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Julian didn’t bother stepping back. He didn’t seem the least bit affected by my fangs erupting in clear threat. Threatening the king, no less. “I believe you’re overlooking a crucial detail, Eden.” Julian’s tri-colored eyes shone with undiluted mirth. “You’re not just a mate, love. You’remymate. And that makes you a queen, with all the vampire alpha powers the title entails.”
Queen?
Queen?
“How dare you?” I snarled, stalking closer. “And I suppose that title comes with an even stricter set of rules than a mere mate?”
Julian didn’t step away. He didn’t blink as I tossed another accusation at him, aiming every bit of frustration over my newcircumstancesdirectly at him.
“Maybe give up my whole life to be your pretty little pet queen, who does as she’s told and cracks whatever safes you need cracking, and doesn’t work or have friends,especiallynot wolf friends?”
Julian stiffened. But not at first. Only when I’d brought up the wolves again did his back go ramrod straight. “Clearly we have some discussions ahead about what’s expected of you in this new role. I’m certain we can come to an agreement.”
I closed the space between us, craning my neck to stare up at him. “And when do we discuss what’s expected of you?” I whispered.
Surprise flashed in his gaze. “I’m delighted to discuss any roles you think need adjusting, including myself or any of my staff.”
My eyes widened as Julian’s words stopped me in my tracks.
Exactly what I needed to hear was exactly the last thing I expected him to say. And yet, he had, stopping the momentum of my anger entirely.
I stared into his eyes a full minute before giving him a sharp nod and pulling in the dominance I’d let build in the room.
Except I couldn’t get that invisible force coating the air to go back where it belonged.
Julian stepped back, watchful gaze still on me. “Having a hard time?” he drawled, a half-smile on his lips. Like he’d expected it.
“No,” I grunted and tried harder. Julian’s smile grew even wider.
Dick.
“Are you sure you aren’t having a hard time there, Eden?”
“No! I—um, I just can’t seem to getyourstupid alpha stuff back in its box.”
He came close once more, one finger lifting my chin to meet his sparkling gaze. “I warned you. Now, it’s too late for that, love.”
A zing of excitement at his nearness and the bass in his voice mixed with the fear of what his words meant, created one big tingly shiver that zipped up my spine, through my skull, and right to my lady cave. “What do you mean it’s too late? I got it together every other time I accidentally let it out.”
He nodded, finger sliding up my jawline, over my ear, and into my hair, where he gripped a fistful and pulled.
This time, I was ready-ish and didn’t make an embarrassing noise.
Fool me once, right?
I did, however, suck in a sharp gasp and let the tiniest moan pass my lips.
The low rumble of his satisfied laugh against my ear curled my toes and also turned me into Niagara Falls. “It means, you let too much escape. You can’t stuff it back, Eden. The only way to dissolve it is to let it have what it wants.”
His large, warm hand smoothed down my back and I melted against him.
“And what does it want?” I purred against him like a slutty cat as my body molded to his.
In the smallest partition of my mind, a tiny rational part that wasn’t overrun with desire, I chewed on what Julian said. Whatdidthe dominance want?
It wanted to smash him.
At least, it had. When he was being a dick and not letting me talk to the healer, I wanted to Hulk Smash the fuck out of him.
