Her palms hit Elias' bare skin.
For a fraction of a second, they were frozen. Her hands were plastered to his stomach. his body radiated heat, and the scent of sweat and something earthy filled Aya's nose.
Then his hands clamped around her upper arms and shoved her backward.
Hard.
Aya's back hit the wall beside his door with enough force to rattle her teeth. His hands were still on her arms, pinning her against the stone, and his face was inches from hers.
"What," he growled, "do you think you're doing?"
[(⊙_⊙)]
[A stunning achievement]
[He actually speaks]
After two years of silence, two years of being treated like she didn't exist, Alpha Elias Thornvane was finally speaking to her.
And he sounded absolutely furious.
Aya's mouth opened but no sound came out. Her brain had short-circuited somewhere between touching his bare chest and being slammed against a wall by a man who looked ready to commit violence.
[19:22 remaining]
"I—" she managed.
