The Wolf God's Unwanted Luna

Chapter 119: The Beast Within

This definitely wasn’t how I had imagined things going, but I couldn’t help it. Seeing Zaliver all flustered and awkward? It was a rare sight, and honestly... kind of adorable. I gasped through my laughter, struggling to catch my breath as I doubled over slightly. I made sure my towel was securely tucked under my arms while I laughed. The cold water clung to my skin and made everything heavier, but I didn’t care.

He stood across from me with his arms crossed tightly over his chest, that mix of frustration and reluctant amusement playing across his face. His cheeks had cooled slightly, but the tips of his ears still glowed bright red. I bit back another giggle.

"Well, glad to see you having such a good time at my expense," he muttered, his voice sulky but playful. "Even copped a feel, didn’t you?"

Still grinning, I walked up to him and, on impulse, reached up and pinched both of his cheeks gently. "Aww, look at you, all "

Swish.

We both froze.

My arms had lifted. The towel hadn’t survived.

Oh, goddess.

My wolf let out a delighted hiss in my head. Yes! This is it, the moment we’ve been waiting for!

Me? I just wanted to melt into the floorboards. Somehow, I always managed to get myself tangled in situations that were so far out of my league, it was laughable.

Before I could react, everything changed in an instant.

In a blinding flash, I was pinned hard against the wall Zaliver’s lips crashing down onto mine with a heat that knocked the breath completely out of me. One of his massive hands held me firmly in place, while the other had my leg hooked securely around his hip, locking me close to him. I couldn’t think. Couldn’t breathe. The only question flickering through my fogged brain was: Did he see? Of course he did. There was no way he hadn’t.

A wave of heat surged through me, more familiar than I liked. But it wasn’t like before this wasn’t the sharp, overwhelming agony of my usual heat cycles. This was... different. Warmer. Calmer. Like I was being pulled toward something entirely inevitable. And I knew the reason.