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KNIGHT

I instantly caught the smell of her arousal before she ran inside the cabin, avoiding me. I shifted and used the back door to get inside.

“Hey.”

She just jumped. “You scare me.”

“You okay?” I wrapped her in my arms, kissing her shoulder.

“Knight, get in the shower.” She loosened my arms around her, getting off me.

“Are you coming with me?” I joked to lighten up the sudden tension between us.

“No.”

“Why are you like this? You suddenly pulled up walls between us and tried to distance yourself from me.”

“Of course not.” She shifted her gaze away, but I could hear her heartbeat racing.

“Did you just lie?” I cupped the back of her next so she could look at me. “Nirvana, there’s no shame in feeling turned on when your mate touches you.”

“Oh, yeah? When you’re in your wolf?”

“Yes. It’s normal. Sometimes, mates licked each other in their wolf forms. They roll around the bushes, ink their scent on their mates to ward off those unmated werewolves from their females. And I’m f