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gs were eas

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o idea what she was. Had no idea I

d. Watched

erewolf. Cocky little bastard.

uld not

rrive with another woman. Heard the fight. Saw them leave. I left

destroyed and I was going

aned against the front edge. Let my eyes scan the ro

look

n us. Her breath caught. Just for a second. The

oo. The pull. The bond trying to sna

lecture dragged. Fifty minutes of pretending to care about Gothic litera

e fifty. "That is all for

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oice cut through

iled past her. A few looked back

left then walked to the do

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closer. Just a few steps.

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point. I liked

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the war in her eyes. Pride figh

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does not make sense. Why w

worry ab

know what you g

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is ever

sider it

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tched me with those wide brown eyes. "Kelvin does not deserve you. His family does not

ng to date m

ink twice about un

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ld you d

rds almost came out. I swall

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oom felt smaller. Hotter. I could hear her

consid

ding. After that we go back to normal. You

f I sa

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dropped and I saw the anger underneath. The pa

rrible idea,"

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rough me. Kael ro

ugh everything in me wanted to grab her right

dding is not

s first. Things you need

rrowed. "Wh

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id you

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ly. Cautious. Like she

watched her walk

s Re

ped. Loo

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he turned and left w

all. Watched the way she moved. The curve of her hips in th

i

and I turned back to

inside my head now

ted. She i

binding broke. Not unti

t is changing. Getting strong

scent had been faint. Muted. Now it was gettin

room. Locked the door. Made he

Sent her running.

n. She is stronge

I could n

walking across the quad toward the parking lot. Even from here I could

moves. The way she trie

Once her wolf woke up she would

ose brown eyes looking up. Th

w frame hard enough

that pretty throat. Making sur

close enough to start breaking down her walls. Close enou

ys is t

to be

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her. Make her understand that

f she

ld not

ed like it might die any second. She sat there for a long mome

hinking

oice. Wondering what she j

ea what she j

wly losing his mind for three weeks. Who spent every night fighting the urge to break into her apartment and m

u

u

out of the parking lot. I tracked it

ld not come

. The hunger is

cure. After I checked in with the pack. After

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er wolf woke up she would feel it too.

f

p. Her scent was still in the roo

ays and we can have he

felt like

do. Plans to make. A wedding to prepare for. But underneath

no idea what wa

not wait t