She choked out a laugh. “You’ve known me all of five minutes.”

“It doesn’t matter. You are passionate and determined. You would protect them like a mother lion would her cubs. You would stand up for them. You are fierce, Julie. Even I am a little afraid of you sometimes.” He smiled. It was true. She could never better him physically but in all other aspects it was game on.

She turned to face him. “You think I’m fierce and passionate?” She smiled. “Sheesh, you really want to get back into my pants.”

“You’re not wearing any. So no, that’s not my motive. We are going to rut again.” He grinned at her, knowing it would look feral. He was that aroused by this female. She didn’t flinch. He pulled her more firmly against his dick. “We will rut and we will do so often. I’m going to have you in every position imaginable and some that you’ve never tried. I hope that you will choose to stay here with me but know that if you go…” he paused. “I will make sure that you are ruined for all other males. You will only crave me.”

“Wow.” She swallowed thickly. “Arrogant much?” She probably didn’t know that she did it, but she glanced at his cock before looking back at him.

He nodded. “Yes, I am. There is no shame in it. A fact is a fact. No one has ever felt as good and I know that it was the same for you.”

She rolled her eyes. “You’ve only been with two women so it’s not that hard.”

“That’s not true.”

She frowned. “What? I thought Ash and Ruby were the only women in this place.”

“They are the only unmated females in the fire kingdom. I have been with most of the unmated females across the four kingdoms as well as a couple of the older females that lost their mates.”

“So in other words you’re a male slut.” Her hands had curled into fists and he could scent anger. She was jealous.

He held back a grin. “I am a male… yes. It was important that I become experienced in the art of lovemaking so that I could give my female pleasure one day… so that I could give you pleasure.” His voice turned husky. It was not to be helped. The thought of her nails digging into him.

“I’m not yours.”

“You are.”

“No.” She shook her head. Her cheeks were still flushed. Her eyes still a tad glassy. “I don’t need anyone.” He sensed a deep-seated pain. Her eyes clouded.

“Yes, you do.” He touched a few strands of her hair but she moved away.

“No. I don’t.” It was half-hearted. She chewed on her lower lip. “How do you know that humans will even get pregnant? We’re very different.”