Kent stayed away from Riley for the rest of the day. He felt like a complete ass, knowing that she was feeling sick without him nearby, but he was unable to bring himself to go back to her room.
His conversation with Max played over and over. Max wanted her to accept him before he told her everything. It would have been so simple to just let things progress with Riley in her bedroom. It was next to miraculous that he had been able to pull away when he did.
He had suddenly understood what she meant about a slippery slope. He had assumed that she had some type of relationship with her previous mate, and something had occurred that hurt her deeply. She had said things that led Kent to believe her last mate was controlling and didn’t let her do things she wanted to. That’s why she wasn’t wi
