Daciano Having her agree to give me an heir has come faster than I thought it would. There’s a look of utter resignation and hurt in her eyes as she says the words, but I force myself to ignore it, telling myself that I’m not affected by it. Nothing about this is personal. My eyes stray to the mark I have made upon her to make her mine. At that moment, all I’d meant to do was stake my claim, but now, I feel the bond between us, and my inner lykae draws me to her with an intensity I can only struggle to suppress. Rising from my seat, I stride to where she is standing. At first, she is standing still and looking me dead in the eyes, but as I come even closer, she takes a step back. I pull even closer to her, and she continues to take steps backwards until her back touches the wall,

