Chapter 63

Astrid's POV Alpha Jaxon was bleeding and it was taking all of me to hold back from going to him and helping him bandage his wound. Instead I threw the first aid kit on the bed of the guest bedroom that he had retired to. His steel cold rates met mine but I did my best not to flinch against the quiet intensity of his gaze. "You can't stay here," I informed him. "I've spoken to my Dad so you can spend the night but you need to be out first thing tomorrow morning." I turned to walk away but his next words pulled me to a momentary stop. "Do you think you will ever forgive me?" Alpha Jaxon asked me. My treacherous heart leapt in my chest and it took me a few moments to summon strength. I didn't turn to look at him as I responded. "What do you think?" I didn't wait for him to respond to me before I walked out of the room. I slept fitfully at night, my dreams filled with images of Alpha Jaxon. In my dreams, he didn't kiss my cheek but my lips. He didn't stop pushing my gown up until it was a