Something truly insulting was about to leave her mouth. "You admitted it yourself last night. Those women are bound to you and you have not done anyth...ng to make their lives any better. You control and manipulate them. You force them to lust after you with no concern for the lives they would find away from you. I heralded you as what other men wish they could become. The center of a harem with no concerns of anyone else needs or dreams. It was not meant as a compliment."Her explanation. I know what I am. When I was sixteen I got a little desperate. I was pretty much being left out of the dating scene so when I did have a date, I kind of let myself go. It didn't take long before word got around. Howcroft would put out ... guaranteed." What put an end to it?" How do you know I did put an end to it?" Not sure. Just the way you act ... and I don't think you could fool Renata. Besides, I have the feeling you are telling me all this for a reason. Right?"She nodded. "I didn't want my. The two mates were to be so loved by all that they would conquer the world. This story was translated from an ancient wolven script and part of the legend was lost along the way. Two mates, starcrossed in their path would not be accepted until the world changed as a whole, and so the two mates would take forms that were not accepted. Even the ancients did not know what this meant, everyone in the pack was accepted. So at some point the ancients removed that part from the legend. This would. ’ ‘And you were the coolest bookworm closing the lab every night.’ ‘You remembered?’ ‘I never forget a pretty face, especially if it houses a beautiful brain.’ ‘You’ve changed.’ ‘And you haven’t, just got finer with age, like the sweetest of grapes stomped on by French feet.’ He reached up, fingers softly grazing her cheek. She smiled, her cheek tingling.’You’re something else Nick.’ ‘And you’re still lovely as ever.’ ‘It’s nice of you to say so.’ ‘I’ll do much more than saying so.’ He stared.