Adrien.
I really couldn’t bear it anymore.
Even just a few minutes away from Maria felt unbearable, like sothing was clawing at from the inside, refusing to let rest. It wasn’t normal. Nothing about this felt normal anymore.
I had beco addicted.
Addicted to her scent... to her presence... to *her*.
And I couldn’t help but wonder—was this the effect of her blood? Was this what it did? Because whatever it was, it had taken hold of completely.
Earlier, the way she had spoken to ...Cold, distant and firm. I knew she ant every word. She was serious about pushing away.
But what was I supposed to do?
How was I supposed to stay away when everything in was pulling back to her?
The most frustrating part wasn’t even that I wanted to be near her anymore.
No.
It had gone far beyond that.
My wolf... wanted more.
It wanted to claim her completely, to close every distance between us, to erase every boundary she tried to put up and worst to be inside of her. The urge was raw, overwhelming, impossible to ignore.
And the mont that thought settled...I completely lost it. My control slipped, and just like that, my wolf surged forward, taking over without hesitation.
Before I even realized what I was doing, I was already heading toward her room, each step felt automatic, driven by instinct rather than thought.
I reached her door and opened it slowly, and there she was, lying there... smiling.
Sothing about that smile pulled at sothing deep within , tightening around my chest in a way I couldn’t explain. I didn’t know what she was thinking about... what had put that look on her face...but selfishly...I wanted it to be , I wanted to be the reason she smiled like that.
And when she said she missed too...damn, sothing in softened instantly. It felt like everything inside lted at those words.
But then, just as quickly, she asked to get off her and that... that only made everything worse because I could feel it.
The way her body responded, the way she reacted to , she clearly wanted this too.
I knew she did.
But she refused to admit it.
And that stubborn denial only pushed further. If she wouldn’t admit it...then I would make her, I would break through that resistance...Until she couldn’t hide it anymore, until she asked for .
But just as everything threatened to spiral further...A sharp intrusive knock ca from the door. It snapped through the mont, dragging irritation to the surface instantly.
"Who is it?" I asked, my voice edged with annoyance, my patience already gone.
"Maria, it’s ....Noah!"
The na hit like a blow instantly. Everything inside collided at once, anger, jealousy, sothing darker, sothing far more dangerous.
My jaw tightened as I turned to look at Maria and the mont I saw the smile that ford on her face at the sound of his voice, it only made everything worse.
I rolled off Maria, the tension between us still thick, still charged, but I didn’t leave the bed. Instead, I shifted beside her, closing the distance again as I wrapped my arm around her waist from behind.
I pulled her back against , fitting her perfectly into my hold as if that was where she belonged.
"Adrien, get off !" she snapped instantly, struggling against my grip as her fingers tried to pry my hands away. "Noah is outside."
"And so?" I replied without hesitation, rolling my eyes as if his presence ant absolutely nothing. If anything, I tightened my hold slightly, drawing her even closer, my chest pressed against her back. "You can ask him to co inside," I added casually, my tone almost dismissive. "I don’t mind."
I felt her stiffen beneath my hold.
The shift was subtle, but unmistakable.
Every muscle in her body seed to tense at once, like she had just realized sothing, or was about to say sothing she wasn’t sure she should.
"Are you—"
"Now... ask him to co in," I cut her off imdiately.
My voice ca out sharper this ti, firr, leaving no space for hesitation, no room for argunt. The words weren’t loud, but they carried weight, enough to make it clear I wasn’t asking.
"Once he cos in," I continued, my tone steady, controlled, "I’ll let go of you and leave the room for both of you."
Silence followed, it was just a brief pause, but it stretched enough to make the tension between us feel heavier.
"You better keep to your words," she said finally, her voice edged with warning, cautious but firm.
For a split second, sothing about that settled deeper than it should have.
Sothing I couldn’t quite na.
But I ignored it.
Pushed it aside.
Held onto the control I had instead.
"Noah, you can co in," she called out, her voice carrying just enough to reach beyond the room.
The door opened slowly and the mont Noah stepped into the room, I watched him closely and carefully as I didn’t miss a single detail.
The way he froze the instant his eyes landed on us, the way his body went rigid, the way his face drained of color completely, as if the sight before him was sothing he hadn’t prepared himself for.
His gaze moved between us, taking in everything—the closeness, the way my arms still wrapped around her and the fact that I hadn’t moved.
"Maria... what’s going on here?" he asked, his voice tight, strained with confusion and sothing deeper lurking beneath.
I felt Maria shift slightly in my hold, as if expecting to follow through with what I had said, to let go... to step away.
But I didn’t.
I had no intention of leaving, not when he was standing right there, looking at her like that.
This wasn’t about keeping a promise anymore, this was about making sothing very clear.
"What does it look like?" I answered instead, my voice calm, edged with sothing deliberate as a slow, satisfied smile spread across my lips.
A victorious one.
Because at that mont, I hoped he understood it—who exactly Maria belonged to.
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