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She bounced around hied, ju on top of him He fell back as she bit into his neck with a playful bite He growled and snapped at her in a ain, i her tackle hirabbed at her nuzzle, more in a love bite than real battle She wanted to throw back her head and laugh, but she growled instead, wanting hi, his ears perked, his tongue lolling to the side She jus over his back With high spirits, Duncan dislodged her, tackled her, and brought her down, licking and chewing on her neck andher down and forcing her to fight hientle or loving with his brothers or s, to see how vigorously they fought in , she kicked at him with her feet until he lay crosswise on top of her and licked her ave in As soon as she shifted into human forhed Then he shifted also, still on top of her, only skin to skin as humans "Lass, you are no beta female, if that’s what you’re worried about Are you ready to retire for what’s left of the night?"

She lay on her back on the carpet sht harder next time"

"Aye, I will," he promised with a sparkle in his eyes, but she presumed he wouldn’t really Not like he would with his brothers, in any case Maybe that was just as well

He pulled her up fro down her back and buttocks "When you crawled out of bed before you shape-shifted, I nearly returned to huhed and squeezed his ass "I’lad you didn’t and played with me as a wolf instead"

She retrieved her phone and turned it back on

"Put it on vibration, in case we get frisky and soht," Duncan warned He slipped into bed with her, spooning her and intending to wait until her breathing was soft and slow--like that of a sleeper as dead to the world-- before he left her

He couldn’t tell her what he intended to do, because knowing her, she’d want to go with hi any of it This business with Silverman was his job, not hers He wanted her safe and sound and sleeping until the next time they made love

Forty-five minutes later, Duncan was finally able to slip out of bed, believing she was asleep He watched Shelley for what see to see if she woke and noticed he’d left the bed She didn’t stir, too tired frorance one last time--the feminine, musky, sweet scent of her--and damn if his libido didn’t ratchet up a couple of notches

Before he changed his ain, he headed naked for the back door of the villa, opened and closed it, then shifted He hadn’t thought he’d be scent- his territory on the island, nor would he have if he’d actually had a rooed when he had gotten involved with a sizzling hot she-wolf He was playing for keeps

As he loped around the periht to show Sal that Shelley was his--as well as the villa, the territory surrounding it, and even the beach and the sea that caressed it That any ho crossed that line was in serious trouble Wolves killed other wolves that were not of their pack and invaded their territory The need to do so was just as strong with a ho was protecting his own

Instinctively, the wolf half of him had to do his bit to ensure Sal knew it beyond a doubt Sal hadn’t done so around his own property, which had surprised Duncan He wondered if that was because Sal didn’t often release the wolf side of his nature Or ht to claim territorial possession because the money that had undoubtedly paid for it all wasn’t his Orto anyone

Duncan left a few calling cards around Sal’s estate also With a smile

After all, with all the money Sal had stolen, this could very well have been Duncan’s pack’s estate Marking it as his own enforced the claim that it was theirs, not Sal’s

What Duncan hadn’t expected when he returned to the villa--with his she-wolf sleeping soundly inside--was to discover twoaround the perimeter

Two men olves

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