Chapter 8

LILA “Heaven help me!" I muttered to myself as I entered my room. With Ronan and Joan gone to who knows where, I couldn’t stop pacing in my room. He was off limits, but he was who I wanted to father any child I would ever have. Caden is smart, and has strong wolf traits. He was drop dead handsome and intelligent. I hope I didn’t get addicted. He's staying with us, making it easier for me to access him. It’s not like he didn’t have the money for a penthouse, or even a freaking mansion of his own. But no, my brother insisted that he stay here for the time he would be in town. And now, it felt like the walls of this house were closing in on me. No matter how big it was, it wasn’t big enough to escape the heat I felt whenever Caden was nearby. I leaned against my vanity, staring at my reflection. My heart was still racing from the conversation we had earlier. A knock on the door broke through my thoughts, and I jerked upright. Without thinking, I quickly smoothed down my clothes, glanced a