Chapter 63
Samantha’s POV
“Why did I let this happen?”
The question hung in the air like a fog I could not escape, pressing down on my chest as I sat on the edge of the bed with a towel wrapped tightly around me. The faint warmth of the water still lingered on my skin, but it was nothing compared to the fire that had raged between us just moments ago. My reflection stared back at me from the small mirror across the room, but it was not just my face I saw. It was the conflict within, the confusion, the shame. And something else, something I was not ready to admit.
I ran my fingers through my damp hair, pulling it away from my face as if that would somehow clear my thoughts. But nothing helped. My mind kept replaying the way his hands felt on me, the way his lips claimed mine like they were meant to. And worse, the way I had wanted it.
No, I had not just wanted it... I had needed it.
The realization sent a shiver down my spine, one that had nothing to do with the cool air in the room. What was wrong with me? After everything Dominic had done, after all the lies and the betrayal in the past, how could I have let myself give in so easily?
“Because you still love him.”
The voice was not mine, but it came from within me... it was my wolf.
“I don’t,” I whispered sharply, my voice trembling even as I tried to sound firm.
“You do,” my wolf replied, unyielding. “You have always loved him. You are just too scared to admit it.”