FATED DECEPTION

Dangerous

's

d, keeping my voice steady but my heart ra

t the corner of his mouth. "Maybe I am, Kae," he replied, his

nside me. There was something about Dante that I couldn't shake-

lay along, even though my heart was pounding. "There

ly asked. "What's the

hat I am, so what do

e of a reminder of yo

us than any werewolf

er down my spine. "Maybe that's because I

light, but my mind was racing with questions. Who exactly was

loser step. "Safe. No, Kae, I'm here to ke

h and stepped back, needing a distance; I couldn't te

om harm, Dante, and not safe?". I

e danger than you realize, especially being a werew

ade me swallow hard; there was something about the strange scents that h

flicker of pain in his eyes. "Yes, but not by cho

ull back, knowing fully well I was getting too close to something dangerous. But another

orce you out?"

ze distant. "That's a sto

nspoken words. I wanted to ask more, to demand answer

und us. I spun around as my body went rigid, I tried scanning the shadows. Th

ispered as fear cr

aming eyes filled with malice. My heart pounded, b

ened speed, placing be

s voice commanding. As the r

dy to attack. "If you want

ie first," but after a tense moment, it slunk back into th

lose," I mutter

ld you to be careful. There are wolves out here who don

iousness of his words. "But... why do y

t he might open up to me. "Maybe because I see so

e with even more questions. Why did he feel so connected t

?" I asked, searching

lot," he replied, his voice tinged with sadness. "

're not telling me," I pressed, feeling bol

his eyes fading as he masked his em

so far away, constantly holding back, teasing me with h

tepping closer, "w

ng with something deep within him. "There are thin

know what's hidden," I whispere

d of hair from my face. "You should be, Kae. Becau

in his past. But one thing was certain: this wasn't a simple attraction. It was da

more. "Stay safe, Kae," he murmured. "Promise

ng and confusion as I watched

iding, and how far am I