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Rising from her chair, she began to pace a bit. “I know that you two were telling
    me the truth earlier about a Tiria having two mates. I’m still not sure it’s necessary and I
    can’t see much to recommend it aside from having someone always near to help with
    the power levels.”
    “Was there a question in there that I missed?” Jaeson’s tone was openly provoking.
    She glared at him. He didn’t seem at all worried about staying on her good side.
    She’d have loved to put him in his place but couldn’t think of a way just yet. Walking
    around the bed, she tried to put her thoughts in order. The chaos in her mind was
    making her restless. She stopped when he was directly opposite her. He moved to the
    end of the bed so he could turn to see her without bringing his boots onto it.
    “You and Samiel, how will it work? Won’t someone get jealous? I’m not agreeing to
    anything. It’s just something I wondered about.” She titled her head and bit her lip.
    That was only one question of many.
    “Samiel and I will each want time alone with you, that’s natural just as we’ll make
    time to be with each other. We might feel envy, want to be part of it because we know
    just how good it feels, but no real jealousy, because we all belong to each other.” Jaeson
    smiled, his voice turning a little husky.
    She gaped at him. They’d want to be with each other. She hadn’t even thought
    about them having anything other than a friendly relationship with each other. She felt
    utterly stupid for a moment, but that feeling was pushed aside as her mind began
    supplying her with details. An image of the two men in each other’s arms kissing
    flashed through her head. It was disconcerting and arousing at the same time. She
    hadn’t even thought that they might be lovers. She might just be the one who would be
    jealous. She’d never even thought about sharing a lover.
    “You didn’t realize that Samiel and I were lovers, did you?” He smiled obviously
    enjoying her surprise.
    “No, I didn’t know. There wasn’t anything about the relationship in the books. As
    far as I know, you two could have just met.” She shrugged.
    “We’ve been together for years.” He brought his knee up and rested the ankle on
    his thigh. He was utterly relaxed and at ease.
    “If we have sex, are you going to immediately assume that we’re mated?” She sat
    on the bed across from him, one leg tucked under her.
    “We are mates. Having sex or not having sex isn’t going to make it any more or less
    true.” He angled his body a bit more so that he was fully facing her.
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    She shook her head. That really wasn’t what she’d meant. She had been thinking
    more about his attitude than his philosophy. Apparently, she was going to have to ask
    in another way if she wanted an answer.
    “Are you going to be all possessive and expect to act like my mate if we have sex?”
    She sighed. “I’m not just going to jump into something permanent. To me, having sex
    will just be sex. Is it going to be more to you?”
    “I’ll undoubtedly be possessive. So much that you’ll object to it? I don’t know. You
    are my mate. I’m not going to pretend that you’re a woman for only a night.” His intent
    golden stare didn’t waver from hers.
    She didn’t have any doubts that he was absolutely serious. She couldn’t change his
    attitude, not even dent it. Running her fingers through her hair, she exhaled slowly. She
    suspected that even if they didn’t have sex, he’d be possessive. So she’d have to deal
    with his attitude regardless.
    “Have we dealt with all of your questions?” He raised an eyebrow and looked
    significantly at the bed.
    “You may consider me your mate but I don’t consider myself bound in any way.”
    She clenched a bit of the blanket in her hand. “I don’t have any other questions at the
    moment, but there will probably be more later.”
    “Good. Then come over here. I wanted to kiss you when I