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His mouth pressed to my shoulder, followed by the pressure of teeth as he carefully bit down. Panic shot through me. If I let him do this, bond with me, mark me there, it would be something I couldn’t come back from. I’d be his.

Shoving with all my might, I pushed him away. I landed on my ass in the dirt and must’ve caught him off guard because he stared in shock.

“No. You don’t get to mark me.”

His eyes flashed with frustration as I got to my feet. “Dammit, Sunday. Why the fuck not? We were born for each other. This is our destiny.”

“I’m meant for more than being your breeding bitch, and that’s all a mate is good for in my pack.”

“Who the hell said that’s what I expect? It doesn’t have to be that way.”

I propped a hand on my hip. “Oh really?Giving you my knot.” I did an impression of him that brought a flash of amusement to his eyes. “You want to breed me just like any Alpha wants to breed their mate. It’s who you are.”