Twenty

CHASE POV

Allison stood by the door, her eyes alert. She seemed as if I might suddenly grab her and throw her onto the bed, taking her forcefully. Although that thought briefly crossed my mind, I preferred her to approach me willingly. Forcing her into something she didn't desire was not what I wanted.

As for the earlier announcement I had made, even I was taken aback by it. I had never expected to utter those words. It was something that had never crossed my mind before. I never wanted to mate with Allison. It was evident that we weren't right for each other. She appeared to be the kind of woman who sought more, while I wasn't inclined to fulfill all her desires; in fact, that was why I had refrained from marking her.

I wasn't bothered by her rejection.

Admittedly, this might have been a foolish decision, but I had wanted to avoid a scenario where she demanded more than I could provide. However, the reality was that she was the cursed child from the moon, and currently, she was my on