Lena felt the words slip from her lips before her brain could catch up.

“You’re… beautiful.”

As soon as she said it, she wished she could take her words back. She froze, her breath caught, and she scolded herself.

Gosh! Why did I say such a thing?

Ronan turned to her slowly, a sly grin spreading across his face, “Careful, don’t fall for me, nothing will ever work between us , little wolf.”

He sounded like he was teasing, but there was something serious in his eyes. She could see it.

He continued, “You’d be nothing more than my mate. Nothing more than a command from the Goddess. I didn’t...