And my eyes immediately move to Ben, who turns and waves to me from his spot on the couch. And I go dead pale, because…
Because I haven’t been scent marked yet.
“Cousin!” Jesse shouts, bounding across the room and grabbing me close, pretending to roughhouse with me a little bit, teasing me about hogging the bathroom for an hour as he subtly wipes his scent on all the usual parts of my body. I pretend to protest, laughing and pushing at him, but when I glance up into his face he gives me a wink, letting me know he thinks I’m safe.
So I smile, and nod, and head over to the fireplace where I flop into an armchair, grinning over at Ben and Rafe on the couch. “Are you close by, Ben? Do you like your room?”
“I’m two fights down and do like it,” he says, giving me a warm smile. “I mean, it’s
