Chapter 139 — A Coincidence?

Something about the man standing in front of me made my stomach twist. He was tall and relaxed, his eyes glowing with tints of red, evidence of his wolf being nearby. One hand rested casually at his side, claws just barely visible before he retracted them again.

He wasn't looking at me, but at Lila. “It doesn’t come on command for everyone,” he said, his gaze far from unkind. “Sometimes the more you push, the further it retreats.”

Lila’s shoulders ...