She blanches. “What do you mean, no?” “No, Delsheen. We won’t be bonding with you.” She laughs in his face. “A united front, is that it? Well, you can’t say no to me, remember? You’re the alpha. That means that, for you, it’s your animal side that chooses the mate. And your animal chose me a long time ago,” she says in a victoriously sultry voice, pressing up against him. “So you have no choice but to go through with it, unless you want your animal to rage and fight against you for all eternity. He’ll reject any other female because he already chose me. You have to finish the mating ceremony.
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