“I apologize, Viper, but Vox is the ruler,” Creon said with a sympathetic grin.
“Not to mention one of your best friends,” Viper had snapped when he realized that the men had ganged up on him. “She is my mate. You have no right to interfere.”
“She asked for assistance,” Creon retorted. “I had no way of denying her.”
Viper had turned away in anger. He would see Tina at the wedding. If she wouldn’t listen, he would kidnap her and love her so thoroughly, she wouldn’t be able to deny him.
Mate, need mate, hurting, mate hurting, his cat hissed pacing back and forth in agitation. Mate hurting.
I know our mate is hurting, Viper snapped. Do you think I can’t feel her pain?
“Besides, I didn’t want to have to mop your blood up off the ship again,” Creon added with a raised eyebrow. “It makes m
