5
Gwen
“All right. One night. We get n***d, you mark me or whatever to make the governor happy. But as soon as you leave, I’ll be right back to square one. The other unmated males won’t back off.”
Mak growled and anger flared in his eyes at my mention of other guys. Such a caveman.
“They will not touch you, Gwen. Ever. Unless I am dead.”
The thought of him dead sobered me instantly. “What? What are you talking about?”
His expression was grim, and I believed every word. “A mate is sacred. So long as I live, no other will touch you. You do this, you’ll be marked forever.”
“No casual s*x? No hook-ups?” Well, the thought of being celibate the rest of my life really, really sucked, but so did being stuck on this damn planet forever. God, this sucked. But what choice did I have? I’d deal
