Holding Back (II)
Raven's gaze softened a little at her question and he answered softly, "Because I'm afraid of losing my control."
His answer only made her frown as she failed to understand what he meant by that. As if understanding her confusion, he cleared, "I might end up marking you if we have sex, Sera. And the last thing I want is to hurt Arwan all over again. That's why I have been trying to keep myself distance to not make that mistake."
It was like someone had poured a bucket of cold water over Seraphina. All her complaints, sadness, and desire drifted away when she finally understood the reason that was making him keep such a distance from her.
No wonder he started behaving so distant only since that morning. It was because he was afraid of crossing that line while they were alone in a space like this. She thought.