Blaze shook his head, looking disappointed. “You do seem quite taken with her. All the humans are the same. The next batch will be just as enticing, I assure you.” His brother’s features tightened. He clenched his jaw. “They all scent of heaven, taste of heaven and feel like heaven but they are not to be trusted. Let her go and hunt for someone else. I can see that you are becoming emotional about this particular one. It will bring nothing but heartache.” His eyes took a faraway look. The male spoke from experience. “Do both you and her a favor and send her away. You will find solace with the next one.”

“You haven’t been with a female for at least a year, so don’t give me that nonsense talk about finding solace in the arms of another. You’ve never told me about it. Who was she?”

Blaze looked at the ceiling. He pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed heavily. “Yeah. I didn’t take someone else after… after… things ended with my human. Not mine!” He quickly snarled. “I should’ve just taken a replacement. I’m pathetic. You don’t want to end up like me. She was just a human. She was everything and nothing. It doesn’t matter. I will never trust another human. They are all the same, fluttering eyes and deceitful mouths. I hope not to have to take one as a mate and yet it would solve all of our problems, so what choice do I have? I need to be sure that it’s absolutely necessary first. You need to either mate that human and get her with child or take her back.”

“I thought that there was no rush.”

Blaze narrowed his eyes. “Either you impregnate her during her coming heat or I’m sending her back. I can tell that it won’t be long before you start making rash decisions. You might end up mating her even though she is against having young. Where would that leave me? Where would it leave us as a kingdom?” He paused, closing the distance between them. His jaw was set. “We need to know if a royal child is a possibility and we need to know soon. Get her with child, Coal. Do not let me down. Our future is in your hands.”