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“She smells strongly of you, and your frenzy is undeniable. Even in his unstable state, he wouldn’t dare touch her,” Rok said.
“No.” Ivaylo growled the word. “He longs for a female. This one is mine.”
“I’m right here.” I gestured to myself.
“And it’ll be a miracle if I don’t lock you in our den for the rest of the frenzy if you continue to suggest putting yourself in harm’s way.”
I scowled. “Rok just said he wouldn’t touch me. That’snotharm’s way.”
“He may not be sane enough to see that you’re mine,” Ivaylo countered.
“If he wasn’t sane enough to smell your scent on me, he’d have already tried to take me from you, right?”
Ivaylo’s hard expression didn’t budge, so I looked at Rok and Valko.
“She has a point,” Valko said.
Ivaylo snarled at him.
I needed to change gears, because obviously, arguing with the possessive beast wasn’t doing a damn thing.
“Can you give us a minute?” I asked the betas. They looked a bit confused by the question, so I clarified. “Can you step away so we have some privacy?”
They stepped away, though not a whole lot.
“I will not budge on this,” Ivaylo warned.
I didn’t respond to that, instead covering the space between us and stepping up closer to him. His eyes narrowed in suspicion at the gesture—and then narrowed further when I put my hands on his shoulders. “Can you pick me up?”
His suspicion grew, but his hands landed on my hips. My body warmed, and the frenzy’s glow rippled between us as he lifted me off my feet. My legs wrapped around his hips of their own volition.
The damn things didn’t realize that I was just trying to make him see things my way.
My hands slid up his neck and into his hair, tangling in the ridiculously soft strands.
Forcing myself to focus on what I was doing rather than the energy of the moment, I leaned in and said softly, “You’re the alpha, so it’s your job to keep everyone sane, right?”
His chest rumbled unhappily. “Not if it risks my mate’s life.”
“Would it be a risk if we were fully mated?” I brushed my lips against his neck, and his body went rigidly still.
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because my scent would be through every inch of your body, and my mark would glow gold on your skin, proving the permanence of our bond.” He gritted the words out, his fingers tightening on my waist. Something told me he was fighting to keep them from sliding down to my backside.
“Your scent already covers me, doesn’t it?” I murmured against his skin, pressing my lips to the crook of his neck.
He warned me in a low voice, “Careful, Ez.”
My stomach curled at the gravel in his tone, and I nipped lightly at his neck. His erection throbbed against me. “I want to help your shifter stay alive. What do you want in exchange?”
He swore into my ear. “You aren’t willing to give what I’d require.”
“Try me.”
One of his hands lifted to my hair, tangling in the strands as he eased my head to the side, away from his throat. His lips brushed my ear, making me shiver. “I want to watch you unravel.”
