Chapter Sixty Seven: Torn Desires

Canaan ran his fingers through his hair after Layla left. Layla affected him in a way he couldn't fathom. He couldn't help himself around her. He knew he wanted her even though he couldn't give her what she expected from him. Making her his legal wife was his way to atone his guilt of cheating on Nora. Nora was his mate, but she didn't make him feel the things he felt around Layla. Layla filled him with need and yearning to feel her heat. There was never a day Canaan didn't think of getting Layla under him. He wanted to merge their bodies and feel the passion their first night together had combusted through him. He walked out of the dining room and headed to the elevator. He pushed the elevator to his wing–the north wing. The staff resided in the lower floor while the guest rooms and the main quarters were on the upper floors, divided into wings: north, south, east, and west. The elevator dinged when it reached his destination, and Canaan stepped out of it. He sauntered to t