I raise an eyebrow at him, and he smirk at me before answering as he moved between my legs and rests his arms on my pillow. "Valen!" I growl, looking away but also not wanting to shove him off because the tingling sensation made my stomach warm and fuzzy. He chuckles but presses his weight against me when I don't shove him off. "Then I will drop my borders for them," Valen says, and my eyes snap to his. "You would do that?" I ask and he nods. "Maybe once I do, the other packs may open their borders, too." "Valen, the media will destroy you for that," I tell him, and he shrugs. "And after the Alpha meeting and I announce my mate is a rogue, it will give them something else to talk about. I don't care for my reputation, Everly. No matter what, the media will find some way to destroy it,