Chapter Five

That reminded him, he didn’t know her name. Warning bells started going off, this was the Nari’s friend, but even that thought did not stop his cock from growing harder. Hell, the second he’d touched her, he was a goner.

Reg’s Tiger pressed under his skin, growling and scratching, agitated beyond reason. Awareness made his breathing come hard and fast, and desire coursed through his body. He scented her reciprocal arousal and Reg’s blood roared in his ears.

Mate.

Oh fuck.

Mine.

Slow down.

No.

She was it. She was the one. His one. Reg’s true and fated mate.

Holy fucking shit.

“Uh, hi, I’m Gretchen. You can, um, put me down now,” the woman said.

She smiled tightly, and raised her eyebrows expectantly, but there was no fucking way he was letting her go.

Mine, growled his beast, but Reg remained silent.

“Um, yeah. Okay, buddy. Thanks for the rescue, but it can’t be easy holding me like this, so, you can just put me down, yeah? Like now.”