14 Zed Look at her. Gorgeous. She was a natural submissive…sometimes. I smiled, realizing she would never completely submit, and I was fine with that. I didn’t want her like Mindy wished to be. I didn’t want her staked to the ground at my feet, my domination over her so obvious and complete. I loved Violet just the way she was. Feisty, wild, smart, passionate, brave, courageous and sexy as f**k. She was everything I ever wanted in a mate… and more. Here, alone with her other two mates, she could submit as she wished. But I wanted her spirit. I needed it as much as her submission. “You accept our claim on you? Here? Now? All three of us?” I asked. Violet’s eager eyes shifted to mine. There, I saw love, arousal and acceptance. Not because she had to, but because she wanted to. Calder had

