Mira
I pulled the robe tightly around my body again, the heat of the moment before completely doused.
“I – the mating bond, it –”
“Save it,” Valen hissed, running his hands through his hair as he walked a small circle, as though trying to calm himself. I’d never seen him this angry, not without Blaze taking over their body.
“We had a contract!” he snarled without looked at me. “An agreement! And here you are, trying to jeopardize it!”
“I wasn’t –”
“This wasn’t part of the deal!” he screamed, finally spinning to face me. I shrank, wishing I had never come out of that tub. “You’re supposed to satisfy the wolf and leave!”
“That’s what I’m trying to do!” I pleaded, but Valen wouldn’t hear it.
“For someone who doesn’t want to mistress, you sure are ready to ac
