"Maliya, I have enemies. If any of them find out you are my mate, you will have a target on your back. Actually, you already have a target on your back." He said and turned towards me,
"You can hate me all you want. But, I ask that you stay within my reach. If you want to reject me, then you must promise you will stay in my pack." I looked at him and shook my head.
"They won't know I'm your mate because I have rejected you." I said and raised an eyebrow.
"I won't approve of that rejection. My wolf won't approve of that rejection. You will always have my scent on you, Maliya." He said and pushed a piece of my hair away from my shoulder, "I know that I'm selfish, but I will not take that mark away. You can cut it out all you want. But you need to understand that no matter where you go, I
