Had been mine

CLARISSA

My beast had often been a pain in my butt, but never, not once, had I lost complete control of my body the way I had just done. My snow leopard needed to claim Alicia. It wasn’t a want—not even close. It was a compulsion that couldn’t be denied.

And if I were being honest with myself, I let him take over, knowing what he was going to do. Alicia was my alpha. Not just mine, Dante's as well. The three of us were a triad and all the rest of the noise over how and when faded away as I sunk my teeth into him, marking him as my own.

Dante marked him, too, the sensual activities we partook in ending just as they were meant to—mostly.

Alicia was looking back and forth between us as if trying to piece it all together. Dante came to my side, making it easier for Alicia to see us both at once, but also letting me hold Dante’s hand. We’d just shared this magical and intense moment and not touching them wasn’t an option.

“I know I should apologize,” Dante spoke first. “But I can’t bring m