EZRA I couldn’t get my mind off Zaiyree. The way she felt. The way she tasted. The way she sounded. Even just thinking about it made my blood heat up. I knew once I let myself fall into her, there would be no going back. I barely knew anything about her, but she was already consuming every part of me. I had to fight the urge to stay while Rhett trained her. I knew he would never do anything inappropriate to her. Even with all of his teasing, he would never cross the line. I had just wanted to spend more time with her. I was confident I would always want to spend more time with her, though, and I had other responsibilities I couldn’t shirk. I wanted to tell the council that I was going to accept Zaiyree as my mate, no matter what their decision ended up being of her. I was ready to storm