THIRD POV 

Ciara had been caught off guard by Alpha Bestian's sudden request. She had been so caught up in the moment, so swept up in the emotions that had been building between them, that she hadn't seen it coming. She had let herself get carried away, assuming that their connection was just a strong friendship or an intense attraction, but not something more.

As she looked back on their interactions, she realized that she had been blind to the signs. Alpha Bestian's possessiveness, his protectiveness, his constant need to be near her - it had all been leading up to this moment. But she had been too caught up...