I stood outside the door like an idiot.

One hand rested on the handle, the other clenched uselessly at my side. I’d stormed through the palace like a man possessed, ready to break through every door until I got to her—and now I was hesitating like a lovesick fool.

What the hell was wrong with me?

I closed my eyes and took a breath. My cock was still half-hard from the damn thoughts of her that filled my head, and now I had to find a way to act like I was here out of logic, not lust. That I was in control. That I was still the fucking Alpha...