Claimed By My Husband's Enemy novel Chapter 170

Chapter 170

(Ari)

He needed me, truly needed me. For some reason, I felt it in my heart. In my bones. In my soul. When was the last time I felt this needed? This wanted? Apart from Dani, nobody ever looked at me with such honesty, with quiet vulnerability that you wouldn’t normally see from an alpha, especially from someone with a status as high as Aidan.

Heavens knew I needed someone too.

The beast in me, the one whose resolve was supposed to be stronger, was urging me to take a leap. But I was a coward.

“I… I need space, Aidan. I need to be alone. Please leave.”

See? A coward through and through. I could face the raging wolves. I could stomach the alphaholes. But I didn’ t know how to face the feelings I kept seeing in his eyes.

Aidan was against leaving. I could see the fight in his eyes. But then, he nodded and started walking away, surprising me yet again by listening to me. By giving in to my demands.

“I understand. I’ll be right next door in case you need me.”

“I won’t.”

I kept my feet steady. I could do this. I was a very capable and independent woman. I survived on my own. I could do it again. Grigor didn’t break my arms. I still had hands. I could wipe my own tears. I could pat my own shoulder. I could embrace myself when things were hard. I didn’t need a man to do it for me. I didn’t need

them all.

I was so capable I could motivate myself like this.

Aidan grabbed the doorknob. His wolf was still staring, pleading. Tears of helplessness slid my cheeks. The room was cold, but suddenly, the temperature seemed to drop significantly with every step he took away from me. And then I thought of the kind of hell Dani must be experiencing at such a young age. My chest tightened so painfully it was a struggle to breathe.

But I could still do this.

I rushed to wipe my own tears. I patted my shoulders frantically. I was still alright. I wrapped my arms around myself. But those were not enough. I was losing the fight.

‘I’ was no longer enough.

“Aidan.”

His Highness stopped right away.

A choke sob escaped my throat. “I lied.”

Aidan ran to me and wrapped me in his arms, his wolf humming that beautiful sound that felt awfully familiar. He pulled me close to him, close to his racing heart, offering me all of his warmth, erasing the negative thoughts in my head.

I shouldn’t feel better. I made a promise to myself not to do this after all. But I could only lie to him and not to myself.

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