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Clay got up

Her heart stuttered

With a dark s, he ca her between the wall and the " It was a dare

Fear threatened to swamp her, especially when he ers over her nape "Lost your voice, Tally?"

The taunt snapped through the vicious haze ofdoith her nails Her intent had been to teach hioad her Except that his uage" He crowded her even erous, and h and maybe I’ll let you use your little human claws on other parts of my anatomy"

Red filled her cheeks as she snatched her hand frohtened on her nape and it was such a possessive, territorial act, the feminine independence in her rebelled "You don’t want oods, remember?"

Chapter 12

Clay’s entire body stilled and to her shock, his eyes shifted to cat right in front of her Feral Wild Inhuman As they had been that day in Orrin’s bedroohter - vivid, perfect - crashed into her ain, terrified her best friend would turn on her, use his claws and teeth to tear her to pieces "C-Clay" She hated that involuntary catch in her voice "Clay"

He released her without warning "Don’t worry, little bird Fucking a wos to do list" Harsh words, an even harsher tone "You want me to act human" - a pitiless renunciation, a reminder of what his e the status quo of this relationship You ca you because, hell, you were a kid I knew once That’s it"

Talin knew she’d failed a very ie would’ve turned her silent, made her cry internal tears Now, a latent fury awoke in her "Not fair," she whispered "Maybe I’m not what you wanted me to be, maybe I made soht to judge me My Clay, the boy as ht have said was lost as Max called out froht until Clay leaned close, his breath hot against her ear "We’ll discuss this later When we’re alone"

That hen she realized she very definitely had succeeded in waking the sleeping leopard And, bravado aside, she had no idea how to deal with him

"Nice place" Max shook Clay’s hand, then slid into the opposite side of the booth "Guess I’d have been quietly rebuffed at the door if I hadn’t been cleared by you?"

"There would’ve been nothing quiet about it"

Max grinned despite the fatigue lining his face "My kind of joint"

A slender young estion of future muscle about hih his face with its full lips and exotic Mediterranean bone structure was striking, it was his blue and black shiner that held center stage His color faded when he met Clay’s eyes "How deep in the shit anized that cap of black hair He was one of the teenagers who had been hauled out of the bar two nights ago

"We’ll talk later" Clay dismissed the boy, inced but left without further ado

"Isn’t he already being punished by beingthe part of her that warned it ht be better to stay below Clay’s radar after the way she had provoked him - it’d be a cold day in hell before she let him intimidate her into silence

"I’m Nico’s trainer"

That just confused her, but Max nodded "There’s punish rea drink of the dark gold liquid in front of hi better would be to fall into bed for the next twenty-four hours"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>