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There was a low growl from the alpha who held her.
Syar smiled. “That move would not be recommended. He’s fixating on you right now.”
“Sorry.”
“Don’t be. It’s not comfortable to be the sole focus with him.” Syar smiled. “So, do you want to try some of the local food or what the missus brought you?”
“The fowl she brought.”
He nodded and pulled the platter toward them.
Reynaldo washed his hand, dried it, and then picked up a thick shred of meat before he brought it to her. She opened her mouth and bit down. She felt a happy hum coming through her. He kept his fingers near her mouth, and she licked and sucked the juice off. He shuddered and reached for another piece when she finished.
She was halfway through the platter and noticed that Reynaldo cleaned his hand before he ate any of his own food. “Why don’t you want any of the birds the missus brought?”
“It is full of hormones that aren’t good for men.”
Syar snorted.
“That’s odd. Why is she giving me these birds?” She took another mouthful.
“They have a luteinizing hormone. They trigger ovulation.” Syar smiled.
She paused before she swallowed. “What?” she mumbled around a mouthful.
Syar nodded. “They are calledqueen’s fowl,and only the royal household is allowed to eat them.”
“Why?” Her appetite was suddenly gone. She had eaten most of the birds already.
“The original people did not want the birds hunted to extinction. So, it became punishable by loss of a hand.” Syar smiled.
“What am I going to lose for this?”
Reynaldo held another chunk in front of her. “Open.”
Syar shrugged. “A bit of dignity. It was actually Missus that brought down the birds. She can kill all she likes.”
Reynaldo was growling softly. “Open.”
She opened, and the warmth crept over her tongue as she ate. “Even if my ovaries go off, nothing will happen.”
He nuzzled her jaw. “You will smell right, and that is very powerful.”
She swallowed. “How long do I have?”
Syar smiled. “Two days, maybe more.”
She nodded. Thoughts of sprinting toward the volcano ran through her mind, but she met his gaze, and he picked up more. He murmured, “I wouldn’t recommend it.”
He put the bird on her tongue, and she chewed. Reynaldo ate some of the highly spiced meats and vegetables. “I was just thinking about it a little.”
Syar sighed. “You two are a lovely couple.”
The phrase sent a pang through her. “We are a match, not a couple. Please, don’t say that.” She rallied, “And I am not lovely. Not by any stretch of modern imagination unless you have a feline fetish.”
“I do.” Reynaldo looked at her. “You are stunning in my eyes.”
She looked at him and saw that there was hot fascination in his gaze.
