Chapter 87
Chapter 87
Astrid’s POV
I paused as the words washed over me. Did he just call me baby? I turned to him and noticed that there was mirth in his eyes. Was he playing with me?
"What is it?" He asked me.
I blinked trying to comprehend what was going on. He could be messing with me but on second thought, Kaeleen wouldn’t joke about things like this especially when I was so sensitive to affection even if I craved it from him. And the fact that he said it so casually, a simple statement of fact as he smiled down at me.
Perhaps it wasn’t a slip of the tongue; it was spoken with an easy confidence, as if he’d called me that a thousand times before. My heart, which had been pounding from the exertion of our spar, gave a completely different kind of beat if that was even possible. It was a hot, dizzying flip that sent warmth rushing through my veins, all the way to the tips of my fingers and toes.
Sheena, my wolf, purred loudly in my mind, a sound of pure, unadulterated delight. She preened under the endearment, soaking it in like a cat in a sunbeam. I, on the other hand, felt my cheeks flame with a blush so intense I was certain I must be glowing. I was momentarily speechless, my mind a blank slate wiped clean by that single word.
"Are you okay?" He asked me when he noticed how red I was.
His brow furrowed as he stared at me with concern. He was acting as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened, which only made me feel more flustered.