NERO POV
"Her."
That one word from Abel made everything stop.
I turned to Remi. She was still naked in my bed. My mark was fresh on her neck. I could still taste her blood on my tongue.
My mate. MINE.
And my brother just accused her of unlocking my chains.
"I didn't," she whispered. Her eyes were wide. Scared. "I swear, Nero. I didn't—"
The bond pulsed between us. I could feel her panic like it was my own.
She wasn't lying.
Or she didn't think she was lying.
"Out," I told Abel. "Now."
"Brother, there are witnesses—"
"I said OUT." My voice came out as a growl. My wolf was too close to the surface.
Abel left.
]I grabbed my pants. Pulled them on. Tried to think through the fog of s*x and marking and the bond screaming at me to protect her.
"Nero." Remi's voice was small. "You
