Page 51 of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha: Part 2

"I… The night after what happened in Doctor Callum’s office, when I found out that the engagement was still on. I felt used, hurt and stupid." I took a deep breath.

You got this girl… Come clean before it comes and bites you later on… I closed my eyes.

"That night I… I slept with Rayhan."

There I said it. My heart was racing as I waited for his reaction. I opened my eyes when he said nothing, I was expecting his aura and anger to unleash upon me, but it didn’t. I looked at him, wondering if he had heard me.

His jaw was clenched, his knuckles white on the steering wheel, and despite the fact he was in control of his emotions, he was angry…

"Yeah, I know." He said, his deep voice sounding rough.

My eyes flew open in shock, I wasn’t expecting that…

"H-how…?" I paused. Had he heard? Was he home? Oh no…

"I came home that night and when I passed your room, well, I smelt the fuckers scent and I opened the door. It was a fine fucking scene." He said bitterly.

I felt my heart squeeze in pain at the hurt in his voice. He knew, but on top of that, he had seen me… The image of him and Jasmin had broken me. But it seemed, without even knowing, I had hurt him the same way.

Both of us were as bad as each other… He had seen me in bed with none other than his nephew. Yes, I had sex, but we weren’t mates at the time… He had known I was his mate when he had kissed Jasmin…

"It’s done, no shit can change that now. Why mention it?" His words made my stomach twist.

"If were going to work on this… I thought we should be honest." I whispered, sounded more vulnerable than I wanted. I looked down, letting my hair shield my face. "I'm sorry. Of all people, it shouldn’t have been Rayhan… If I knew you were my mate, I swear I-"

I was cut off when he reached over, brushing my hair that was curtaining my face back, resting his hand on the back of my head.

"Don’t apologise, I pushed you to that. I won’t say it didn’t fucking hurt, but… I get it." He said quietly. His thumb caressed my head slightly and I just wanted to lean into his touch.

My heart hammered at his words ‘It hurt’. The meaning being, he definitely had feelings before the bond. He stroked the back of my head as our eyes met. My heart thudded as I saw his gaze flicker to my lips. His eyes flashed red as he forced his gaze ahead.

"I won’t apologise for my actions… because it's just a word… I’ll try to fucking make it up to you instead." He said quietly, removing his hand from behind my head.

I smiled gently, I felt better getting that off my chest. His words made my stomach flutter, I could see he was trying and it made me crazy. It was already hard not to give in to the pull of the mate bond…

I leant down, opening the bag of snacks I had packed, and took out my box of brownies. My cheeks heated up as I realised he’d know I made these for him.

"Brownie?" I said, trying to not let my embarrassment show. He looked at the open box for a second before smirking arrogantly as he looked into my eyes.

"Were these baked for me?" He said arrogantly.

"Does it matter? They were baked for the journey." I said. "And it’s not like I haven't baked for you before…"

This was so embarrassing.

"When I came to your pack?" He asked, cocking a brow.

My gaze flickered to his lips and my heart skipped a beat. His ever so tempting woody scent mixed with that deep, seductive musky smokiness made me feel lightheaded.

"Yeah…" I said, trying to focus on anything but the reminder of the way his lips felt against mine… The way he kissed me…

He smirked arrogantly, taking hold of my chin, sending a rush of sparks through me. My chest heaved heavily as I stared into his eyes.

"If you want a kiss Amore Mio… All you need to do is ask." He said huskily.

Those words took away all my control, I knew I wanted a taste… but I wasn’t ready. Because once I passed that threshold, I knew I wouldn’t be able to stop…

"I…"

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