#Chapter 19: Interest

Raven “I have no interest in you whatsoever.” Those words should have been a relief. In their own way, they were a promise—a promise that, once this whole ordeal was over, we would break our bond and I would return home unscathed with nothing tying me to the barbaric Lycan world. And yet… I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. I shouldn’t have cared that the Lycan prince wasn’t into me. He was engaged, first and foremost. And even if he wasn’t, he was rude, abrasive, and from an entirely different world than me. He’d executed someone, for Goddess’ sake. But he was also handsome. And full of surprises. And when we’d kissed, he had tasted so sweet, with lips that were softer and fuller than they seemed. I told myself that my attraction to him was purely physical, that it was an instinct driven by his appearance and our mate bond and nothing more. Still, I sank down into the water and sulked for a little while after that. I found myself s