“IF that happens,” I said with a level of annoyance as she looked at me with a grin “then I would, of course, consider rejection. But the likelihood of that is almost nonexistent Cordelia.”
“What if I were the better choice?” she purred, stroking my arm “what if I was the stronger one, the one better suited to lead this pack and become your luna? Would you make me your chosen mate and reject your fated mate then?”
My voice was sharp. “I’ve already said that I would.”
“I’m talking about if you are given an omega or a low-level warrior” she snapped.
“That would be different” I began and she snorted.
“Because of Lucian right?” she said sarcastically. “Because he lays down the law and you let him.”
Ouch. That stung my pride. She was deliberately provoking me. Against my better judgment, I lost my temper with her. “Fine, what is it you want Cordelia? Do you want to come to this f*****g party? Fine. You can come with us, providing you keep your damn mouth shut and behave. Am I clear?”
Her eyes lit up and she smiled, looking triumphant. “Of course Kace, I will be perfectly behaved, I assure you” she breathed, flipping her hair over her shoulder and beaming at me. Great. I had just given her what she wanted on a damn platter. James was going to murder me, I thought sardonically, if I didn’t do that to myself first.
I shot her a look. “If I find my mate, you are not to interfere. For all I know,” I said, looking thoughtfully at her “you might find your fated mate at Dark Rising Pack.”
“Even if I do, I plan on rejecting him for you,” she said automatically.
“Cordelia, the mate bond is special and it’s not a force to be played with. Rejection is rare in our species and only in special circumstances does it happen. Differences in status or positions for instance. You might find that you love your mate” I told her, my voice dripping with sincerity and she shook her head, looking stubborn.
“I care for nobody else but you,” she said stubbornly.
“Just don’t rule it out” I advised her, feeling disconcerted and a little bit shocked at her admission “you may find yourself changing your mind. Just try to keep an open mind about it” I said with a sigh.
She tightened her lips. I groaned internally. Her determination to have me was causing things to become complicated. Her demand for me to reject my mate was causing me to become disquieted. If anything her wolf should be joyful at the prospect of possibly finding their fated mate, but she looked anything but excited at the thought of it.
“I’m not making promises,” I told her tightly “but we leave in a few days, so I suggest you start packing and for god’s sake,” I said exhaling heavily, remembering the last time we had traveled together “pack lightly Cordelia. It’s not some long trip to the middle of nowhere. A day there and a day back. You do not need several suitcases” I said meaningfully as she flushed. “Of course Kace” she squealed, kissing me on the cheeks as Lucian tried frantically to pull the block down “I’ll go and pack right now.”
She scurried down the hallway. I breathed a sigh of relief. It looked like all was forgiven. James joined me, his expression grim.
“What have you done?” he asked his eyes on Cordelia’s rapidly departing figure.
“She’s coming with us,” I said lowly.
“My god, why? What are you thinking? Kace, if you find your mate” he said furiously and I put up a hand stopping him.
“If I find my mate, then I’ll deal with the consequences,” I told him as he rolled his eyes, looking at me with a scowl, “but I’m sort of hoping she finds hers while we’re there,” I admitted sheepishly.
His eyes lit up at the thought. “It’s certainly an incentive” he muttered “but if you find your mate, she’s only going to cause trouble” he warned, still looking at me in disbelief “I can’t believe you invited her to come.”
“Me either,” I said resignedly “she somehow manipulated me into inviting her. I can’t take it back now. We’ll just have to deal with it.”
He groaned and then headed off, looking put out. I felt the block being forcibly pushed away by an angry, foaming at the mouth, Lucian.
Speak for yourself he snarled.
Did you hear everything that was said? That block was meant to keep you from hearing and seeing anything!
Well, it didn’t work. I’m too feral for it too. I will not be rejecting our mate because she’s lower in the shifter hierarchy or because she’s wolfless. Try it and I will make your life a living hell he threatened.
Lucian be reasonable. As Alpha King, we need a strong mate by our side. We have requirements and a duty to our people.
I’m telling you, that if you reject our mate, nothing will stop me from becoming fully feral Kace, not even you. I won’t allow you to accept Cordelia and you can’t spend your life putting blocks up to prevent me harming her. So I guess you better pray she finds her mate or lets go of her hold on you and soon. I will only ever accept our mate.
Lucian, how do I know that you’re not going to go fully feral before we find our fated mate? This is to stop it happening. If you would prefer somebody over Cordelia, I’m willing to compromise.
That’s the problem Kace, you might be willing to compromise, but I sure as hell ain’t. It’s our mate or nobody growled and then stode into the depths of my mind, where he couldn’t be reached.
Third Person POV
Brynn ground against Ashton, feeling his body move against hers, their bodies slick with sweat, her head flung backward, her eyes closed, her back arched as she felt him deep inside of her. He lay underneath her, his breathing shallow, his hands clenched into fists as he fought to keep his self-control while Brynn rode him for all she was worth, dominating him, keeping him under her spell while he willingly let her do what she wanted to him.
“f**k” he groaned “Brynn damnit, I don’t know how much longer…”
She cut him off “You don’t get to c*m until I do” she murmured, bending down and nibbling on his earlobe as he gasped.
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