Reese’s POVTroy took his sneakers off outside the front door and they dripped water all the way to the bedroom. Troy put her down in front of the shower and leaned inside to switch the water on. His wet clothes landed on the floor and Reese didn’t wait for an invitation as she pulled her wet dress over her head.A new hunger for Troy started between her thighs as he stepped underneath the spray and held his hand out towards her. Her nipples pebbled and she could see the hunger reflected in his own eyes as he pulled her against him.Steam rose around them and she could feel Troy’s heart beating underneath her palm. She couldn’t get enough of this man and within seconds her back was against the wall and Troy was thrusting inside her again.She clung to him for dear life as her orgasm rampaged through her and his ragged breaths filled her ears. If not for fast healing, she wouldn’t be able to walk the next day. Troy pulled out of her and he lowered her so she could stand on her own two

Troy’s POVTroy stood looking at the closed elevator doors and his hands balled into fists. What the fuck had she meant by his mate? He’d realized their predicament the moment they’d left the barrier of that island. The rune Drake had given him had acted on his own wishes.He’d wanted to spend time with her, get to know her and fuck her. He’d wanted to fuck her again since that day he’d stood on her porch. The magic of the island did that, it brought forth inner desires and left no room for anything else.That only meant that Reese had wanted to try as well. If she hadn’t, she wouldn’t have responded to his touch like she had. They had chemistry, intense chemistry, but something had flipped the switch in her mind.Troy walked back into his quarters and grabbed their suitcases. He froze in the doorway of the master suite and closed his eyes. Amber’s scent swirled in the room and he inhaled deeply. It had been six years since her smell had enveloped him. It sent goosebumps rising all ov

Troy’s POVTroy’s fists clenched in front of him as Reese walked out of his office. She’d felt it, of course she’d felt it. They’d marked each other. He was pissed off that she’d kissed Drake but he was also incredibly turned on.He’d deserved it but fuck him if he liked the idea that Drake’s mouth had been on hers. She was his, only his and fuck anyone that thought they could take her from him. It wasn’t just the fact that they’d marked each other.He’d been in love with her even before the wedding. She was sensual and sexy, seemingly innocent but wild as well. She wasn’t vain or shallow and her touch had the ability to leave him breathless, brain dead and numb like an idiot.“Troy,” Drake began.“Don’t ever mention this, don’t even think of it and if you fucking masturbate to the thought of her kissing you, I’ll kill you,” Troy said as his eyes flashed darker.Drake barked out a laugh and shook his head. “If she dumps you, can I have her?”“Drake.” Troy’s voice had taken on a danger

Reese’s POVThe office Troy showed her to was at the back of the packhouse and held two desks, one for Julian, as she soon found out. Since he was her Gamma, it was his duty to also act as a buffer between her and pack members wanting appointments, much like Drake did for Troy.They had a small kitchenette with a very nice coffee station and another door that led to somewhere. Troy gave her a grin and stood in front of the door. “I know your office is a little out of the way and normally you’d have the office next to mine, but …”Reese’s heart sank a little. If her office was right next to his then they’d be close the whole day. She didn’t want to think about what that meant. They hadn’t talked about Amber again and Reese wasn’t sure she wanted to.“Reese.” Troy looked at her and she blinked as she snapped out of it. “We needed more space for your lab than the other office allowed for.”“My lab?” Reese felt like she’d been sucker punched but with tingles and marshmallows of happiness.

Reese’s POVReese was so engrossed as she studied the spores under the microscope that she hadn’t heard the door to her lab open. The flower she’d found in the late afternoon held her captive. It was a flower she didn’t know, which was odd in itself, and that intrigued her.“You do realize that you missed dinner,” Troy said from behind her and she let out a yelp and sat up straight so fast that the back of her head hit him on the chest.“Shit, Troy, you scared me!”He chuckled and placed his hands on her shoulders where she still sat on her stool. “What’s so interesting that you stood me up?”Reese smiled and moved her neck from side to side. “I’ve never come across this flower, not even in books and I hate that I don’t know.”Troy’s thumbs dug into the muscles of her shoulders and Reese closed her eyes as she felt the tight balls of spasms. She’d been sitting, hunched over, for hours. She hadn’t even realized that she’d missed dinner since she’d sent Julian away when the sun set.His