With fear. “No, Nate. No—”Her words ended on a started cry as he closed his teeth over the pulse in her neck. Biting her hard enough to mark her, but not break skin.Mine. Mine. Mine.The mantra reverberated in his head as he claimed a woman he had absolutely no right to claim.And then, like a brick wall hit by a missile, the thoughts she’d kept hidden began to filter into his mind with rapid-fire speed.I can’t believe he just did that. They’re going to kill him.The thought stunned him so much, he lifted his head and stared down at her.“Who’s going to kill me, Sage?”“You marked me.” She slugged him in the shoulder. “What the hell are you thinking? You just claimed me!” Her mouth gaped in alarm. “Wait. Oh God, can you read my mind now?”I didn’t think it could happen this fast. He can’t know. He can’t–He caught her by the upper arms. “I can’t know what?”They’re out there waiting—don’t think it. He can hear it. Oh God he heard it.Son of a bitch, someone was outside?
