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just like that his mind
spiraled back to the woman who was his mate. Regardless if she knew
it or not.
    Even the heat of the African sun couldn’t
compare to the heat Aida Roberts created within him. He had to get
away from her before he took her to bed.
    Would that really be a bad
thing? Shaking his head, he ignored his
libido.
    He sat on the roof with a low groan. No
matter how attracted he was to her, he couldn’t act on it.
    Why not? his beast demanded. We
can’t ignore her. She is part of us.
    Dane raked a hand through his hair. He
wanted her so bad he could taste it.
    Ignore her and you condemn us.
    “ But I protect her,” he
muttered. His animal roared in fury and struck out from within. He
winced from the swipes of razor-sharp claws.
    Deep inside him, the
darkness began to rise, and Dane battled back. He wasn’t completely
sure what was happening to him. He didn’t understand every bit of
it. However, he was figuring it out, like he did everything,
methodically. All he knew was every time he relied on his powers,
the darkness fed and grew stronger. When he’d come into contact
with Aida for the first time, everything became easier. He wasn’t a
fool; he knew she was his saving grace. The one who could save him.
His solnyshko moyo . Not to mention his mate . But Dane had already condemned
himself to a life of solitude.
    Closing his eyes, he immediately conjured up
the image of Aida Roberts. The huge smile she had on her face as
she interacted with the villagers, the love she had in her eyes as
she looked at her dogs. There was such life within her. He didn’t
want to kill it, and if he instigated the mating bond and tied them
together, there was a very good chance he would be doing just
that.
    “ I’m getting tired,” he
admitted to the air.
    He’d been an enforcer for centuries, and it
was beginning to take its toll on him. Humans for the most part
angered him, and the other beings he encountered didn’t do much
more for him. Rules he had lived by and enforced for the majority
of his existence almost felt constricting now, and the darkness
pushed him to ignore them and just let rage take over. With each
battle he fought, it was harder and harder not to just destroy
everything.
    But Aida was different. She touched a part
of him he thought had been securely locked away. Aida reminded him
of Zora Jameson with her good nature and kind heart. But with Zora,
there was only friendship; he knew Aida was so much more to
him.
    Our mate!
    The roar exploded within
him with such force he shuddered. He was an alpha shifter. And his
beast wanted his
mate.
    The pounding of hooves grabbed his
attention, and he looked over to see a figure on horseback riding
up at an easy lope. A low whistle came from the inside of the
house, and Dane watched as Aida and her dogs walked out to meet the
rider.
    A near-feral warning hiss left him as the
man reached out and touched Aida with familiarity. Forcing his
emotions back under control, Dane hurried off the roof, skipping
the ladder, opting to leap down to land in an effortless crouch,
and strode around the house to find out who else had come for a
visit.
    The pair had moved off to the shade of a
tree, and the horse was drinking from a bucket. Dane narrowed his
eyes as he took in the man’s appearance. He wore cowboy boots,
relaxed fit stonewashed jeans and had a white shirt on that showed
off impressive muscles as well as his chocolaty skin. A brown
well-worn western oilskin outback sat upon his head.
    Aida’s laugh tinkled along
Dane’s skin, and he inhaled sharply as his body reacted instantly
to it. He slowed when she lifted her head and smiled at him. That smile rivals the sun for
brightness.
    “ Dane, come meet my
friend, Kees.”
    Pleased she didn’t hesitate to include him,
he moved toward them. Stopping beside Aida, Dane watched the horse
stiffen slightly before continuing to drink. He waited for the man
to look at him and was amazed by the pale gray eyes staring back