Chapter 142:Forbidden Desires

(Scarlett's POV) Roman's closeness overwhelmed me. His warmth seeped into every nerve in my body, igniting a storm I’d desperately tried to keep buried. My heart slammed against my ribs as he loomed over me, his breath hot against my skin. “Brother, stop,” I managed to whisper, my voice shaking. My words meant nothing. His piercing ice-blue eyes burned with raw desire, a heat I’d never seen before. It wasn’t the protective intensity I'd grown up with—this was something far more dangerous. His control, always so unshakable, had crumbled under the influence of the wine. “You don’t want this,” I whimpered, my hands pressed weakly against his chest in what felt like a futile attempt to create space. “The wine… it’s not you. Please...” But his hands found my jaw, angling my face. His touch was gentle—loving, even—but it left no room for escape. “Do you think anything could make me want you less, little wolf?” he murmured deeply, his voice wrapped in a mix of need and conviction. My wo