Chapter 69

Caden Damn! The past three days had been a blur of restless nights and endless days that felt like they stretched on forever. I had done my best to avoid her—Lila. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to be around her; in fact, it was the complete opposite. She consumed my every thought, every inch of my body, and that made it impossible to stay away. But I had tried, damn it. She spent most of her time in the lab, and I had been doing my best to stay outside as much as possible. Out in the open air, where the distance between us was wide, and I could pretend for a while that I didn’t feel the magnetic pull of her presence. My wolf, however, was not so easy to deceive. It was restless, constantly pacing within me, yearning for her, seeking her out in every corner of the house, in every room I stepped into, in the very air I breathed. And each time I tried to keep my distance, it grew more agitated, clawing at the walls of my consciousness, demanding that I stop pretending. But I couldn’t let m