4 RYAN It didn't take long for my vortex to go down after being interrupted by Asher. Still, I had to endure several minutes of awkward silence, left alone with only my thoughts. What the f**k had happened? s*x had been the last thing on my mind before I had pinned that little devil to the ground, but then all of a sudden, it was as if my body had risen up and rebelled on me. What kind of magic had the phoenix worked on me? Was it still working on me? Even now, with my Alpha waiting for me to explain why he'd found me balls deep in the enemy, my mind was still repeating, "Mine, mine, mine." My eyes skittered over the body of the man beneath me, and I flinched at the raw, red mating mark on his neck. I had done that. I had bound myself to a monster. Do you really think me a monster? T

