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Upon waking I couldn’t move my arms. Looking around I noticed I was back in his bedroom, chained to his bed. Well, that’s not good. I yanked on the chains to see if they had any give, none. Who has a way to chain someone to their bed? You know what? I don’t want to know.

Looking around the room, I noticed that it was mostly in black and mahogany. Very clean and overly tidy. I guess someone has a clean freak problem.

Voices outside pulled my attention to the door.

“So, you’re just going to keep her chained up?”

“If she didn’t try to run, this wouldn’t be an issue. I can’t go chasing after my mate every five minutes and I need to know why she wants this old thing.”

“This isn’t the way to start out a healthy relationship.”

“I’m aware, but it’s the only way to get her to stay in one place for long enough. I’ll deal with the pack business later, Kade.” I could hear the door handle turning and pretended to still be asleep. “Now, none of that. I know you’re awake. We could hear you pulling on the chains out in the hallway.”

I opened my eyes and glared at my rather handsome captor. Grr, scratch that, my annoying pig-headed captor. This mate thing is going to drive me insane. “Why don’t you be a dear and let me out of these.” I asked with my most innocent voice and added a bat of my eyelashes for good measure.

“I don’t think it would be wise for me to willingly put myself in danger like that again.” He moved closer to the bed while saying this, looking me up and down to make sure I had no way to escape. Little did he know, my fire could burn through these chains if I wanted to. I just need to figure out how to get the ring back and make a cleaner exit this time. “I can see you’re trying to work out how to get out of here again. I wouldn’t bother. The entire pack is aware of what you look like, and I’ve doubled the border patrol.”

How can someone be so hot and insufferable at the same time? I asked Vix, while glaring into those crystal blue eyes.

I don’t know, but he is our mate. It’s up to you to seal the deal on this one. Just know I’ll be very angry if you mess it up. I rolled my eyes at her words without thinking.

“And why are you rolling your eyes at me? You’re not getting free with that attitude.” I glared even harder at him. If looks could kill he’d be on his way down the river.

“And why in the world do you think I would give you the pleasure of seeing me annoyed?” Knowing full well this question just answered itself.

“Well, little mate. It appears you have become annoyed enough to talk with me. So, what’s your name?”

Could telling him my name get me in deeper than I already am? I guess not. “Saber.”

“Where are you from?”

“Some mystery is needed in a new relationship, don’t you think?” I batted my eyes at him. May be playing nice and flirting a little would get me out of the chains easily then I could escape.

He grumbled something not loud enough for me to pick up. “Fine. Then what kind of shifter are you? How did you get into my pack house without being noticed?”

“My, my, so many questions, big guy. If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were after all my secrets.” I said with a small pout of my lips. “Can’t a girl keep some secrets to herself?”

“Well, if that’s all you’re going to give me…” At that he turned to walkway. All I could see was rippling muscles on his broad back. He didn’t have his shirt on this entire time, and I failed to notice? He turned suddenly, giving me a very nice view of sculpted abbs and pecks to die for. “Unless… you’d like to answer some of my questions?” He wiggled his eyebrows at me, only then did I notice my mouth wide open like a fish as I gaped at him. Dammit!

“Fine, what else do you have for me?” I asked with a rather large sigh, this bed is rather comfortable.

“What does-“ he held up the ring on the chain around his neck, that I failed to notice again. Get your head in the game, Saber! “-this, mean to you?”

“It’s an old trinket from my family.” Not completely a lie. I’m just hoping he doesn’t know the history behind it.

“Oh, your family, you say?” His diamond eyes twinkled dangerously. “So, that would mean that you’re a fox shifter.”

I can’t confirm it. I can’t deny it. So, I just laid there and looked at him with an uncaring look on my face.

“I knew it! I knew there were fox shifters still out there.” He pumped a hand up in the air in triumph. How old is he meant to be again? 25? 26? I guess that explains it. “Where are the rest of you?”

I glared at him. “Over my dead body will I ever tell you that!” He glared back. Apparently, I lost the flirting thing I was going for. Quickly melting the chains, I snapped them off at the ends far away from me. Leaving the cuffs and quiet a bit of chain to use as a weapon. Springing up, I went to smack him with the chain, but he saw it coming. Even with the shock written all over his face, he grabbed the chain and pulled me to him. “So, it’s true.” He mumbled. His lips were centimeters from my face. I could feel his hot breath. Looking down at his full lips, I wanted so much to kiss them and claim them as my own. But knowing better, the Skulk depended on me, I went to headbutt him. He yanked me back by the chain and spun me around so that my body was pushed against his lean chest. “I can’t let you leave then.”

“What does tha-“ I didn’t manage to complete the sentence, for the next second his canines were buried in my neck, marking me as his territory and forever claiming me. The world started to fade out. But I heard a muffled sound, a voice saying, “I’m so sorry, I can’t lose you too.”