I stepped in front of Aiko. “Excuse me?”
“I said,Out.”
Roran slowly shook his head, a grimace clear on his face.
“Why?”
“What do you mean,Why?” Dorian’s face grew red. “Because I said,Out! This ends now.”
“What ends now?”
He flipped his hand between Aiko and me. “This.”
“This what, Dorian?” I knew I was pushing him.
“Thissharingthing.”
I glanced at Aiko, and then at Rilen and Roran and folded my arms. “No. It doesn’t. He needs blood, andso do I. This arrangement suits us.”
“I saidout, girl!”
“Ohshit,” Rilen breathed.
Cocking my head, I stared at Dorian. “One. I am notgirl. My name is Kimber Raven. And two, just who the hell do you think you are ordering me around like that? This is not a military maneuver. I am not your slave or your pet. I am a grown woman with a will of my own.”
“I want you out of here.”
Grabbing the edge of the door, I stared at him. “I don’t give a damn what you want!” The door slammed in his face.
He kicked it open a second later, yanking it off the hinges and sending it through the air into the wall. Storming into the room, he reached out to grab my arm.
“Touch me, and I’ll castrate you,” I stated calmly.
Only just able to arrest his motion, Dorian stood inches from me.
“This is over, Kimber. It’s over. You don’t need his blood. You can take it from any of us. He can drink from the supplies that Odom brought. I won’t allow this.”
“You don’t own me, Dorian.”
“I am your—”
“My what?” I snapped. “You’re my lover. You share a bed. You haven’t claimed me as a mate. You haven’t formalized anything with a sealing ceremony. You fuck me. That’s it. I am a toy, a thing you amuse yourself and your mates with. And I won’t be told by anyone what I must do.”
“You’d walk away from me for this?”
“For someone who treats me with kindness? Who doesn’t mind sharing his blood with me? For someone who has treated me as a rare specimen? I’m not walking away from you, Dorian. You’re pushing me out.”
Rilen stepped forward. “I told you not to do this. She and Aiko have a bond. This is important for them.”
Dorian whirled on Rilen. “Shut your mouth!”
Roran came to stand next to his twin. “Calm your attitude, Dorian. Walk out of here, right now, and go dunk your head in the lake to cool the hell off.”
His eyes jumped between all of us, and he was suddenly gone in a blast of wind.
Roran shook his head.
Rilen let out a breath. “I told him not to come here, Kimber. I told him to let us all talk this out.”
