Chapter 18

What would she do? Fred didn’t know if he’d pushed too far. She was begging him. His wolf was pushing against the walls of their bodies ready to mate. He knew without a shadow of a doubt that Ava was the woman he’d bitten. The one woman he was supposed to be with for the rest of his life. She was his mate. His father had confirmed it after their time together in the study.

Holding himself off her, Fred waited.

What would it take for her to give herself to him?

You were the one who made her a toy.

He couldn’t take back that moment. Fred knew he wouldn’t have felt her in his arms if he hadn’t thrown out the ultimatum. He didn’t know what he would have done when he got to her that night. There was no way he would have killed her. Did she even realize the power she had over him? Zedi had the same kind of power over Roger. Mates were bound to follow each other. It was a blessing and a curse within equal measure.

“Please, Fred, make love to me. Fuck me, give me everything.” She begged him o