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Jacquelyn took in a sharp breath when she finally noticed that his eyes had phased She walked over to hiainst her cheek She closed her eyes, pressing her face against the palm of his hand, and whispered, "Yours"

Fane leaned down and blear his scent on her Then he kissed her lips softly "I love you," he told her gently

"I know," Jacquelyn said in reply

Fane pulled his hand away from her face and took her hand He led her into the kitchen, deftlyof chips and two bottles of water fro to Jacquelyn, he told her, "I want you to walk in front of u room, and as they did she could feel the eyes of the other wolves on her Fane snarled at theazes to the floor Fane was holding it together by a thread Je really needed to bond with hisone of these wolves

Once in Jacquelyn’s bedroo she was safe and with him helped calm him and his wolf They both sat down in the floor and Fane spread their make-shift picnic in front of them

"Do you want me to sit out in the hall?" he asked her

"No, you dork I’h I’m very not pleased with you," Jacquelyn told hiht now Tell o all postal on Boian when he got in ?

Fane took slow breaths, cal himself Jacquelyn didn’t realize how valuable she was to a Grey male He had to help her understand, but in order to do that he had to stay calm

"You are a feht revelations to share?" Jacquelyn interrupted

"You didn’t let me finish, Luna"

"Oh, my bad Please do continue," Jacquelyn said

"You are a half Canis lupus female, able to mate with a male The female ratio to male olves is somewhere around thirty to one To put it sih demand Now, yes, you have found your mate, but the catch is you are not bonded to yourhas taken place, and to uname So naturally, around other unmated males I’m just a little territorial when it comes to you I can never shoeakness to another dominant wolf For them to see weakness in me means I’m vulnerable, and vulnerability to a wolf means easy prey," Fane explained

"Is that why you would not sit down until they did?" Jacquelyn asked

"That’s correct A more dominant wolf’s head is never lower than the less dominants As for why I took Boian to the floor, he was closer to you than he should have been and he scared you For those reasons he needed to be disciplined He nos not to go near you or I will kill him," Fane said matter of factly

"Isn’t that a little over the top?" she asked him

"Not when it comes to Canis lupus Un them boundaries helps them keep their wolf in check That’s the other reason is a mated female is not to be touched by another male unless her mate says it is okay – it’s just another way to prevent fights I know it doesn’t make sense to you and seems archaic, but there is an animal that lives inside us and that animal has to be kept under control The hu Boian to shreds The ould not have shown mercy, which is what sets us apart from full-blooded wolves," he answered

Jacquelyn didn’t say anything, she just took bites of her sandwich and chewed slowly, obviously in thought Fane ate his sandwich as well and let her think about what he had told her He kneas a lot to take in, but he also knew that she had a right to know everything