Alec took a deep breath and flexed his fingers. The thought of sharing Kayla with the rest of the Inner Circle wasn’t appealing. Their bond was still too new and vulnerable. With the continued threats looming over them and Brianna’s little energy stunt, he’d lost any progress he’d made with her. Until Kayla fully embraced their bond, he didn’t want to risk sharing her with anyone else. It was bad enough watching her with Carl, but the thought of another energy user trying to coax her away from him was intolerable.
He scrubbed his hands over his face, feeling as though he’d aged a dozen years in the past several months. With a sigh, he lifted his head to look once more at Brianna. He couldn’t deny she was a beautiful woman. At first, he’d found it amusing she’d attempted to emulate Kayla i
