" Ophelia, I must say that I am very amazed at your change today; I imagine it has something to do with Camila, but I can only thank her because you look beautiful," Roman had used all his arsenal of nice words since their arrival."Thank you, Roman. You look very nice, too " Ophelia replied without paying much attention to him.They sat at the reserved private table, where they had already drunk several bottles of alcohol. The semi-dark atmosphere, with the music in the background and the euphoria on the dance floor, invited me to let go and let loose.In fact, only the two of them had stayed because the others had gone to move their skeletons and make the forbidden steps under the lights of the dance floor." The truth is, I don't know how to tell you that I like you..."" Shall we dance?" Ophelia interrupted him because she knew what was coming next, and she was the last one for serious conversations and declarations of love." You said you didn't want to when I invited you a while

His head felt like it would split in two, and his shirt was soaked with cold sweat."I don't want to, I don't want to! This is nothing but your selfish decisions, but I've always wanted my mate; I want her by my side, and because you won't let me near her, not even her she-wolf recognizes me!""I'm sorry, Cintra, but I don't want her. I won't give in," Elias answered, firm in his decision."You'll regret it, Elijah Cohen, a lot. When that happens, don't come to me for help, and until you recognize my mate, forget I exist."Elijah held his hands to his chest in pain. He couldn't believe that Cintra had closed in on him, that he had cut himself off from him.It was as if he felt a chaotic emptiness inside."You're just pissed off right now. When you get over your anger, I'll be here," he told him, knowing he heard him, but Cintra didn't even answer.It was the Cold War, but Elijah would not back down.The taste of Ophelia's gentleness proved only one thing to him.If he allowed himself

"I, I, I...""You, you, yourself," Elijah mocked her stutter mercilessly. "Just a moment ago you had so much to say about me, what happened, got your tongue?""Mr. Cohen, I apologize, I…" Ophelia sighed deeply and tried not to be overwhelmed by her nerves."It's clear you heard everything I had to say, why do you want me to repeat it?""I'm giving you the chance to vent right to your insufferable boss's face, and you’re not going to take it?" Elijah began to step towards her, enjoying seeing her cornered."What did you call me? Oh, yes, your majesty. So, I, the king, would like to hear the grievances of my loyal servant, Ms. Allen.""I am not your servant! You are a…! Ahh!" In her outburst, Ophelia took a step back, not realizing how close she was to the edge of the staircase.Her foot wobbled on the step, and she felt her body falling backward, into the void.She wouldn’t stop rolling down the stairs to the lower landing, or at least, that's what she thought would happen.But suddenl

" Fine, I'll go, but you can call me anything you want and I'll come back no matter what the consequences. "" Oh, having a friend like that is the best; we'll die as two old maids but happy. "" Fuck you, old maid, it will be you," Ophelia answered amused, and after more hints, she ran away.*****As much as she hurried, she arrived almost at the point where the minivan with everyone inside was leaving." I'm sorry, Ms. Allen, but since you think you're the boss and can show up whenever you want, you're off the project this time," Marcela, her department head and the person in charge of the trip, mercilessly announced." But, boss, I had a dire emergency, an illness, and so... "" You always have a good excuse; it never fails you, but this time, no one will be able to save you," she said sarcastically, remembering how she could not even be fired from her job because upper management forbade her to do so." Since we thought she would not come, her place was taken by another worker who

Elijah did not want to give her time to react; he did not want to react.He wanted to stop thinking about everything and being selfish to have what he wanted most.He kissed her passionately again, and Ophelia could feel the hard desire of the man against her belly, who now also caressed her whole body with his hands."Damn lot of clothes!" he thought in despair.But he knew it was for the best because she was going to a freezing place.Only now did these clothes separate him from the creamy skin he wanted to touch, kiss, and bite."Use the claws to tear them apart; use them now, damn!" Cintra commanded frantically and excitedly in his head.Having his submissive little female under his body, with that intense rutting scent, made him want to take her and mark her right then and there, give her what she was asking for.They barely controlled themselves to not look like the animals they were.Ophelia felt Elijah pull at her coat with clumsiness and desperation, almost losing the zipper.