pike is a proud man. I can only imagine how he must be fee
