Lucinda POV. Waking up, Lucinda could feel Nick’s arm around her waist, and everything from yesterday afternoon flooded into her mind. Anger boiled her blood instantly, how could this man possibly think, she was willing to have him hold her, or be in this bed, with him like this; after that. ‘Welcome to my pack, my dear.’ his voice practically purred down the mind-link he'd established, by forcibly initiating her into his pack, yesterday. The snarl she let out; Ky’ra right there with her, was loud and aggressive towards him. A clear warning not to touch her, to get the hell away from her. She slammed her elbow right into his chest as hard as she could. He hadn’t been expecting it, she realized, when he didn’t move out of the way. Nick gasped not just in shock, but also in pain and his a