#Chapter 274: A Moonlight Swim

“R-run?” I must have reached the point of my wild-temptation where I was beginning to hallucinate, because there was no way that Julian had actually just suggested to me that we go for a run, here, now, by the light of the moonlight. “I’m serious,” he said. “But… last time…” I didn’t need to remind him that last time I had let free my wolf, I had disappeared for three days. A search party had been sent out to find me. It was Julian himself who had finally caught up with me and convinced me to return to my human form. Now, the same man was suggesting I do it again? The temptation was pure and raw. It pulsed in the back of my mind loudly, like someone beating on a bass drum back behind my thoughts. The rhythm was alluring. My wolf had already fallen prey to the call. I was so close, I felt like I was holding on with my fingernails. “It’s dangerous,” I said. “I could –” Julian held my upper arms in a tight grip. “You won’t. I won’t let you.” His gaze was steady, clear and confident