's way when he kept staring at her

with make-up?" he asked

ha

s mark with pride, you're covering y

t in the conversation, Natali

nacingly before demandin

s – though I'd imagine it's difficult to spell even for your psychiatrist – no matter what's going on betw

wer," he said in a gentler voice. "

istrust still had her denying it. "Do I seem to like t

ing with him if it's not what you want, but I don't think y

it matter

took that as a yes. "

"My dad's a proud man whose only child is a Kage. He sees an alliance with a wol

moth

en I was

other relative

dark hair to find out if it was as silky as it looked. The primitive hunger crushing her had her insides churning and there was some throbbing going on in some very interesting places. There had to be something wron

cocked his head. "What if

"Why would you do that? Ho

ld join

t could you possibly gain from that?

eale

s more. I can bet m

I have a proposition for you. I beli

gged with earlier, but a little stronger. If after our conversation you decide to decline my offer, I'll ask

It wasn't bad enough that yo

pproached you and asked you to meet me here at my

ourse

t tak

asked. "What's this

which are important right now. I won the right to be Alpha, but my dad, my uncle and many other males banded together to banish me. I was just a juvenile; I c

cted Dave. "You know...beca

nt enough here. I was never interested in getting involved with any political bullshit or making alliances

tly, that's not enough for him. He has applied to the council for his pack and mine to be united as one again with him as Alpha. I think it's because he wants our territory

ement made with the humans was that the shifter council would insist that packs would have to appeal to the council before starting any disputes with other packs. If the matter couldn't be solved through Mediation, the prot

'll then have to back down or officially challenge me. I know him well enough to know he will not back down. An agreement won't be reached within the three months that the council will impose, not in this case. There'll be an out-and-out

shitty, but I don't see what I can do – unless you're interested in a sa

a mate...and you needing a way

ned. Surely he wasn't sugges