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2021-09-28 19:54:50A SNARL RIPS out of my throat, and I shift before I even have a chance to think. The need to protect Jasmine is too great. My wolf body-checks her to shove her back behind me.
My brain isn’t working yet—I’m in full fight-mode, ready to rip their throats out.
One of them smiles like he’s going to enjoy killing me.
Another one steps forward. “Shift, wolf.” The words enter my body and reverberate through.
There’s alpha command in them. It gets my attention, even though I’m unwilling to obey.
It helps kick my brain back online.
Shifters.
These guys are shifters.
Which doesn’t necessarily mean they are friendly. But their scents are familiar. These are the wolves from Jasmine’s place.
“Shift, wolf,” he repeats.
I shift, calmer, now. A little more able to think. Still, I angle my body in front of Jasmine’s to sh
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I LEAN MY HELMET AGAINST TOM’ back and review what just happened.Hearing the jabs that jerk took at Tom over me has me mad. Not for myself, but on Tom’ behalf. No wonder he’s felt so unavailable to me. My instincts weren’t wrong. We are literally a separate species.And his own kind mocked him for being with me.Maybe, as much as we’re attracted to each other and as much as we care about each other, a relationship is impossible.I don’t want to think about that now, though, so I push it out of my mind. Tom is still here on a job, and I intend to help him with it. After that, we can talk.We ride back to Tom’ place and he calls his alpha to report. I’m not trying to eavesdrop, but I notice he’s only saying I.Not we.He hasn’t mentioned my involvement at all.Would he get in trouble?Or is this more like… emb
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I TUCK a bottle of wine and an opener in my picnic basket, along with our lunch and climb in the bus to meet Tom at his place. It’s our last afternoon in Taos before we head to Phoenix with the refugees, and I intend to make the most of it.I’ve been ignoring the little niggles of anxiety that have been running through me as our end draws ever closer.I don’t want to think about it. Don’t want to give him up. Being with Tom feels too good.Too right.And every time I’m with him, his auric field turns pink.He loves me.He hasn’t said it, but it’s clear.And I feel the same way.I find him sitting outside his place, waiting for me. He surges to his feet as soon as I pull up.“Hey, big man,” I call as I jump out and hoist the picnic basket.“What’s this?” He takes it from me. I didn’t tell him our plans, just that I wanted to
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I thought I had prepared for every situation imaginable. I had carefully gone through every scenario, except the one that lands me face to face with my one true mate. The way Ramirez had spoken to her and then dismissed her made me want to rip his throat out. I was distracted and wanted to follow her when she left, but I couldn’t find an excuse to leave.Fortunately, Carlos moved on after only a few minutes. I had clearly pbutted his buttessment.“Please enjoy the party, Mendoza,” he had said before moving on. “You’re in,” Painter said through the tiny earpiece we used forcommunication. “Good job, Juan.”I knew I had a mission to complete, and I was torn on what to do. Stay with the mission or follow my mate. I found myself gravitating towards the door I’d seen her leave through. I felt like a moth drawn to a light and I couldn’t stop myself.“Looks like you have company, my man,” T
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