Xavier POV
My mouth went dry when I saw Alyssa in that dress. Just looking at her in that had caused a rather startling reaction, and it had taken everything inside of me, every little willpower that I had, not to grab her and take her into the dressing room to ravish her. The way it had accentuated her curves, highlighted her porcelain complexion, and brought out the color of her eyes...my wolf had all but leaped to the surface, wanting to mark and mate her then and there. The thought of any other male seeing her in that dress had caused a massive spurt of jealousy and a wave of possessiveness to come over me. No other male was going to eye my mate if I could help it. She was mine. Now and forever, even if she didn't know it yet. Every minute I spent with her, I grew to like her more and
