And knowing that he didn’t have any kind of a plan made me feel better too.
But Noah’s suspicion that Merrick had a secret had stuck with me. “What did Jay want to talk about during lunch?” I asked, so I could get the doubt out of my mind.
“Don’t tell anyone this, but he met his True Mate.” Merrick looked at me, his expression growing Grim. “She’s not a ruby, so he isn’t going to tell her, but after meeting your mate, it’s difficult to prevent your beast from taking over entirely and hunting her.”
My eyebrows lifted. “Damn.”
“Yeah. Even if you’ve got feelings for someone else, it’s pretty difficult to ignore the True Mate pull. The animal in me wants to drag you back to my den and lay on top of you until you decide to end my misery by being my mate.”
An abrupt laugh escaped me. “I’d h
