Neride's face seemed so angelical that all Puternic wanted was to kiss her. But he did not. He pleaded to protect her and that would not be correct. That would be dishonorable, specially in front of that stranger called Alexa. Even he had some principles as an Alpha male he wanted to respect. Reputation was everything: after all, he would have other opportunities to tame Neride.<br/><br/>On the other hand, there was that breathtaking, sexy woman thinking she was in charge of all the situation. Her scent was delicious and spite of the bitterness in her soul, common to so many creatures, his instincts suggested that all Alexa was looking for was a warm, friendly person to teach her how to live. However, she thought Puternic was a mere minion to be used to her caprice. Her attitude had already shown how Alexa saw him. What an error! Time to change the game, Puternic decided.<br/><br/>Puternic walked fast and right after Alexa left the room, he raised his right arm and gripped her left shoulder, holding her firmly but to the extent it was possible, in a tender way. At first, he thought she would react aggressively. In reality, before Alexa could do anything, Puternic walked closer, his hand slid along her body' side towards her waistline, gripping her just as he had done shortly before with her shoulder. Without knowing it, he was exposing her to more and more of his scents and hormones.<br/><br/>"Listen, no one is paying attention any longer, so from now on, no more games", Putternic spoke with his usual confidence as he stood next to her, slowly turning to next to the pretty and making a U-turn in the wide corridor. "I submit to your desire, I protect you, but I protect you in my room", the territorial Putternic continued as he walked with her torwards his room.