Vanessa’s pov, Hearing Colin claim me, set off a fire inside of me. I did not just go through hell and back just to be claimed by another alpha male that thought I belonged to him. Spirit kept howling inside my head to accept. “SPIRIT SHUT THE f**k UP,“ I raged. Spirit immediately became silent from shock. I had never talked to her that way before but finally, I could think again now that Spirit was quiet. I breathed in and out and walked to the arrogant yet handsome man that just claimed me. “Forget it. I am not your property. Who do you think you are?” He grabbed my hand and pulled me closer and then kissed my hand. Standing so close I could smell his scent of burned firewood mixed with cinnamon. I inhaled it deeply and felt a bit dizzy again. Colin looked at me amused and said, “My n

