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2024-10-29 19:42:56Aiden POV
“Wait… You want us to mate? Here? Now?”
I was looking at Selene and feeling dumbfounded. Wasn’t it her idea to hold off on mating until we understood the consequences of this pairing? All of a sudden after a run in with her ex she wants to rush in and complete the bond. Ronan was in a frenzy.
“What are you waiting for? Claim her, mark her!” He growled from inside my mind.
I used all of my willpower to keep him at bay. I wanted her as badly as he did. But something about this felt… forced.
“If we present ourselves with an incomplete bond, we are vulnerable. Once the bond is complete we will be stronger. You will come into your full strength as Alpha, we know that much…”
“And how could it affect you?”
I didn’t miss the glance sideways she made before
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