The moment the office door closed, Alexander and Damon rounded on me. “Want to tell us what that was about?” Damon questioned, folding his arms, giving me the stern fatherly look. To a lesser extent, Alexander was mimicking his father’s stance, but it wasn’t as affected, given well, I’m older than him. “What what was about?” I blinked innocently. Damon growled, not threateningly but in frustration. I’ve always had that effect on my Zio. It’s like my superpower. I can make him go from patient and calm to ready to strangle and shake me in a matter of seconds. “André….” I know that tone. My name said in this extended frustrated sigh. I grin at my Zio as I walk back to his desk to get my phone back. “You know exactly what we are talking about.” Damon groaned, rubbing his temples. “Enlighten me, darling Zio. What have I done that has you rubbing your temples? Should I call Zia Izzy? Will getting you laid or at least blown ease whatever stress you a

I sighed, rolling my eyes. This man would make even my little brother sound insecure by comparison. And Azriel does everything with confidence, even stupid shit. But André… he’s on a different level of confidence. And as much as I’d like to pop his bubble and say it wasn’t that great… I have said enough lies. “Let’s go. I want to see if you’re as good at other things.” He smirked, brushing past me, very intentionally letting his hand brush against me. Cardinal was sitting up, panting and begging for more with his tail wagging. Someone’s

I wasn’t sure how much time I would have before André would return with the prisoner. So I need to get ready and fast. I hate to do this, but I’m guessing that if he wouldn’t cave to Alpha or Beta auras, I need to play this without intimidation. If anything, I need to play it the opposite. I quickly shut the door to the room and set to work. Pulling my shirts off, I wrinkled them up and stomped on them for good measure before putting them back on. Not going to take my pants off, knowing my luck, André would walk in at that exact moment.  ‘Well, I mean, after we finish dealing with the prisoner, pants can come off.’ Cardinal winked. I rolled my eyes. Just because we kissed does not mean anything, least of all that I’m getting naked with him outside of shifting. Cardinal snorted as he went to curl up and wait for when I might need him. I sighed and dug my hands into my hair, messing it up, well as messed as you can get with my haircut. I found some grease

Cardinal hasn’t shut up since I stopped the kiss back in that interrogation room. He’s pissed at me. He has no right to be pissed. As my wolf, you’d think he could see things from my perspective. That he would understand what I’m thinking and feeling. But since meeting André, he’s stopped even trying to be on the same page as me.‘OF COURSE, I’M PISSED!’ Cardinal shouted. ‘Our mate was in our lap making out with us. We were in a private space where no one was going to interrupt. And you cockblocked us!” Cardinal ranted.

I let out a breath of relief as we got further from André. Yes, I know that probably sounds like a shitty thing. And maybe it is. But when you are in my situation, where your senses are overloaded by a scent, you can’t give enough, but your brain is too confused to know what to do, then you can say anything. I know Cardinal wanted to stay by André’s side, but I need space. I need to clear my head. I obviously can’t think straight when I’m around that man. And I can’t sort anything out that way. I need quiet reflection. ‘That’s the problem. You are trying to think straight. Literally, you keep looking at this whole mate bond the wrong way. You see it as straight vs. gay. And this is where despite how humans are supposedly so evolved compared to animals, you fall short.’ Cardinal sighed. ‘Excuse me?’ I glared at him. We used to get along so well. I’m really getting tired of this constant fighting with my wolf.  ‘Just what I said. You see th