“Dammit!” Jewel snarled at him. “I told you this would happen! I told you not to touch me. Why did you touch me?”
“I’m fine, Jewel,” his words came out in a low growl. His eyes opened slowly and they glowed as they stared at her. She tried to move back, practically attempting to climb on the counter behind her, but he didn’t allow a centimeter of space between their bodies. He simply pulled his head back so he could look down at her.
“Did that feel like I don’t want you?” Dalton asked her boldly.
Jewel shook her head. “No, it felt stupid! Why would you do that?”
“Because you’re mine and no damn curse is going to keep me from you. The bond might have been what brought us together, but what holds me to you is you. Don’t you see that? I want you, Jewel Stone. I want you to be my mate. W
