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“There—much better.”Mynew owner nods in satisfaction asIpull the jacket around me.Hetakes my hand again. “Nowcome on—we don’t have all night!”

He tugs on my hand andIfollow him this time without complaint.Hepulls me through the vast auditorium and out into the night.

Apparently he owns me now.IguessI’mgoing home with him.

38

CONNOR

The moon—just a night past full—shines down on us as we make our way across the wide, grassy expanse towards the venue’s parking area.It’sstrong tonight, making my skin itch from the inside-out.Ishrug my shoulders against the itch.Idon’thavetoShiftright now likeIdo on the night of the actual full moon, thoughIcould ifIwanted to.

Speaking ofShiftingand myWolf, he couldn’t be happier.Wefinally have our mate back—Ican feel him inside me, wagging his tail.

I don’t have the heart to tell him that we probably won’t get to keepSunny.Idon’t expect her to forgive my deception, just becauseIbought her.Thoughat the moment,Idon’t believe she knows whoIam.Shehasn’t yet connected me with the guy who lied to her and pretended to be her brother for two long years.I’mnot exactly in a hurry to tell her either—Iwant to keep her with me for as long as possible—Ifuckingmissedher.

Plus, she’s going to need to be bred.HerHeatCycleis well advanced—even now her warm, feminine scent is teasing my nose and making my cock rock hard in my tux trousers.I’mnot sure ifIshould tell her whoIam before that or not.Onone hand,Iwant her so much it hurts.Buton the other,Idon’t want to deceive her again—she really needs to know it’s me who’s breeding her.And?—

“So, bunkie—Iwondered if it was you.Ican’t believe you paid five million for this little slut.”

The voice of my old cellmate stops me dead in my tracks.Instinctively,IpushSunnybehind me.

Kane steps out from the shadows of a copse of nearby trees, his eyes glowing withWere-light.

“The fuck do you want?”Igrowl, glaring at him. “Stayaway from my mate!”

The words are instinctive, they just come out.Atthe same time,Ifeel theWolfinside me raising his hackles and growling.Kaneis most definitely the enemy—especially considering that he’s already kidnappedSunnyonce.

Behind me,Ihear her give a little gasp as she understands whoIam.Well, it’s too late to explain myself now—I’lltry to talk to her onceIget rid ofKane.

“Just thoughtI’dcome say hi to my little sis,” he says casually, but his body language is anything but casual.He’sglaring at me, trying to intimidate me, looking around my shoulder to catch a glimpse ofSunny.

“You said enough to her when you kidnapped her out of her home and sold her to the highest bidder,”Ipoint out.Ican’t imagine the traumaSunnymust have gone through. “Allshe ever wanted was a big brother who cared about her,”Isay. “Andlook what she got instead!”

“You’re one to talk, bunkie—you’re the one who tried to sell yourself to her as me.Andyouwere the highest bidder,” he counters. “Thanksfor the five million, by the way.NowI’llbe able to get my network back together and go back into business.”

I know what his business is—trafficking underaged girls and selling them to men who use and abuse them.Myhands curl into fists.

“Get the fuck out of my sight!”Igrowl. “Youmake me sick—Ionly paid that much to be sureSunnygot free of you.”

“Well, she’s not quite freeyet.”Kanetakes another step towards me. “She’sso rare—aRecessiveOmega.AndI’mher only kin.”

“I doubt she wants to see you again, but that will be up to her,”Igrowl. “What’syour fucking point,Kane?”

“My point is that as her only male relative,Iget to say who breeds her first,” he says.

I shake my head.

“That’s an old ruling—nobody goes by it anymore.”Infact, it was a law meant to keep femaleWeresin check over a hundred years ago—no pack thatIknow of uses it anymore.It’slike saying women are still the property of their male relatives like they used to be a long time ago before women got the right to vote—it simply isn’t true anymore.

“Igo by it,”Kaneinsists. “Asher only male relative,Iget to choose who breedsSunnyher first time.AndIsayIshould get to breed her first.”

“What?”Istare at him blankly. “You’refucking kidding me.Thatviolates theUnbreakableLawsand you fucking know it!”

“So?”Heshrugs, as if he doesn’t care about the basic principles that unite allWeresaround the world.

TheUnbreakableLawsare sacred and the two most important ones areNoIncestandNoBreedinginFurForm.Thatis, you can’tShiftinto yourWolfbefore or during breeding a female.Itcould hurt them because mostWeremales have pretty hugeWolveswith equally huge equipment.

“You’re fucking with me,”Isay shortly. “Well, it’s not funny.Getout of the way,I’mtakingSunnyhome.”