“I had a feeling you would say that.” He would have to make sure he saw her each day to keep his wolf in check. Being separated was going to be a challenge, especially knowing there was another male trying to go after her. Aspen growled at Hunter as he took Mattie back to the Warrior House from their weekend away. The house was full of males. Unmated males at that. If they knew what was good for them, if they wanted to live, they would recognize she was mated and stay the hell away from her. Mattie’s smell would be dull, unattractive to every other male but Hunter. She was his and he marked her. Hunter's only concern was Dax. Males taking a chosen mate was not uncommon. But Dax's actions were nothing like a male trying to court a female as his mate. Dax’s actions were concerning, posses

