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Jac was driving him mad. Having her so close yet being unable to claim her would make any male utterly insane.
Rynn sat at the command console of the shuttle and tried to ignore the small woman at the back. All he could think of was striding across the cabin and pulling her into his arms. Plundering her lips and then tumbling her down to the soft bed and claiming her as his own.
He couldn’t. He knew he couldn’t.
The old rules of claiming didn’t apply now that the emperor had extended his protection to all Terrans. To claim one of them, he would have to ask Daaynal’s permission first, or risk incurring his wrath. And while Rynn knew he could be reckless at times, he wasn’t suicidal.
It didn’t stop him wanting to claim her, though.
Growling in the back of his throat, he leaned back i
