~ JESSE ~
"You cornered me. You forced my hand. We would not be here today, except for you and your… agenda," he snarled.
"Agenda? Cazz, I didn't even know what the claiming was!"
"So you say…"
"Seriously? That's what you're telling yourself? That I've got some kind of master plan?"
"There are countless females who would give their lives to be claimed by me," he snarled.
"Good for you."
"I'm not going to indulge you if you're just going to be sarcastic."
"Indulge? Cazz, you haven't indulged me for a second since we met."
His jaw flexed. "I made no claims on you, I made no promises beyond our agreement. Yet you weep your way through the Palace this morning, crying on the shoulder of my cleric and revealing intimate details-"
"Your cleric is the only person wh
