Page 46 of Marked for Desecration

Never have I seen her glow so fiercely, even if she tells me sweet things like she was going to smother me when I wasn’t looking.

Petting her now, her back was tense as the Cromwell driver took us to the meet spot at the docks.

Mathias probably wouldn’t care that Logan was gone. He could easily move another one of the major families to take his place in managing the blood farms.

The only problem was that the majority of it ran through Cromwell land, and I had the last Cromwell right on my lap.

“Would you stop petting me like a damn cat!”

She reminded me of a kitten clawing at its master. It was adorable, to say the least.

“I thought you liked cats, Valka.”

“Fuck you.”

“I would, but we’re about a mile from the docks. I don’t think you can suck me off that fast.” I lifted an eyebrow when she turned her head to glare at me beautifully. “Unless you want a challenge?” I wagged my eyebrows, and her elbow flew back. I easily dodged it and grabbed her breasts, squeezing their loveliness, massaging them in my hands to calm her temper.

“You drive me fucking crazy.”

I nuzzled into the crook of her neck right as the driver pulled up and parked. “You don’t need to woo me, Valka. You already belong to me.”

Throwing her off my lap and onto the floor of the car, I opened the door and stepped out. She growled as she exited right behind me, her hands balled into fists. Good, she needed to keep her wits about her at this meeting with Xavier.

The driver slammed the door shut but didn’t follow us to the warehouse. Something was nagging at me about him.

I stopped and looked over my shoulder at him. “Julius? Was that your name?”

He nodded and leaned against the car, crossing his arms. He was cocky and my hand was itching for my concealed blade before I understood why. I held myself back, making a mental note as I pulled Valka by the waist beside me and made my way inside.

“Remember what I told you,” I reminded my little vixen.

“I’m not stupid, Ian.”

“Wouldn’t have claimed you if you were.”

The tension in her body relaxed as we came to the meeting room. Xavier Vorhis sat there with his chin behind his clasped hands, elbows on the table. His eyes were calculating as he cast them between me and Valka.

It was a change they didn’t anticipate. They shouldn’t have. I made sure to keep myself unpredictable. The wild card. They only thought they had a handle on me. The strong will sus out the weak and heads have already been rolling in my wake.

Rex was already sitting to the side in a relaxed position, his fingers running through his wolf’s fur.

“Where’s Logan?”

“With the woman who always had his dick on a leash. I’ll be taking his place today.”

Xavier’s eyes flicked to Valka.

“Seems you’ve climbed the ranks of the Cromwell home quickly.”

She sashayed over and sat next to Rex. He was a soldier under me, but it still ignited a fury I didn’t comprehend. I’ll take it out on her later.

I calmly sat down beside her and glared at Rex, who gave me a perplexed look.

“Ian.”

“Spit it out. I don’t have all day. I could be fucking Valka by now.”

Valka slapped me with the back of her hand and hissed which just made me smile. I enjoyed riling her up. It made for some really rough sex.

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