There’s a moment of silence as we stare at one another in a battle of wills. Tension sparking between us and that good old Whyte stubbornness shines through. Leyanne drops behind me and moves back to the still hugging pair of wolves who are lost in their own world right now. The mate bond pulling them out of reality.

“Fine….. if he calls a temporary halt, then you come with me. I won’t let anyone touch you.” Jasper relents, exasperation evident as he tenses, yet it doesn’t fill me with any sense of trust.

“He can come here. I’m not his dog. I have what he wants right here, the...