TAKEN

As Ava headed to the kitchen to prepare dinner, Colton couldn't help but watch her, his eyes fixed on the sway of her hips. He felt a stirring within him, a desire he couldn't ignore.

Ava, sensing his gaze, smiled to herself. She knew she had his attention, and she was determined to keep it. She would teach him today, not to mess with seemingly weak beings. If he had not rejected her when mated to him, things would have been different between them. They would have held their mating ceremony by now and she would have grown in love with him, supporting him and ruling their back as a good Luna. She wondered how Sarah could leave him alone to come on this journey. Was she also performing some Luna duties? Or…maybe she was already carrying a pup! And her roving mate was seeking additional avenues to satisfy his pleasures. Well, he would get beyond that today. Ava smiled at Colton, a smile of the slaughterer taking an innocent sheep to its final destination.

As they sat down to eat, Ava mad