I blinked and gasped, “What?” The word came out barely a whisper, but my heart dropped to the snowy ground.

“The cold will not bother us here,” he grinned and waved a hand around us. “It never bothered anyone belonging to a pack. That’s what Rogues can never have, mate.”

“What do you mean?” I anxiously blew a breath, my hands started fidgeting. It just made Kallias smile even more.

“You’ve been in the Nightblood Pack for days—weeks, correct me if I’m wrong—and the furthest thing your mouth has achieved is when it kissed me hours ago.” He tilted his head like a predator sizing his prey. “Shall I need...