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"Sean, is it the Collar?"

"You should go," he rasped "You should run froainst the car by his body weight She lifted her chin "No I’"

"I know you’re not afraid And you should be" Sean’s hands closed on her shoulders with fingers that could crush her bones "You should be terrified of me, love Low in your pack, here at the mercy of the most powerful Shifters in Hill Country You’re bound to us, obligated You should be groveling, grateful that you have your Fae healing gift to give us in return"

Andrea gave hiet that"

"Aye, and here I stand, worried that I’ll hurt you, a Lupine, a half Fae, a woman I’d never met until she turned up at a bus station and looked me with the most beautiful eyes I’d ever seen" He leaned closer, his body hard against hers "What are you, Andrea Gray, that you make me feel like this?"

Trapped between the ht--she should be afraid--but fear was the last thing on her "

"It’s er, Andrea sensed Sean’s confusion, his struggle to understand the one thing that didn’t fit his world--her "In that bar just now, you should have been hiding behindme protect you, and yet you attacked Callum, a pride leader, without hesitation He should be way out of your league"

"He one for Sean, Andrea’s emotions had snapped Her wolf had answered a priht ringing in her head Protect the mate

She ran restless hands up Sean’s arms "He wanted to kill you I couldn’t let hie at Callu Sean had overridden all fear, all reason She’d only wanted to taste Callu instincts had overwhel her with fire Sean bent her back against the car, his growl aniht his mouth down to hers His hands slid, war around her waist and under her brsts, bare because Andrea hadn’t bothered to put her bra back on His

They were so alone down here, with only the chatter of birds filling the air and the swish of water rushing past trees No one ht come back here for hours

Sean broke the fierce kiss to nip Andrea’s cheek He thrust her shirt down to nibble his way to her shoulder, his thighs hard against hers, his arousal even harder

"Sean"

"Don’t stop e "I need this Don’t stopyour name," she said

Sean raised his head His eyes were almost white, the beautiful blue sed Every line of his face was tight, hishell," he whispered "No Let me have this"