Whatever she was fighting inside herself, it mirrored the conflict that tore him apart.
“Here,” he said softly, motioning to the clothes. “Change into these.”
She hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and taking them.
Her fingers brushed against his as she grabbed the sweatshirt, and a strange jolt passed between them.
She paused, her gaze flicking up to his for the briefest moment, and for once, there was no anger there—only sadness and something unspoken.
As she disappeared into the bathroom to change, Adolphus sat on the edge of his bed, burying his face in his hands.
His wolf stirred restlessly within him, desperate to comfort her, to do something to bridge the gap between them.
When she finally emerged, dressed in his clothes, looking even smaller and more fragile than before, one thing was clear: even if she wasn’t a werewolf, Seraphina felt for him almost as much as he did for her.
She just didn’t know what to do with those feelings.