Chapter 14

“Grace?” Xander inquired again, feeling my tense body. “I…” I tried to speak but I choked up, I couldn’t do this, not when he was looking at me with this affection. He was still inside me, and telling him that I didn’t want his mark would be a heartless move. I can’t do that, not when I just started something with Xander. It could be friendship or something new. But I didn’t want to dwell further than that, I would not fall deep in the water head first, without knowing that it was safe. Life was all about learning from past mistakes and I won’t repeat the same cycle. My first mistake in my relationship with Logan was that I preened at every compliment he showered me with, I fell head over heels for him, without even realizing that he was only using me for the title. But I will be cautious now, I won’t fall for the petty tricks. Xander slipped out of me and I missed the warmth instantly, his arms provided me. My heart sank with disappointment and beat radically. Unconsciously, I gripped