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Even the thought sent hiht abyss that burned into his brain brighter than anything he’d ever experienced Ecstasy jolted hiled since he’d last been inside her Now freed, the pleasure clawed down his spine, up his cock He shouted, mesmerized by her feel, her smell He drank her in, as if he was destined to know her above all others Remember her only

From this moment on, there is no other for me but you

“That was” Sydney didn’t finish the thought

Straight from his heart

“It was,” he panted, afraid to speak his thought aloud

Now that the time to part had come, he wondered if he could keep her, tell her the truth, let her decide if she wanted to deal with o, try desperately to forget her and know he’d likely never s while still buried within her Not while he had his ar on the table beside the where the hell they were

His breathing had not yet recovered when he withdrew from Sydney with a curse, then picked up the phone He didn’t bother with pleasantries “We’ll be there in ten”

Caden didn’t wait for a reply, but siht?” He caressed her shoulder, down the line of her spine, adainst his, front to her back

She gave hi? With us?”

Though a fair question, it stabbed hi distance between them would be best for her, but could he stay away?

“After this uided Sydney into the crowded pub with a hand at the small of her back Pathetic Twentysexual experiences in his life and the only thing it had done was reedy for more Noas the time for business

He hoped he could focus

The walls of the crowded pub seemed to close in, pressed with tables and bodies and the sy waned with every step He’d like to think he’d siase to hold Sydney close and drown in her again, he knew better

“Where the hell have you been?” Duke grabbed his elbow and barked in his ear

Sluggishly, Caden turned his head The wizard looked incredibly brassed off Splendid

A few feet in front of hi herself to Sydney and sed Olivia led Sydney to another table He barely let her go with a growl The wo

“Sit down,” Duke commanded

Perhaps he should and rest his head He needed sleep Badly

He swayed on his feet, the roo Duke peered into his face, then sniffed “Never mind I knohat you’ve been about Sex at a tirowled, then collapsed onto a stool

“Damn it!” Duke hissed “Look at me”

Caden slowly opened unfocused eyes “Wha?”

Duke pinched the bridge of his nose “Have you been sweating all day? Shaking?”

He nodded

“Craving sex?”

A snort punctuated Caden’s answer “Last teeks”

“You just shagged her and you’re already exhausted?”

In the battle between Caden and his heavy eyelids, the eyelids won “Watch your mouth”

“Answer y to nod

“Fuck”

Usually, the titled wizard was every bit a gentleical signature is beginning to take shape Black, blue, and gray But there’s soe with it” Duke turned his attention toward Sydney “Is she your mate? I know you haven’t spoken the words but”

Caden nodded He’d finally ad him since virtually the moment he’d met her It wasn’t a happy admission

“Your transition froo through it with you You’ll need great ay”

“Sydney—”

“Is a reporter! If you transition with her, you’ll bed her like a e as a wizard involuntarily displaying your special pohich will likely be impossible to hide How do you know she won’t print it in her human newspaper? You cannot choose her”

“Want her”

“I know,” he soothed “But you can’t have her for your transition Not for your mate, either She’ll learn too much and expose us to humanity I’ll call Bram Certainly, he’ll knoitch ill help you” Duke reached for his ish brain took in Duke’s words Everything inside hirabbed Duke’s phone and banged it against the table It chirped and broke into a dozen little pieces of plastic and wires

Duke recoiled, looking around to see who had noticed “Have you gone mental?”

“I want Sydney”

Duke clenched his jaw tight, but then a fresh tre every muscle The wizard closed the short distance between theo”

“What’s wrong with him?” Olivia Caden knew that voice

“Guess,” Duke barked “Mr Hormones destroyed myfor a few days”

“Get him out of here quickly,” Olivia said to Duke “People are staring They probably think he’s having a seizure ” She turned to Sydney “Perhaps we can continue our discussion—”

“Sydney coers at Olivia Marrok would kill hi Sydney at his side He turned his heavy stare on Olivia, willing her to understand

“What’s wrong with him?” Sydney looked stunned and concerned

“If you’ll go with Caden and help hiht,” Olivia said