Instead of following him out like I should have, I stalked forward across the library, unable to avoid the pull in my gut. Alexis’s delicate features blanched as she saw me coming. You better be afraid. When I stood a foot away, I leaned close, discreetly inhaling her intoxicating scent. A growl burned the back of my throat, and my fingers itched to find out if her golden curls were as soft as they looked.

