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My hands dive into his hair, yanking him closer as I rub and writhe against him, ignoring the hands pulling at me, trying to tear me away from my mate. My Lucas. My alpha.R

The kiss consumes me down to my soul, and I wrap my legs around him, reveling in the feel of him against me as he holds me to him, settling the core of me just above the erection I can feel pressing against his jeans.

I gasp between kisses, and grind down, begging for more, ignoring the voices around us.

I feel another pinch on my thigh, and I cling to my alpha, moaning as his tongue dives into my mouth again and again, exploring every millimeter.

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AVA. WAKE. UP.

Selene’s voice breaks through the kisses, but I can only feel annoyance. Go away!

His hands are up my gown, squeezing my breasts, and

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ohmygod, he’s pinching my nipples in a way that makes me jerk my hips against him and moan.

Ava! He isn’t Lucas. He isn’t your mate!

I pull away from the brain–numbing kiss, panting as I try to focus on the man in front of me. Lucas?

No? Yes?

I blink, and lose my focus when he swoops in for another kiss. I can still feel people trying to tug us apart, but my alpha refuses to let me go.

I yank hard at his chestnut hair, telling him without words that I want it rougher, and-

Wait.

doesn’t have hair this

my hand. He licks and nibbles at my palm, and I can feel him.

against him in a way that makes me want to give up and let him do whatever he

wants to me.

not

He’s Clayton.

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Clayton. Yes. Not Lucas. Wake up, Ava. Your heat is taking over you. You need to take control, unless you want to be mated to the Aspen alpha.

so bad. In fact, it sounds

enough that I want to tear his clothes off and do it right

Ava!

yelp as firm hands grab me around the chest and yank me

then, with two syringes in her hand and a guilty

on the ground with a laugh. “Won’t work on me. Sorry, little omega. Here, Jen–why don’t we knock her out, too? She’s just going to keep escaping if

“Yes. Please.

starting to realize that something is very,

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pretty sure his wolf is convinced we’re mates. But we’re not, because Lucas is

Isn’t he?

think he

huge, heat–driven part of me that wants to pounce back onto Alpha Clayton and let him have his bestial way with me, driven purely

in you. Just ignore her, Ava. Once you get used to it, she won’t take over anymore. Selene sounds resigned. This wasn’t supposed to happen this way. I told you to

your scar.

to mention how all her instructions went

window the moment I saw his face. Or was it

not sure. I want him back.

Ava. Calm down. I’ll be there

Ava, honey. It’s just going

holding me won’t let me go, no matter how much I writhe and kick against

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I can feel whoever’s holding me tightening

on her vitals. Let’s get her into the isolation unit. She’s as