Chapter 112 DANE My lips hovered over hers , but she didnt melt into me .


    She didnt rx .


    I had a feeling if I kissed her , she would let me .


    But I didnt know if she would kiss me back .


    The uncertainty felt like a wall between us when there hadnt been one before Holden stole her from me .


    I let my lips hover over hers a moment longer , hoping that she wouldplete the kiss .


    She didnt .


    So , I pulled back .


    Aurora wouldnt say what Holden had done .


    But she was wrong about what shed said .


    I didnt have to know what hed done to know I was going to kill him .


    Pack war or not , the next time I saw him would be his death .


    Danc ? Aurora asked .


    There was something hesitant in her voice .


    Something that expected me tosh out .


    Something that expected pain .


    2/5 Chapter 112 Your body is yours , Aurora .


    Do you think rejection is so rare for me that I cant tell when a woman doesnt want to kiss me ? Rejection was extremely rare for me if I was being honest .


    In fact , I dont know if I had ever been rejected in my life .


    That didnt mean I was an idiot .


    Aurora lowered her gaze .


    I just … Her breath caught .


    Its better we dont .


    Anger seared through me as I watched her with this new carefulness , this new fear , and I thought of Holden again .


    I wanted to kill something , but I had nothing to kill .


    Only a woman in front of me I would burn the world for and nowhere to put my rage .


    Violence beat through me with every pounding heartbeat , but I had to contain it .


    Wrap it tightly .


    Store it away .


    Maybe if I showed how the events of thest weeks made my blood boil , she wouldfort me .


    Soften my own feelings for me .


    But my emotions were my own to control .


    My own to channel into something I could actually use .


    In this moment , she didnt need my violence .


    She needed another kind of strength .


    One I rarely used .


    But since shede back into my life and brought the twins , it was one I needed to master more and more .


    Gentleness .


    This woman had been through hell , and now she was frozen Chapter 112 around me .


    I could believe it was because she had suddenly decided while in Holdenspany that she didnt want me anymore when she so clearly had before .


    Or I could believe what made more sense : that she was tramatized and terrified and just needed space .


    3/5 I moved my hand from her chin to her cheek , ruffling her hair as I pressed my palm there , then settled my forehead against hers .


    me start with this : I want you .


    I am fucking desperate for you .


    But youre right .


    Its better if we dont .


    It is ? she looked up at me .


    Her lc eyes were already lined with red , and now tears threatened to spill again .


    I mean … of course it is .


    I didnt think you would agree this easily .


    I thought youd be upset .


    Im not upset .


    How could you not want space after what he did ? Her eyes widened in surprise , and she swallowed involuntarily .


    Its not because he … because he … She coughed a little and pressed her lips together tightly .


    Dane … you arent making this any easier .


    Her words struck me .


    Thats all I want to do .


    Make this easier for you .


    She looked away .


    I know .


    Thats the problem .


    But I cant … I cant exin .


    Please , take me home .


    I want to hear whats been done to find Seraphina and Tristan .


    Chapter 112 ***** AURORA 4/5 Dane Montague had changed .


    Once upon a time , even rejecting his kiss would have made .


    him cold toward me .


    How could I push him away if he was so determined to be understanding ? I pressed my head into his back as he once again carried me toward home .


    I think hed meant to make love to me next to the river , under the moonlight .


    I think he had wanted to reconnect .


    I desperately wanted that , as well .


    But now every kiss , every touch was tainted by Holdensmands .


    Even if Dane was the best man in the world no , because he was the best man in the world I still had to find a way to get him to end this .


    I wasnt giving up .


    EVELYN I made my way back toward the pack house .


    Dane told me to wait where Archer was going to meet me .


    I didnt care .


    I forged ahead toward Blue Ridge on my own , knowing Dane was probably fucking Auroras brains out behind me .


    Chapter 112 Good for him , I guess .


    But who was I without Dane Montague ? In the moment Id almost drowned , I wasnt sure .


    5/5 Could I find out? I had this new power .


    The goddess favored me .


    Maybe there was more for me out there than the life I always sought .


    Maybe I could change .


    Maybe I could make a new life for me , and for this child .


    Not because an Alpha loved me , but because of myself .


    Just as I had the thought , darkness washed over me .


    A voice whispered through my mind .


    One I knew .


    My mother .


    Evie , dear , now that Danes children are out of the way , I have a proposition for you .


    One that will bind him to you forever .


    Youll have to get your hands dirty , but its guaranteed to work .


    All your dreams wille true forever .


    Are you interested ? All the thoughts Id had wavered in an instant , and without thinking I answered , Yes .


    Tell me what I have to do .