Chapter 172

Cecilia I was deep in dreamland, face buried in the pillow, trying to escape reality even in my sleep, when the doorbell exploded like a time bomb. The sudden noise jolted me awake. I sat bolt upright, my heart pounding, hair looking like I'd lost a fight with a hurricane. I glanced beside me, then toward the door. Who the hell could that be?! It could be Liam or Sawyer!!! "I'll get it," Sebastian mumbled, sleep-rough voice and all, already moving to get up. "You will NOT!" I grabbed his arm, yanking him back with surprising strength. "I'll go. You stay in this bedroom and don't you dare come out, or I'll—" The threat died in my throat. What exactly would I do to an Alpha werewolf? Sebastian leaned back against the headboard, looking far too amused for someone who'd been fucking me senseless just hours ago. "Or you'll what, exactly?" "Or I'll be extremely uncomfortable," I finished lamely. "...Cecilia," he sighed, his voice dropping to that dangerous, velvet-soft register. "Be brave. Y