To say that Sam was surprised was a huge understatement. That Ella would agree to his superimposed condition so easily without protest, and that too after his dire warning. Why was she so ready to abide by his words now without fighting him? To his chagrin, he found he liked the feisty Ella more than the demure one.
Damn that woman for getting under his skin when the time wasn’t really appropriate.
Besides, she isn’t our mate, the pesky werewolf inside him remarked with a trace of his usual sarcastic connotation. You’d better stay away from her. Remember what happened last time when you were too horny to wait for our mate and got involved with Tracy Connelly.
Tracy Connelly was a mistake and Ella is nothing like her, Sam felt bound to protest despite the fact that he didn’t appreciate
