My free hand swept around her and pressed her lower back, so we crushed together. The hand that was in her hair dug in and cupped the back of her head. Tingles spread from every point of contact until my body was on fire. I burned for her. 

I harden against her.

Tallia gasped, but didn't pull away. She stared up at me in awe with her pupils blown wide. The scent of our arousal mixed and swelled around us. 

Her hands came up to my chest and her fingers dug in, like she'd claw me if I even tried to pull away. 

"I'm done running, my mate," I said in a low growl. 

***

When a seer informs Alpha King Bryant where to find his mate, he hits the ground running. He never could have predicted he'd find a human that confuses both him and his wolf. When Tallia is bitten by a shifter and changes into a wolf herself, all bets are off. 

Queen of the Shifters is created by V.M. Weisen, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Queen of the Shifters

For the rest of the day, I sat in my office hating myself. I’d hurt my mate, and I didn’t know how to fix it. How could I when she could smell my lies?


I didn’t want to feel this way about turned shifters and sigmas anymore, but it was so ingrained in me that I didn’t think I could just stop. Even for Tallia. 


Zarron came in several times, but I let him handle every issue that came up. I guess I finally learned how to delegate. I knew he’d do a good job. He was a fantastic Beta. I just wished it hadn’t taken me wrecking my relationship to finally let him handle sh*t. 


I wanted to start the day over and never go talk to Tallia. I’d avoid her. That would hurt her too, but at least she wouldn’t have found out how I really felt. 


Chapter 44: Not My Mate