Chapter 207

LIAM’S POV I stood by the door for a full minute. My hands were curled into fists at my sides. My rose and fell in small breaths. Natalie was finally starting to calm down. Her breathing wasn’t as ragged anymore. Her face was not as flushed. Her heat was easing—barely—but enough for my wolf to back down and stop clawing at me from the inside. Goddess, it had taken every last bit of control not to give in. She was mine. She wanted me. Her body had called out for me in the most raw and desperate way. But she had no idea what she was doing. Not like this. Not when she was in heat and her instincts were overriding everything else. I would’ve hated myself if I’d touched her. Still... my whole body ached for her. I was hard, hot, and fighting the urge to go back to that bed and bury myself in her scent all over again. My cock kept twitching in excitement. I was as hard as a rock. I growled low under my breath and stormed out of the room. The halls were quiet and empty. The moon was still out