Chapter 51

Xavier's POV The sharp edge of pain wed to pleasure from Astrid's bite brought me back to myself but it was already too late for me to do anything as I had already come inside her. Astrid's body went limp beneath mine and I pulled out of her feeling like the worst person on earth. I was an asshole and I knew it but in my entire life, I had never been with someone who hadn't wanted me. I was the Alpha Heir, whenever I wanted to fuck someone who wasn't Lyra, it wasn't an issue. I simply did it. After all, they were all fighting for a chance to be my Luna. But now looking down at Astrid's smaller weaker frame, I knew that I had crossed even that limit as well. Even in the dark lit up only by the faint moonlight, I could see how pale she was and when I checked her temperature, she was burning up. My wolf felt stronger than ever before and I could feel the warm content knot that was our mate bond nestled in my chest but it wasn't as much of a comfort as it should have been. Astrid too must