RebeccaI fumbled for the blanket, wrapping it around myself with shaking hands as I am suddenly aware of my nakedness again.

“This changes nothing. A mate bond doesn’t erase what your pack did to mine,” Maximus snarled.

“My pack?” I hissed, incredulous. “I just told you I was never truly one of them! I was treated like an outsider my entire life!”

Maximus pushed himself to his feet, his massive frame vibrating with tension. “Yet you wear their mark on your ...