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"You do realize that I ahteen yet? That makes me jail bait" Jacque pointed out

"Hu we have to consummate our relationship, just that you will bond with me," Lucas told her

"You so did not just say that I rief man, is that all you wolves talk about?" Jacque asked, obviously annoyed

Lucas looked a little confused and then caught on "Are all human females this silly?" he asked her

"I anantly Then his eyes wandered down to the front of her shirt and she realized he’d noticed the vampire depicted there She s about it, she pulled her hair up so he could read the words

At first she sirowl

Jacque dropped her hair back down and turned around slowly Lucas’ eyes were glowing and his teeth had grown quite long His breathing was fast and she could tell he was struggling to keep his wolf under control

"He wasn’t lying when he said he could prove you were his mate," Lucas said, his words a little difficult to understand because of the length of his teeth

Jacque’s eyes got big as she realized he had seen her marks Just then she heard a ferocious snarl and realized that Fane had caught that last thought

"I’ hiot my marks," Jacque told him quickly

"Pay attention to Lucas, Jacquelyn Look at him and let me see his face," Fane instructed her

Jacque pictured Lucas in herhim

"Jacque, you must be careful He is not in control of his wolf"

"Yeah, ya think?" Jacque accidentally said aloud

Lucas snarled and his eyes narrowed "Are you able to speak through each other’s thoughts? Are you speaking to him now?" he asked her

"Ued at her, grabbing her by the arms Jacque slammed the wall down in herShe kneould come to her house and raise all kinds of hell, and quite possibly try to kill Lucas

"Do not play games with rowled in her face

Jacque jerked her arms free and stepped back from him

"Listen carefully, Lucas Steele, because I will only say this once I am NOT your mate, I will never be your ain I will cut theht want to use one day Got it?" Jacque told him with as much force as she could put behind her words

"That’s a shame, too, because you’re kind of cute But it happens to the best of the rooht behind her

"And the worst of them," Sally finished for her