I spun around , reaching for the door - but in the blink of an eye , two strong hands slapped onto the wood on either side of me , caging me in .. I froze , trapped between the cold door and the heat of his body . His chest brushed my back , close enough for me to feel every breath . " Seth Darven , " he whispered , his breath warm against my hair as he leaned in , inhaling . " Did you really think you could toy with me and get away with it ? " My throat dried instantly . His voice , it wasn't just low . It sank into me , stirring something primal in my wolf , something that no other man had ever touched . " Did you not realize … " he continued , voice a dangerous purr , " that the watch dog you seduced would bite if you tried to abandon him ? " Those words - those words - landed like sparks on dry tinder . The moment 1 feh the unmistakable pressure of his chest pressing into my back , my body reacted before I could think . Spinning around , I raised my hands to shove him away- But he was already prepared . He grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to his chest . " Not again . Tonight you are not running out of this room . His whisper sent chills straight to my bones . I slammed my heel into his foot , using the jolt of surprise to wrench one arm free and shove him backwards . Not graceful , not clean - but enough to make him stumble . I didn't look back . I ran . But the next second , he grabbed me by my waist and pushed me on the bed . My body bounced two times on his bed as I watched him climbing on the bed . I turned to get out but he pulled me back by my leg , causing me to fall face - down on the bed . My chest pressed into his mattress , my arms beneath me , and he seemed to be using just enough of his weight to pin me in place , without fully crushing me . " What the hell are you doing ?! " I snapped , breath catching as panic surged the moment he climbed over me and I realised how dangerous of a position we were in , " Let me go ! " I shouted , this time really terrified of his intentions . He leaned in close , lips brushing the shell of my ear . " What are you so scared of ? Me ? I wonder why ? " My heart slammed against my ribs . " What the hell are you talking about ?! " I snapped , my voice sharp , but my panic sharper . " Why the fuck would I be scared of you ? Sure , your creepy actions are making my skin crawl , but that's not fear - it's disgust . " I twisted , struggling beneath him . " You're pinning a man to your bed and asking me , What I'm afraid of " 1 let out a bitter laugh . " Is this your idea of proving how powerful you are ? Is this how desperate you are to feel superior - by doing something this sick ? " If I couldn't outmatch him physically , I had to get in his head so that I could break this dangerously close proximity . Throw him off . Push him back where it hurts most . His pride as a man . " Don't you feel disgusted . Ronan ? " Hussed . " Doing this to a man ? " The room drujiped into heavy silence - thick , suffocating . For two seconds . I thought I got him but then came a chuckle , Low Suft . Dangerous . A shaver snaked down my spine " Man " he repeated . Its leath grazing my car , cach word slower , darker , more deliberate than the last . " You move too uefully . Always on alert . Always calculating " Hp igers brushed the curve of my waist and I instantly stiffened 11:50 A AM " You dodge every touch like it might burn you . You flinch when someone brushes passed . You never undress in front of anyone , not once . You sleep fully clothed . You walk like you're hiding something buried under your skin . " My breath caught , frozen in my chest . " You mask your scent . You've never shifted , not even in combat . " He paused , just long enough to let the weight of his words settle into my bones like ice . " And you shower every night . " he whispered . " Alone . In the middle of the night . Like you're scrubbing something away that no one's supposed to see . I nearly stopped breathing . Each word carved deeper than the last . He'd been watching me . Not just casually , not in passing . He'd studied me . Observed Measured . And he'd seen far more than I ever intended . " Seth Darven . " he murmured , dragging me out of the storm of my own thoughts . He hovered above me still - calm , quiet , predatory . Like a wolf savoring the stillness before the kill . And then- " And you look away from my manhood when we both had the same beast between our legs , " his hand slid from my waist , slowly rising- Toward my breast . " Or not ? " I snapped . Fueled by sheer panic , I twisted violently beneath him , shoving with every ounce of strength I had . He staggered just enough for me to slip free , and I scrambled upright , heart hammering , breath shallow . " If you ever play this sick game with me again ," I growled , voice raw and shaking as I yanked open the door . " I'll kill you . " I didn't look back . I bolted It wasn't until I rounded the corner of the hallway that my knees gave out . I collapsed against the wall , sliding down like a puppet with its strings cut My lungs heaved , my fingers trembling as I clutched my chest . " Does he know Send Gifts 11.50 AM Pp .