And right now, I wanted what I’d been promised in that testing chair. Hot, hungry s*x with a bossy, dominant male. For real this time. Not just in my head. This guy, Rezzer, the one I’d been matched to, was truly conflicted. He was pushing me away, not because he wanted to. No, he looked like he wanted me very much. He felt honor-bound to help me find a new mate because he was broken. Very badly. In a way I didn’t understand at all but knew it hurt him deeper than any flesh wound. “Do you have to transform into this beast to f**k me?” I asked. “Can’t we just…you know.” I held my breath waiting for his answer. I didn’t need a beast. But I did need a man willing to touch me. His breathing changed, just barely, but I heard it. Saw the way the lines around his mouth tightened. The beast tha

