Chapter 122

OLIVIA’S POV I should have known better than to let him come so close. The moment Dominic’s lips crashed against mine, I felt my entire focus shatter like glass. It was supposed to be an act—a desperate ploy to avoid being discovered by Evelyn and Alpha Dorian. But the mate bond didn’t understand logic or timing. It simply awakened and devoured. I could feel him harden, his body heat too close to mine and the meeting of our tongues once again did something to me. Even now, with the danger passed and the two conspirators gone into the night, I couldn’t steady my breath. The phantom of that kiss still clung to me, like a brand I couldn't wipe clean. I tried to step away. "We need to leave before someone else sees us." But Dominic’s hand wrapped around my wrist, gently yet firmly. “Wait.” I turned, fully expecting an apology, or at least a half-hearted excuse. But what I got was him—standing far too close, eyes stormy, breathing shallow. “I need you,” he murmured. “I didn’t mean to pull y