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e and Zack, the silence

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called away, for Zack to follow. Waiting for her to be here w

her. She hadn't taken more than two bites in the last five minutes but her hand kept moving, c

u

the silence. My voice came out smooth but I

p. "You could jus

then I wouldn't

ond. The look in her eyes was a mixture

she said, before she droppe

"That's where you're wrong. You're my brother's mate... and

back abruptly. "I t

t her walk toward the doorway, thin

leaning against the doorframe like I

y please," I

d over her ches

, down her body, then back up ag

e tension in her jaw was

etend you don't and you could stay h

rowed. "And

you wa

but I shifted just enou

up to brush a loose strand of hair behind her ear. It w

t?" I said,

t I stepped in closer, pressing

g one hand on the table beside her hip

but it wasn't a real push, it was the kind that left h

uc

leaning forward until my lips brushed her

I could feel it, s

ound her thigh. I traced my thumb in a slow circle o

I let my lips brush her temple

id softly. "That's

r voice was unsteady.

ngerous chuckle. 'No

mb brushing higher, moving just above her knee. He

to stop," I murmure

r a moment I thought s

silence as

e side of her thigh. I leaned closer, my chest a

e almost gentle but edged with claim.

ree hand, tilting her face back toward me. Our eyes locked a

out kissing her, just to s

Kane's voice cut through the

ne had the right to touch her. Her flushed cheeks, the uneven rise and fall of her c

e dining room, I turned towar

said smoothly. "Did