re. Women generally have pleasant aromas, but hers was a unique blend of leather and citrus that made

nto grizzly mode, and I could feel pheromones I'd never been able to control flooding out, designed specifi

t fur color, and often pairs us with non-rubies, which makes it dangerous to try to turn them

el felt like winning the lottery. To top it off, discovering

e moved-graceful and controlled-suggested a background in dance or acrobatics. She was

op to her chest. Her low-cut top practically dared me to look, and

piercing blue eyes loc

e truth came out. The animal inside me wasn't g

etorted, narrowing her eyes. "Ca

be clueless about our existence. "Yes. I take it there's no ruby

going to become one, just so he can mate with me if I can't find someon

ll interest in eating. The only thing I w

now unmistakably drawn to Hazel, and the True Mate pheromones were impossible to hide. It was obvio

n," she demanded. The way she sa

changes. It's like a hunting instinct that only ends when she's with h

ject his True Mate without her ever knowing. But Hazel didn't

id, crossing her a

er," I insisted, though my eyes were fixed on her. He

n front of my face. "Griz

skin, and my chest let out a low rumble. S

ise?" she demanded. "You

e to control the rumble

ting. But I've been around a lot of wolves, and they're going to start fighting if I

ought I'd let her be courted by any of those

se, inhaling deeply. Leather, citrus, gr

ment to focus, but I could feel the Alpha

things get dangerous," I said, pulling

t?" Her eyebrows s

but intense. "If you let me tast

y taste. But you start licking me like some kind

e me regret tasting her. But I knew I

he center of her palm. The instant I tasted her, my entire bod

zel barked, snappin

"My senses are just... too strong around

ectric

d. "In about seven and a half days, your attraction wil

gh her hair. "Shit. Guess you'll need to sta

ood boil. I opened my mouth to protest, but then I caught the unmi

r just in time to shove the cat princ

cess in here," the cat purr

threw a punch, but he dodged it, so I knocked him bac

on?" Hazel's eyes wide

rd-golden skin, lean muscles

ward her. "Princess," he said,

ween them, gl

me?" Hazel asked,

the cat answered,

to call her "love"? I growle

st ruby shifters were referred to as 'pink rubies' befo

u mine," the cat resp

I shifted fully into my beast form, charging toward