Maelis's POV

His lips crashed onto mine suddenly and my head went for a full spin. I was frozen there, standing between his legs, allowing him to kiss me like my brain had taken a run for it right then and there.

He sucked on my lower lip, then gave it a possessive little bite, and I gasped.

My hand released the bandage roll; it flopped onto the bed sheet. I meant to shove him away, to push his arrogant face back, but instead, my hands came to rest firmly on his chest.

The muscles were hard and strong beneath my palms. He was an Alpha wolf, yes, but the...