"TIME OUT!!!" Thorin yelled, frantically tapping any part of Riona he could reach, including her knee, her shoulder, and possibly her elbow.
When she finally let him go, he scrambled away, looking like he'd just survived a wild animal encounter.
Feeling victorious, Riona struck a superhero pose with her hands on her hips. "Looks like you owe me a wish now!"
Thorin grumbled under his breath, muttering about how Riona had beaten him using questionable tactics. He wanted to complain about being baited, but he knew if he said anything, it would sound like he was a pervert.
And then there was the whole fated mates business. Everyone said fated mates were a werewolf-only thing.
Thorin used to buy into that completely—until he heard that Remus, the super-powerful Alpha, had picked a vampire as his partner.
