#Chapter 16 Trust and a Tryst

Dominic She was trembling, whether with rage or fear I did not know. “I’m fine,” she kept repeating, trying to make it come true. I let my hands slide down her arms and held her hands, gently, between us. She looked up at me, a flash of heat in her eyes before she pulled herself away. As she moved, I caught a new scent on her. It was unfamiliar, and it was male. Some other wolf had touched her, and he had upset her. I want to kill him. My wolf was furious and possessive, and wanted to cover this other man’s scent with my own. Mira was mine, and I needed the world to remember that. I took a breath to clear this sudden jealousy from my mind. As my thoughts cleared, I realized I did know the owner of that scent: it was Ward. The beta who was engaged to Tessa, and who had just rushed past me as I came outside. I really want to kill him. “What did he say to you?” I asked Mira sternly. “What? Who?” she was startled by my outburst. “Ward. He was here. I can s