Relieving? Out of all the reactions he'd considered that wasn't one of them. She went on to elaborate. When she reached the part about Kyarst he immediately went cold; the chill reversing quite suddenly into a white hot fire. It was one thing for her to crush on someone, but it was another thing entirely for someone to crush on her. Did Kyarst share her feelings? Rhythm's heat was unmistakable, had he thought of sleeping with her? With his alpha's odalisque? If it was a mutual thing, how long had the little Armada prick been looking him in the eye while seeing Rhythm behind his back? The thought made Valen want to gut the Praesidio simply to watch him writhe.
With some effort he tamed the jealous rage that threatened to send him flying across the packlands on a witch hunt; Valentine tamped it down and smothered it under a thoughtful facade. "Hmmmm," he rumbled, eyes searching the rafters as he tried to figure out what was behind his visceral reaction. He didn't think he minded her liking someone, however, that feeling being reciprocated was another matter.
They were going for honesty, so in the end that's what he went with. "Yes, it does bother me." He'd been brought up on the idea that whatever he wanted was his. Period. And he wanted Rhythm. It occurred to him that Cascade may have been onto something. He tipped his head to the side slightly, then relented, "Not so much you liking someone else as someone else liking you." Unspoken were the words 'it makes me want to kill somebody.' "And him being someone who serves my pack makes me a bit uneasy too."
"Talk"Think"You"
NOTE: Valentine has a female striped skunk companion named Lefty. Unless stated otherwise assume she's present.
