From Rejected Luna To Lycan Queen (Eloise and Edward) novel Chapter 373

Chapter 873 Untamed

Chapter 373 Untamed

ZARA

Fantastic.

This was exactly why I needed therapy.

It wasn’t normal.

I side-eyed Cassian, who was openly watching me, just like he had last week in group fidanted to call him out then. I’d chickened out.

Not this time. I turned my stool to face him, crossing my arms over my chest like that might hide the reaction simmering under my skin. Because I wasn’t admitting out loud that I liked the way he looked an

“You’re staring at me again, Cassian. Knock it off,” I demanded.

“Am I?”

He didn’t look away. Not even a little. If anything, he doubled down, leaning his elbow on the counter chin resting on his knuckles as his gaze dragged slowly up and down like he was studying something fascinating.

Then his hand lifted, slow and unhurried, fingers catching a loose strand of my hair near my shoulder. He wound it around his glove idly, gaze never leaving my face. His forked tongue slid out, slow and absentminded, tracing over the metal of his lip piercing before disappearing again.

My stomach flipped. “Yes, Cassian, you are. Stop looking at me like you want to eat me. It’s creepy

His grin widened, sharp and predatory, still lazily playing with the strand of hair. It made me shiver I should be afraid, but I wasn’t. I couldn’t explain why. I knew Cassian was dangerous.

All of them were.

But for some reason, I didn’t see them as a threat.

“I can’t help it, darling. I like what I see.”

My stomach flipped again, heat rushing up my neck so fast it made me dizzy. “What did I tell you about calling me darling?”

“I don’t really care if you say you dislike it, Zara. Your body says otherwise.”

I huffed “Don’t think for a second you have an effect on my body

Cassian hummed softly, and it did something funny to me, making me squirms. His head tilted slightly, like he was listening to something far away.

“Like little bird wings

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My brows pulled together in confusion. “What?”

His blue eyes flicked briefly to my throat, then back to my face. “Your pale

Dorian had said something similar on the phone today, hadn’t he? That he could bear may he meant my breathing

But with Cassian saying it too….

“That’s not-you can’t-“I stopped, because the way he said it didn’t sound like a guess

Behind him, Dorian had gone very still at the

stove.

I swallowed, and Cassian’s gaze sharpened like he’d heard that too.

“You get this flutter when you’re worked up,” he went on casually, two fingers pressing lightly to the boll of his throat this time. “Right here.”

My heart promptly did exactly what he’d described.

I forced a nervous laugh. “You’re just reading body language.”

Cassian shrugged lazily, finally letting the strand slip free from his fingertips. “Of course.”

I frowned. I didn’t like how easily he let me brush it off, but before I could call him on it, the timer for the bread went off. The sharp beep cut through the moment. I watched as Dorian pulled the tray from the oven, doing my best to ignore Cassian, and he set the rolls onto a cooling rack.

Steam curled up around his hands as he worked. He picked one up, split it open, and smeared butter across the inside. It melted instantly, soaking into the bread. Then he crossed the room, leaned forward, bracing one hand on the counter between us, the other holding the roll. The space felt smaller now Closer. He lifted the buttered roll toward my mouth.

“They’re best fresh out of the oven.” His voice had dropped to a low murmur, his eyes flicking between any lips and my eyes like he was tracking every breath I took.

The air felt charged, like a storm waiting to break.

I probably shouldn’t.

But the way he was looking at me… and the way it smelled. I leaned in. I was starving. Tentatively, I took a bite. My lips brushed his thumb. Dorian went still. A small hitch in his breath front the contact. His shoulders tightened just slightly. Stormy blue eyes flashing darker

I pulled back, chewing warmth flooding my mouth. Garlic, butter herbs, rich and perfect and overwhelining in the best way. My eyes fluttered closed. A soft moun slipped out before I could step is

Behind me. Cassian groaned. The air went heavy thick with something that had nothing to do with food “Wow! You were right, Cassian. These are the best rolls,”

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Silence

Then Cassian’s voice, lower than before. “Don’t make sounds like that, darling”

“What?” My eyes flew open. Dorian still hadn’t moved. His gaze fixated on my mouth Was he your so kiss me? Heat crawled up my neck. “Oh. Um. Sorry.”

Dorian’s jaw tightened at my apology, but he didn’t say anything. I desperately wished I knew what bea thinking. I looked down at the counter, my hair falling forward like it might hide how red may face had gotten.

What was wrong with me? I sounded like I’d never eaten before.

Cassian’s snort drew my attention. He wasn’t looking at me but across the room. I followed his gaze to se Hades… shirtless and pissed off.

Gulp.

This man was gorgeous. I had almost forgotten just how much.

That was a lie.

I’d just never seen him outside his suit or leather jacket, let alone with all his muscles on display.

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