"You''re trying to humiliate me, aren''t you?"


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    Her words made him pause. He pulled back slightly, his gaze shifting away as he took her other hand in his. Without a word, he continued healing her fingers, avoiding her piercing stare. She watched him carefully, her sharp eyes dissecting his every move.


    Once he was finished, he finally looked up. "I just wanted to make it clear-I didn''t want you in that meeting room."


    She ignored his excuse, her attention drifting to her now-healed fingers. They looked wless, almost too pristine. Even so, she still had the urge to grab a tissue and wipe them clean.


    "Don''t lie to me, Alpha. You told your man to show me the way to that room. Otherwise, why didn''t he


    tell me to wait instead?"


    His expression remained unreadable. "No matter what I do, you won''t believe me, will you?"


    "There''s nothing to believe. I know exactly what kind of man you are, Alpha."


    His eyes darkened at her words. Without warning, he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her against him. She hadn''t even realized there had been space between them until now-until her body was crushed against his firm chest.


    "You say you know me so well," he murmured, his voice low and taunting. "Then tell me what is it that


    I want?"


    Her hands pressed against his chest, trying to push him back. Frustration burned inside her, turning her gaze icy. But deep within her, her wolf was restless- wanting the exact opposite.


    Mate. Mate. Mate.


    The word echoed in her mind, her wolf''s desire wing at her resolve. Selene clenched her jaw, furious at the cruel trick fate had yed on her. She had almost let herself forget-almost pushed aside the fact that this man was her mate. Why him? Of all the men in the world, why had the Moon Goddess


    chosen him?


    She had gotten her wolf back after giving birth to her children. By then, she had already been divorced, already begun moving forward, focusing on her babies and her family. Couldn''t the Moon Goddess have rewritten her fate? Given her a different path?


    "Stay away from me," she snapped. "I hate this. I hate you."


    Kane leaned in even closer, his breath warm against her skin. "Why so angry, sweetheart?"


    She wanted tough at the absurdity of his question. Did he really think she had any other choice but to hate him? His grip on her waist tightened, his other hand still holding hers, preventing her from shoving him awaypletely.


    Her eyes flicked down to his hand, an idea forming in her mind. Kane exhaled slowly, his nose brushing against her cheek as he inhaled her scent, his body visibly rxing for a moment.


    That was when she struck.


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    Without hesitation, Selene sank her teeth into his hand, biting down hard. Kane flinched, instinctively jerking back from her.


    Freed from his hold, she slid off the desk, her feet hitting the floor with purpose. She lifted her chin, her voice cold and sharp.


    "Go to your fiancée,” she spat. “Use these little healing tricks on her, not me. I don''t need you in my life anymore."


    With that, she spun toward the door. She half-expected him to stop her-to grab her wrist, to block her path.


    But when he didn''t, she didn''t hesitate. She bolted from the room before he could change his mind.