Cassian doesn't step away or ask her to back off, so Ruby stays where she is, sipping at her vodka slowly. She knows that his presence is bringing her heat on faster, but she can't seem to find it in herself to ask him to leave.

"You don't... have someone else, do you?" A reason why he shouldn't be here. He wasn't bonded -his scent would be blended if he was- but that didn't mean he didn't have an omega or a beta at home.