Green Eyes, Burning Touch

His body pressed against mine, trapping me beneath his weight, and I couldn't breathe. Not because he was heavy, but because his scent—that familiar, intoxicating scent—surrounded me completely. It was like drowning in memories.

"Why?" Rhys's voice was ragged, his face inches from mine. "Why didn't you come back to me when you knew I was looking for you?"

I turned my face away, unable to meet his intense gaze. "Get off me, Rhys."

"Look at me," he demanded, catching my chin between his fingers and forcing me to face him. "All those years, Elara. I searched for you everywhere."

"You made your choice back then," I whispered, fighting the traitorous flutter in my chest. "You chose to believe the worst of me."

His jaw tightened. "And you chose Orion Valerius."

"That's not—"

"Don't lie," he growled, eyes flashing dangerously. "I can smell him all over this room, all over your life. But did you know your precious Alpha has been fucking half the eligible females in his territory?"