Chapter 72 Lachlan

• My eyes could not leave Seren. Once again she was at her most vulnerable, but I did not know why. I could sense her frailty through the matebond, and I needed to help her. I did not like seeing her like this. Last night had been hard enough, but this? This was a different kind of pain... pain I could not explain. But, as my eyes drifted over the she-wolf in front of me, I could not tear them away from her. But, I knew I needed to, because she was naked. Also, because she now knew of my presence in the room, but instead for a moment, it felt like time had stood still. The two of us frozen in time, simply looking at one another. That connection of the matebond fizzling at it's highest... Until Seren simply shrieked.
• “Get out!”
• I felt my whole body tense at her words, but instead of doing as she had asked, I moved toward her, offering her my hand. I did not want to get out. I did not want to leave her. I wanted to help her. I needed to help her. The matebond pushed me to, and as much as I hated that feeling, I knew I had to let it. Seren needed help right now, for the vulnerability I felt from her made me uneasy. I did not know what she would do...