"Who are you?" I came awake with a jerk, disoriented and aching all over. 
A heavy male body lay beside me---we were both naked except for the sheet covering our bodies. 

I searched my memories of the night before, trying to figure out how I had gotten here while attempting to wrap the sheet around my body. I stopped when I realized I'd leave my bed partner totally nude.

I remembered myself saying over and over, "I'm your mate!"

I eased myself off the bed to look for clothes. I tried to be as quiet as I could so I didn't wake up the stranger. 

His scent was all over me, all over everything really. Rich and masculine, every time I breathed I felt as if I was being surrounded by the forest with hints of wood and a warm spice I couldn't name. I wanted to crawl back into bed beside him and never leave.

My wolf, Rayne, grumbled in my head, "We shouldn't leave! He is our mate!"

Rejected My Alpha Mate

Pain caused me to stiffen in Tyler's arms, my whole body locking up as his teeth sank deep into my throat.


I knew I'd have a mating mark no one could deny soon. His bite would be one of the worst I'd ever seen and, inside me, Rayne threw back her head to howl in pleasure; she was proud her mate wanted her so fiercely.


Tyler disengaged his teeth from my body with such care I wondered if he was afraid he'd torn out my throat. He licked at the wound to seal it, lapping my blood away from the teeth marks over and over until my body was responding in an entirely different way to his attention.


My nipples had hardened to stiff peaks and hot desire pooled down low in my belly, making me squirm as I rubbed my thighs together to try to calm the sensation.


"Stop. I don't know what kind of situation we're in, but I don't think we're ready to give in to those desires."


Chapter 93