***[POV: Kicked-Out Kyrie]***
"Actually, if you're traveling home… I should probably mention that I'll likely end up following you. Just to make sure you get there safely. And I might… do what I did last time and leave my scent around your apartment."
I tried to keep my voice casual, even while fighting down the urge to bond mark her directly. I had to fight it earlier too. When she was cornered under my desk… and she raised her eyebrow just like now.
"You intend on following me?"
"An unmated state makes you a target in this phase of the moon. I'd rather know you made it home without encountering anyone than spend all night wondering if you'd been cornered in an alley again."
"So my choice is to let you follow me and tell the whole city something important to you is now there… or let you mark me and get the same result. That sounds like coercion to me, Ms. Voss. Disguised as your brand of protection."
