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CHAPTER 272
~Valerie's POV~
Dristan's wolf was close to the surface and all too close. I could feel the heat radiating off me, his need.
I shuddered slightly, though it wasn't from fear but from something else, warmer, more hotter and wilder because my wolf was exacting in the same manner.
Still, I didn't look away.
And I didn't stop biting my lip.
Even when his jaw tightened and his hands clenched at his sides like he was physically holding himself back.
He leaned in just a little closer. His voice dropped to a dark whisper, filled with hunger. "Keep looking at me like that, mate, and I swear to the gods, I won't stop at bathing you."
My whole body shivered.
But I still didn't drop my gaze.
I did not know why, whether it was because of Astra or not but I dared myself and stared deep into his eyes.
His breath ghosted against my lips as he leaned in, close enough that every exhale warmed my skin.
