Chapter 15

Alpha Jaxon's POV After Kiara left, I felt tired. It wasn't because the sex had tired me out. At least not the act itself but who it was with. I was tired of having meaningless sex with different women just to break that blasted curse and preserve my life. I was tired of having meaningless relationships and it was Astrid's fault. Spending time with her was addictive. Her innocence and constant awe of everything was infectious. Watching her read was fast becoming a favourite pastime with her. Sometimes I could barely hear what she was saying because of my mind had diverted to other things like the shape of her life, her eyes sparkling with emotions and questions as she read and the way she looked at me like I'd hung the moon. And I found that I wanted, no, needed more of that. When Kiara knocked, I had been startled out of the dream of us that was. I had stared at Astrid waiting to see her reaction to another woman interrupting us and to my greatest surprise, she looked… unbothered. She