An Unwilling Mate

efore the Mating Moon. The males discussed what females they planned to hun

d there’d been several short spars already. Mostly between the

tch before they all agreed they’d share her as they did all things. From the spoils

omewhat disdainful of how heated

Watching beyond the cam

his gaze followed, though he had

one of the wizened female elders, heading for her hu

me too feral to act as a civilized being. He’d been racking his brain for hours.

d Magus took a

was immensely rare. There was purportedly only one other such creature in

o pensive about

you are, I’v

ld be.” Magus was trying to hide

ing how many men had wanted the seductress though all had failed to

the trees, evading all us hunters. And about her touch.” Magus lifted a finger in example and

nned?” Jaecar’s black b

play as unf

’s t

n old frie

mander when h

aw him. The one that truly trains is his

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pell did he

you too long. One he wrote for a particular little

pe shifter that he was, he had extraordin

s. Especially the eve before the Mating Moon. All eyes were on her, in her small leather straps coursing over her shoulders

s camp. Absent the fears the other fem

males. She had the full ability to choose one of her own but instead she amused

gu

that she’d soon but Magus hand under the leather flaps at t

t didn’t deserve the respect of the males, she was certainly it. Jaecar almost piti

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hut in the camp. One with extra boards staggered in each direction over the wind

impenetrable. But a glance at the roof revealed the tiny bit of

Samantha could

ction that Draven had requested his help

signed to torture

ed to a pully attached to a beam. He grimaced,

n ruthless bastar

ving a suspicion who the alpha had designed the cabin for. Unsurprised when he spo

e very same thing Jaecar was hopin

ntha. He’d hungered for her for years. Knowing her smell, sensing their connection but knowing she’d be terrified of the

her because he’d run out of time