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DONOVAN

I fucking hate you.

CASSIAN

Get your ass to the forest.

NOW.

NEX

Fuck off.

CASSIAN

Don’t make me hunt you down. You won’t like the consequences.

NEX

The forest is a little general. Would you like to narrow it down a little?

CASSIAN

Oh, I won’t be hard to find.

Tucking my phone away, I jog after my mate. This is going to be a two-prong plan. The first is to break Audrey out of the hole she’s fallen down, and the other? To remind Nex what the hell he’s throwing away.

I turn my head from side to side, keeping my steps as quiet as I can. Audrey’s out here somewhere, and I need to find her.

Reaching down, I squeeze my erection. It’s never fun running when my dick is hard, but there’s no way it’s going down until I come inside my mate.

“Where are you, little mate? Are you still running or did you find a hiding spot?” I call out, focusing to see if I hear anything out of place. “You’re being such a good girl listening to me and running. But we both know you won’t escape me—nor do you want to.”

A branch snaps to my right, my head jerking toward the sound, and I catch a glimpse of red.

There she is.

I dart after her. She’s moving quickly and trying to be quiet, but I can pick up on the sounds of her heavy breaths as I near her. It won’t be too much longer now.

Another flash of red has me veering to the left as Audrey stumbles over a log, and that’s all I need.

With a burst of speed, I launch myself across the distance and tackle her to the ground as she tries to get back to her feet.

“Oh, look at what I caught,” I taunt her, rubbing my dick against her ass. “A little mate.”

She bucks beneath me with a snarl. “Get the fuck off me.”

I hesitate for a moment, unsure if she means it.

“If you want this to stop, all you have to do is say red.” When she continues to fight me, I adjust my hold on her until I can slap a hand on her ass. “Do you understand?”

Audrey glances at me over her shoulder, eyes filled with hunger as she licks her lips. “I understand.”

“Good girl,” I purr, lifting her off the ground and carrying her to the log that she tripped over. I lay her upper body across it so she’s on her knees with her ass in the air.

She lets out a growl, continuing to fight my hold as I bury my face in her neck and suck in her scent.

“I love it when you fight me, little mate,” I growl, yanking off her tank top and pulling her up until she rests against my chest. My hands fall to her tits, cupping her through her bra and tweaking her hard nipples. I hook a finger in the front of it and tear it.