The secret agents back with news.

ALEXAKIS

All through the night, I couldn't find the assurance needed to sleep. After Claire and I almost made out, I let go of the emotion whirling in me to mark the woman as mine forever. I knew that I couldn't afford a slip like that. If I was trying to mark her because of my possessiveness, she would never have the chance to walk away if she determined that she didn't want to be a part of my family, after all. That was one decision right I would never take away from her.

So, I made sure I cut the kiss off before she even continued it. Oh, yes, she protested heavily and bitterly. At a point, she even claimed that she knew why I wasn't ready to go beyond the romancing was because I didn't want anyone to find out about us. When I asked how she could come to such an absurd conclusion, she claimed it was because I knew the mating mark would leave mark on her. My mark, which I wanted no one to know off. Of course, I ignored her, knowing that it was only her anger that was speaking for