Meanwhile Xantha and Ryan had been getting along famously but Xantha still held part of herself back. Ryan understood but part of him craved making her completely his. Xantha could sense his rising impatience and was fast losing control herself, wanting him to mate and mark her. Would it be so bad to let Ryan claim her as his? If she didn't could she bear to lose him when he finally gave up on her? To be frightened of love was a strange concept but all her years with Isadora had stuck with her no matter how much she tried to dislodge the influence her mother had on her.
It was time she decided as she sought out Ryan who was in the midst of a phone call. As she sailed in he hastily ended the call, his beautiful eyes looking directly at her, his entire being changing to a more relaxed one
