VALEN Just when I think I have her, Sloan sends another assault my way. A virgin. She’s a virgin. Some primal part of me was ego-stroked by this confession. I would make her mine and be the only thing she ever derived pleasure from. But this also went against the way I operated. I was vain enough to know my worth. And rich enough to get whatever I wanted. I didn’t use my power to lure in women like my father. He went through ‘secretaries’ like clockwork. I also didn’t entertain the options my parents attempted to push in front of me. I’d be courteous but ultimately tell them I was uninterested. Rich girls didn’t suit me. Alpha girls had Daddy issues. I preferred something less tame, even if my parents were less than aware. I watched Sloan walk out of my office, a slight tremble in