***Rose POV***
‘It’s written on your face. Don’t worry, I can’t read your mind. However, being this close to you, I don’t need the mate-bond to tell me how your body is reacting to me.’ Viktor flashed me a toothy smile, all predator, and I squeezed my legs together.
‘So you feel it too? I thought it was the mate-bond after you explained it the first time. I felt your anger when you got angry in the conference room, but you haven’t marked me, have you?’
Thinking back, I tried to decide whether what had thus far happened between us could be seen as marking.
‘No, Rose. You would know when I’ve marked you. It’s not something that happens lightly.’ The silence was filled with promises left unspoken and curiosity burned in me again.
‘Whether I mark you or not does not change the fact tha
