Chapter 251

He sighs again and crouches down in front of me. He reaches out and tucks my hair behind my car. “But you’re going through a lot emotionally right now. You could be seeking comfort from someone you deem trustworthy. And I want to be trustworthy, Enya,” he says, closing his eyes as if he really does want that. “I want to be a person that you can look at when I leave here in two years and know that I respected you, that I treated you well. I don’t ever want you to look back on this time and feel like I took advantage of you.”I begin shaking my head no. That’s not what will happen. But he reaches out, gently cupping my face in his large hand.“You’re in the middle of so many emotions right now, Enya, that you can’t know that. Look, when you turn eighteen, if we’re mates, all bets are off. I will gladly claim you. I will kiss you all day, every day for the rest of our lives to make up for these few months that are left until your birthday. But between now and then, I need to maintain boundaries. I need to be the guardian and Alpha that you need, even if that means I‘ m not the man you want me to be. Do you understand? This is NOT a rejection. It’s the farthest thing from it.”I feel a tear drip out of my eye and I swipe it away. Another begins to leak out of the other eye and Christian swipes his thumb, wiping it away for me.He’s been honest and even though I don’t like what he’s said, I do appreciate that he wants me to respect him. So, I opt for my own honesty.“I liked the way you kissed me.”0.00%