Now is the time to throw childish tantrums. “Zarion, I am not going back!”
“You have to.” He held my shoulders. And for a second, I felt his fingers trembling. “Okay. Listen to me, Cassidy. Brandon will kill you. He wants you gone, as far as I know, he wants you gone the first time you step on Madfur Claws Pack. The thing he told you back there?” he pointed to the door of the cabin, pertaining to what happened in the woods. “He’s not going to undergo the process of rejection because, for him, it’s a waste of time!”
“But—”
“And you are his mate.” Zarion managed to speak first. “Your scent is strong and addictive and irresistible in his system. He will always find you. Even though his body doesn’t want it, his soul is aching for a piece of you. He may loathe it so much, but he couldn’t do
