Chapter 185: Part 5

Dmitri was furious. His eyes glowed and his volume almost matched that of The Kodiak. "I will punish the bear who did this to you," he growled.

Nikka grimaced, but ran her fingers through the hair on the back of his neck trying to calm him with her touch. "Why? I took care of the problem and our differences are settled."

Nothing she said seemed to calm him and he went on, his voice actually rising further. "The bears rarely fight, and they are to never settle differences with my mate using physical force."

She kissed his jaw then his neck, loving the taste of his skin. Her fingers tightened in his hair and her other hand smoothed along his collarbone before skimming over his chest. He needed to relax and she could think of only one way to take his mind off her sister-bears.

He stopped her travels when her hand dipped lower. "You will not move my mind from your injuries. I want the name of the she-bear."