Book 1: The Lost Luna - Ch. 17 Joining The Pack

Daemon's Point of View

"Why are you keeping me here when you don't want me as a mate?"

Why was I keeping her here? It was obviously against her will, but I just couldn't let her go. I thought I didn't want a mate and surely didn't need one. A part of me suspected I was wrong. The mating bond was more potent than I realised.

"I never said I didn't want you as a mate," I told her.

"Effectively you did, by not acknowledging me as your mate or allowing me to acknowledge you," she responded.

When I first laid eyes on her, I thought Adriana was the most captivating woman I had ever seen. Bewitchingly beautiful. With her light brown hair up off her shoulders, I could see her flawless back. I wanted to run my tongue and taste her. Would she be as tasty as an orange? Then there was her heart-shaped face and those kissable pink lips. Or maybe I could fist her hair while tasting her lips. Rogue or not, I wanted to take her there and then, but then it hit me. I had thought she was a rogue.

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