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55. Instincts
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Dale
He was having trouble fighting his instincts when it came to marking and mating with Gemma. He had been so close to marking her when she’d held him in their room. He had been shaking with the effort it took to contain his every alpha instinct.
So he’d done the one thing he’d known would help to soothe his wolf’s possessive instincts. He’d knelt down and cared for her in the most submissive way possible. Gemma had been embarrassed and he guessed that Daisy had not informed her of the true meaning of what he had done. He had forced Duke to submit to his alpha.
She was still embarrassed by the time he forced himself to release her hand and Jessica had obviously guessed something else entirely, considering the scent of arousal still hanging in the air from their interaction, both his and hers.
He had to help himself in the hot shower in a bid to soothe their lust somewhat. This was going t
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