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"Has ityour life"

Wrapping an arm around her in a doainst the wild heat of his bigger body "You know the shit rin coaxed one out of her "We weren’t traurew up bold - Dancer not only survive, but spit in the faces of our ene that they cae Tai, to the hair pulling he’d incited in the maternal females and felt the knot in her abdomen unravel "Have you spoken to Evie about what happened?" Even accepting that he’d thought about death in the abstract, facing his oould have been a harsh slap, and he needed to acknowledge that to soave me a choice? Submissive, rowl, the last of her concern subsiding She knew Evie would ensure Tai was healthy both in body and mind "She’s only like that with you, you know" Evie was a true submissive, happy to allow Tai’s wolf to take the lead That didn’t mean she didn’t love him as fiercely as he loved her

"I know - and I wouldn’t have her any other way" Ar around her shoulder, Tai nuzzled a kiss into her hair "So, can I stop hiding fro, she cupped his face and kissed him on the mouth with the easy affection of a packmate who’d played with hi his terrible teens

"S off, she smiled at the ht, shoo"

"I feel so unwanted" Waving a quick hello at Walker with that laughing stateed off toward the den

"This is a nice surprise," Lara said as her h pressing against her own

Quivering with happiness, her wolf tried to nuzzle at Walker, its fur rubbing against the inside of her skin

"I only have five ht her knuckles up to hisher breath catch "I saw you kiss Tai"

She angled her head at the edgy comment "You’ve been in the pack for years You kno affectionate we are"

"You didn’t belong to h, tease hi in his expressionto Walker, not sohtly And a kiss on the mouthit was an act he only ever did with her "I didn’t knoould hurt you," she said, kissing his knuckles in turn, "and I’h when she released it, squeezed

"I’ badly," he adhts to you"

Wrapping her arm around his, she leaned into his body "I could never withholdhe would understand "It would go against my every instinct to do so"

"I wouldn’t ever ask that of you" It was a quiet pro in the breeze as he looked down at her with those eyes the stunning shade of new leaves under sunlight "I knoho you are, Lara It makes me proud to be your mate"

Tears threatened "Ditto," she said a little shakily

Reaching out with his free hand, he brushed his thumb over her cheek

"Butnot on the mouth, if it’s an adult male I can’t deal with that"

The naked honesty of his request hit her right in the heart "Only you," she promised, and it was no sacrifice

Affection was affection She’d find some other way to show it to adulther cheek, he bent his head until their foreheads touched "I’ difficult," he said, and it was a cos unspoken

She rubbed her nose playfully against his, refusing to allow the past to suck hio all growly over hisanother le raised eyebrow that told her he didn’t particularly like that description Proven a second later by the kiss he laid on her "I plan to be very