Val nodded his understanding, then relaxed. "I get that often, actually. I think it's part of why I got so cross. The wolf senses that sort of thing, and I've had people pursue me in the past purely because they wanted that sort of thing from me," he admitted awkwardly.

"I very much want to make you happy, Jag, but- I don't know. I can get a bit rough in the bedroom, but it's not in my nature to be controlling or cruel. If anything, those are things I work hard to keep under control. ...It's part of how I keep the wolf subdued. In my younger years I let him have too much power- I hurt people, Jag. I physically and emotionally. ...I can't go back to that. I love him, I embrace him, but I know the damage he can do, and I wont allow that."