Chapter 40: Hardheaded Wolf

Rafe stalked around his study. In a moment of pure panic, he tossed everything on his desk across the room with a resounding thud, but even that didn't satisfy his desire to crunch something. What the fuck happened?

He'd been so careful not to touch his mate these past few months, to make sure she and their young were safe! The need to be with her, to touch her and taste her, was so strong he found himself unable to resist. That was why he'd spent the last few weeks sleeping in his office.

He had to keep his dirty paws off her, for her sake and the baby's! He wasn't going to risk his family because he couldn't control his baser urges. Must keep her safe. Mine.

Only it seemed that he misjudged his feisty mate. A mistake he should never have made. Carlotta was the bravest person he knew; it was one of the reasons he loved her so.