Aries' heart thumped violently in his chest, and the hairs on the back of his neck stirred awake as though sensing danger. His head, which had been turned toward Kenzie, stiffened in that position as he tried his best not to move, not to turn and meet Lucien's eyes. He knew that if he did, if their gazes were to lock, he would easily give himself away.
Somehow, Aries was beginning to understand what it meant to be someone's mate, but not fully one mate, for he was destined to be bonded to many.
With the mission that had brought Aries into this world, he was not someone meant to belong to another, to be called his or mine. He belonged to plenty of others, meant to be shared among them, even if he wished otherwise. Lucien, however, neither knew this truth nor would he ever accept it.
