You sound insane, my wolf groaned. Actually, no, not insane. Just pathetic. This is so embarrassing. He’s not even listening to you. He’s picturing tearing Rafael’s throat out while you babble about Duolingo. Incredible.
I gasped, realizing I was still talking, words spilling faster than my brain could even process. “—and I wasn’t even tempted, okay? I wasn’t! I mean maybe my ego was like oh wow, he called you beautiful, but it was just my ego! Not me! Me-me knows better! Me-me is very loyal! Me-me is very smart and very aware of the fact that Connor Valenzo, terrifying, gorgeous, probably-going-to-kill-me Connor, would never let something like this slide…”
Connor’s jaw ticked. That tiny movement. That was it. That was the warning shot.
“…and I didn’t touch him, I swear, I didn’t even b
