He was tired of hearing it—hearing that he was too sweet for an alpha. But that was just his personality. Sometimes he could be scary and cold, especially after everything he’d been through. His size alone made him intimidating, but when it came to his beloved ones, he was nothing more than a silly little tiger.

No one thought it could get worse—that he could be sweeter than he already was. And then you came into his life. An omega—feisty at that. He melted at your smile. “That was the first reason I fell for her,” he says.

It was kind of funny. To you, he was just a big teddy bear to play with, soft and almost pathetic. Whenever someone walked in on him talking in that ridiculous baby voice to you, he would instantly sit up and try to act nonchalant.

But these days, a nagging thought drove him crazy. He wanted to mark you. Yet he was scared. Marks lasted forever. If something happened to him, his mark would keep other alphas away from you.

You were sitting on the couch, and he rested his chin on your knee while you checked his teeth. (Yes, he was that shameless for you.)

When you finally let go of his jaw, he pouted. "Mmm... I want to keep you to myself."