DIANA'S POV
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AJ held me even as we left the lake, even when I tried to push him away.
"Señorita," he whispered in my ear. "Stay with me."
And so I did. Of course I would. For five years he had held me close when I was breaking. Yet this damn heat wouldn't stop.
When we reached my apartment, AJ and Alex left, promising to pack their things and come with us to the pack. Even though Alex was from the Moonbound Pack like AJ, he still insisted on coming.
"Do you think your mother will scream if she finds out every one of you is abandoning the Moonbound mating ceremony?"
AJ laughed, carrying me up the stairs and into my apartment. "She will be fine. I have no hopes of marrying now," he shrugged, "so I won't be attending."
"But you're attending the one at the Crescent Pack," I tilted my head to look up at him. "Your wolf will still be at its peak, urging you to mate."
