“My… safe word?” Oh. Oh! He was serious the other day when he’d brought that up. I thought he was joking. Ranger didn’t look like he was kidding now. My pupils dilated as my breath caught. “Am I going to need a safe word? I’ve never had one before.” Granted, I’d only had s*x once not counting my dildos and it was with a human from the next town over. Experience was limited, but I’d make up for it in enthusiasm. A low warning growl slipped from his lips. My wolf’s ears perked up, loving the sound of jealousy from his beast. “You need one now.” His words were less a threat and more a promise, but they still made me shiver. My beast purred. Don’t tempt me with a good time. Ranger was studying my face with the intensity I was growing used to. “Are you scared?” I thought of telling a ha

