Chapter 23 “Ah,” Sebastien murmured. And I couldn’t tell if his murmur was an “Ah, I’ll do whatever you want” or an “Ah, you just stepped over the line.” In response, I tensed, half expecting my mate to cede to the government mastermind immediately. After all, Sebastien had never met Dakota before today. Had no idea what was at stake if he tempted an alpha command from her lips the way he’d done from mine...this time in front of a rapt audience who clearly already had an inkling that werewolves existed. Of course, Dakota was more aware of the danger than I had been and might manage to guard against the professor’s psychological manipulations. Still, I didn’t doubt that Sebastien would be capable of tricking her into a lapse. Our mate was a sly and patient hunter, and the weeks Derek had

