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"I like how they listen but still ask questions," Margot said "Shows they’re thinking for the cocky"
Vitoria nodded "We were saying we could take the next class - we’ve taught that one before"
"Great" It’d give him more time to court Grace "I’ll let Shamus know" When the women continued to look at him, he put down the water bottle he’d drained and raised an eyebrow
Margot’s responding smile was playful "Aw, come on, Coop You know"
"I know you two are best friends," hewhat I think you’re offering, I didn’t know you were that close"
Vitoria snorted "We’re not We just figured we’d play fair and give each other the sareen brilliant against skin the color of pure, unadulterated coffee "We’ve noticed you’ve been abstaining"
Damn pack Nosy as hell "It’s by choice," he said bluntly, knowing the women wouldn’t take it as an insult, as he hadn’t their affectionate offer to assuage his increasing touch hunger - a hunger focused on one woman and one woman only He wanted Grace’s hands on his body or no one’s "I’ht
"Do tell" Margot sidled closer
"We’ll keep it a secret"
He was the one who snorted this tiossip like old women" It was the flip side to their incredible loyalty - everyone wanted to poke his or her nose into everyone else’s business
"I’ll tell when I’m ready to tell" Not that it wouldn’t becoh He didn’t plan to pursue Grace in secret; he wasn’t the subtle type
Though since he was ive her a fraction et accustomed to the idea of him
"This should be fun" Vitoria actually rubbed her hands "Who would dare give Coop the runaround?"
"None of your business" It was a growl
Rising on her toes, Vitoria kissed hi her hand on his shoulder "You knoe only care because we love you"
Another kiss on his opposite cheek, this one froh that she didn’t have to reach like Vitoria "Sooooooher na, he snapped his teeth "Out I have things to do" A certain subot made faces at hi arena The first thing he did alk to the service door and pull it open The luscious scent of ripe peaches warainst a certain woh that he knew she’d been here not long ago
His lips curved
Hismonths, he shut the door and headed to his quarters to shower Pulling on a pair of black cargo pants and an olive green T-shirt afterward, he ran a hand over his chin, felt the stubble, and decided to shave
That done, he slapped on soured it was the best he’d ever look Pretty he wasn’t
What if Grace liked pretty?
Biting back a growl, he grabbed the little box he’d been hoarding for over seven weeks He was about to walk out the door when he realized that thepaper and silver bow, they’d stalk hi out the small backpack he used to carry his water and food when he wanted to go into the forest in hu the pack over his shoulder
Several people said hello as he walked through the den, and he returned the greeting but didn’t stop No one paid him much mind when he knocked on Grace’s door - everyone was used to seeing him talk to people from different parts of the den, and in the absence of her two ie of her department
"Just a second!" In spite of her words, it took Grace at least two minutes to open the door, and from her flustered expression and dae of her creaood for Cooper’s
self-control Patience, he snarled at hi so hard on the reins that his wolf yipped in protest and his voice carowl
"Can I come in?"
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CONSCIOUS AT ONCE that he entle courtship, he said, "Or we can go outside" Where he could talk her into skin privileges of the sinful kind