The shock only lasts half a second as I jump back and slap Ronan across the face with all the force I can muster. I’m not even surprised when claw marks rake through his face from where my hand was.
“Don’t you dare kiss me!” I scream at the top of my lungs, my heart thumping hard and my breath coming out in gasps. I wipe at my lips roughly on my arm. “I’m mated! What don’t you understand? You need to respect that I’m someone else’s.”
Ronan stood his ground, not bothering to check his clawed face. “Lacey, you have to know that I love you.”
“You love me?” I seethed angrily. I remove my high heels and throw them at his head. “What about Nikki? Your true mate? I’m not her.”
He didn’t try to evade my shoe attack and attempted to come close to me but I took five steps back. “She might have b
