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Stacey giggled again as S kittens with tiny superhero costumes and made them fly around the room

I chuckled "Man, I’ll bet the women eat that up"

Glass shattered I turned and saine dripping down Ryland’s hand and arlass had apparently irowled and rinsed his hand in the sink, a deep cut in the flesh healing within a e bowl and handed it to me across the kitchen counter

I looked at hi into the food My taste buds rejoiced from the first mouthful "Holy cow, Ryland, you can really cook" I chewed slowly, savoring the tangy sauce he’d used

He turned away frolass of wine "Yeah" When he turned, his eyes locked onto S in my stupid man brain clicked at that moment I looked from him to Stacey Each time she smiled or touched Sht have so for her but dismissed it as sheer lunacy Since ould a wolf fall in love with a feline? Then again, they were ht be none of my business," I said, "but if you like her, you should talk to her"

"You’re right," he said "It’s none of your business"

"No wonder you’ve been sticking around Isn’t Thoonna be ticked you’re not back yet?"

He shook his head "No, because I’hter"

A chill ran throughof use" He turned his gaze to ht about you" His top lip curled up, revealing an unnaturally long canine "Much as I hate to ad"

I paused htforward A few rogue vaone bad, soood But ever since Thunder Rock, things have heated up The Tes from the last few years are full of ue vampires who kidnapped your father are just the tip of the iceberg"

"You’re simply too much, Adam," Stacey said in response to Smith, her voice loud and clear from across the sizeable co Stacey’s eyes glanced toward hiing fro everything she was doing was calculated It wasn’t like I felt any , butback in as my body recovered

"You really like her, don’t you?" I said to Ryland

His eyes widened and he hurriedly gulped down the rest of his wine, turned, and went for the bottle

I snorted "Don’t get all embarrassed onabout it"

"And how’s that working for you?"

"Not so good"

I took another bite of the delicious stir-fry and regarded Stacey and S you on I think she likes you too"

Ryland grabbed a seat next to me and leaned over "You think so?"

I nodded "I’m an incubus, after all" I tappedanother incubus skill, na I didn’t know for sure Stacey liked hiuess you would, right? I uys have a sense for emotion?"

"Yep" I finished the last bit of stir-fry and set the bowl on the counter next to my seat "Do you feel weird at all that she’s a felycan? I ed "I’ve never felt like this so I don’t know"

"What do you mean you’ve never felt like this?"

"I’ve been oirl--" he shook his head and gazed adoringly at Stacey "She lights a fire in ainst the wall and shut her up with ulp of water to cover my embarrassment I’d felt that way about Elyssa a few times for sure At this point, I really didn’t knohat to tell him, so I went for broke "So why don’t you? Maybe that’s what she wants you to do You’re both Alphas of your own packs So act like an Alpha and take charge"

He leaned back in his chair, arhtful expression at Stacey "All or nothing, huh?"

"Ryland, you’re a wolf Since when does a wolf not take what he wants?"

He smacked the bottoht, Justin I’ve been wussing out over this girl for too long"

"Hell, yeah, Ryland Man up and carpe girl"

"Carpe girl?"

I shrugged "Yeah, you know Carpe dieirl?"

"Exactly"

The door to the other bedroo her eyes S cohan Stacey slinked over to us like a cat on the prowl, the roll of her hips hypnotizing, and I wondered if she weren’t part succubus

"Keeping the dog entertained, ot up and walked back around the kitchen counter "You hungry, or did you just couid senerous lips "So"

Ryland poured hi, Justin Did you see the flying kittens?"