Did that mean Jay had a mate out there already? Was Alexei just…filler? Prepping Jay, giving him a taste of sex and romance, only for someone else to take him away permanently further down the line? Alexei hated the idea, so much so that his generally steel-lined stomach started churning well before they got to dessert. Why the fuck couldn’t he be Jay’s mate? He’d be the most devoted mate there ever was, given the chance.
