Elena he was ba

ent they regain their

A female's mental power could soothe a male, not fight-

Once bonded, any male who attacked his Matriarch would

ping the shredded remnants o

adn't marked you, you would've lost control. You coul

iscussing the weather, but

nd." Ares com

ed in his mind. "I like her

at his wolf intern

d with yearning. "I want to have many

ccepted this woman as their

trol!" Ares argued furiously. "Just like

. Pack law was clear-if an Alpha male bonded with a chosen mate first, he

rs for his fated mate, turned down every other female, and now? Some stranger mar

ved us..."

snarled. "Now I'll nev

his sensitive wolf tail. The moan tha

mm

I

like it was on fire. Thi

e bond, I'll be

hought

g up. "But we'll have to wait until

ven if the female broke the bond gent

re was a good chance he'd reject any other female's

But they were stuck in the middle of nowhere right now. Even with reduced abilities, h

nd as insurance. His fists clenched. The mate bond w

heard noise from

swooped in and shi

gar. "Her Majesty sensed your mental pow

gorgeous now that

noticed the other female in

en't yo

e her a c

comfort mission and sa

nder care while Ares was vulnerable and mark him

rd-cat mark on Ares's neck

ou mark Gen

dive-bombed Elena, wings flapping

to her leopard-cat form, dodged the attack, and swa

she shifted back to human form with s

het

ht, then tu

r. Don't worry. I won't play the third

both females seeking him. Yet Elena was ration

males were spoiled rotten and had males

their marked males' minds just f

fferent. Everything s

looking at Vera. "Before then, I suggest

ed up like someone had offere

eds mental comfort la

culated

drop. If Ares fell to 3S, he would be the same ra

arch? She didn't care. Ares was a h

es full of longing. "Even if you've been marked before,

d at her w

aid coldly. "When I lost control, the Empire sent f

Anyone attempting mental comfort

tending devotion? Even dreaming of beco

a short, mo

ridic

suffering another mental collapse, keeping E

el clearly

Later, he would draft an agreement-payi

rned to

no relationship with Vera. You

breath. At least she wou

nstantly redd

oose her over m

me, you'd have a chance at offspring

ed technology couldn't improve fertilit

needed her most?" Ares sneered. "I'd rather have none tha

vehicle sounded outside the cave,

ed toward t

long black coat trimmed with gold at the collar and c

e back,

e System's voice r

detected. Preparing