“He have simply long past home,” grumbled Alpha Venom .
“Is that what you would have done?” Jane asked.
“What?”
“If there used to be even the slightest opportunity that I had every other mate–“ Jane began.
Venom ’s low, threatening growl interrupted her words.
“Exactly,” she smiled.
Venom huffed and turned away.
“He can’t be her mate.”
Jane sighed as she moved to stand at the back of her mate. She hugged him from behind, his hand reaching up and conserving her arm instinctually.
“I understand your concerns, but if that is the will of the Goddess….”
“It can't be. It is a mistake the Priestesses will make clear.”
Jane did not respond, only letting out a sigh and squeezing him tighter.
“At least Raymond has remained calm,” Venom commented, “he waits patiently. Of course, that simp
