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CHAPTER 12

Author: Sally Bedell Smith
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Who? Her eyes fluttered open then quickly closed. “Talk with me. What did the ladies do when you used the restroom at the tavern to upset you?

Filled me up. When she began her martial arts training, no one had ever misbehaved with her. It took a close call with a human rape for her to realize she needed a mechanism to defend herself in human form. Too bad she wasn’t able to use it to take the gunman’s weapon away. He wasn’t close enough, though. If only she had been armed.

She let out a ragged sigh as she inhaled the heat of Darien’s body, the power of his arms holding her firmly, the scent of his masculinity, and the scent of his sex. No matter how coldly he treated her or how detached he seemed to be, he was unable to control that aspect of himself. He was unable to conceal his obvious desire for her, just like any other lupus garou alpha male that desired a female. Their chemistry ignited, sending a volley of heat sliding through her as their sexual chemistry sizzled. He tightened
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