Emily Pierce

Gabriel

Vulnerability is all I feel when I am with this man and it should terrify me but in our own bubble in this hotel room, it doesn't matter.

"Is this because of the tether?" he asks me quietly.

I turn to him slowly and his eyes are on mine. We are both naked, under the covers and I don't even want to leave this room and face reality.

"What?"

"The way my heart thumps, the way my wolf calls for you."

His words terrify me.

"It's been happening for some time now and these emotions are confusing as fuck," he adds.

I am listening to him and I don't know what to say and how to react. If this was a week ago, I would have insulted him. I would have mocked him for being such a pathetic loser but right now, staring into this man's eyes, I am terrified.

So terrified because I can relate.

"Maybe...I mean, it could be. The tether is meant to pull us together."

He nods "How do we break it?"