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"It’s fine Liah he wanted to pull her tighter, he loosened his grip He felt h of relief His inner wolf howled as he felt her put those walls back up, blocking hins she put off were physical and e hiain, he was back to square one An ache started in the ht

When they reached the diner, he held open the door for her He wanted to enter ahead of her, like his inner wolf de fes ahead of the, but it was stupid Letting a female walk into an unknown situation made no sense He knew December wouldn’t understand that, and since the doors and ere glass, he forced his protective instincts back down He could see they weren’t walking into an aardless, he instinctively scanned the diner for any possible threats They received a few curious stares, but he didn’t sense any overtly hostile vibes He’d been seen in town enough times that he was sureseen with Deceht hurt her reputation and while he cared about that, he wouldn’t stay away from her because of it Thenear December wasn’t an option

He chose the booth closest to the back exit When December slid into the seat, he immediately sat next to her and positioned himself so that he had a view of the entire room He could tell she was annoyed that he’d sat next to her instead of across from her, but his position served two purposes No way anyone could aainst her The latter was the only excuse he needed

She shifted away and put a few inches between the Kat?" The heat in December’s words was unmistakable

"It’s complicated"

She shook her head "No, it’s not I’ve never seen her so upset"

He shrugged, not wanting to talk about them "They’re exes And I don’t care about their issues I care about you, Deceht to now?"

Nervously she tucked a strand of red hair behind her ear as she glanced out the"I have no idea what you’re talking about" Her voice held no conviction

For a , smooth arch of her neck "You ainst s around my waist? I could feel your heat, December Could smell your desire Hell, I can smell it now" He leaned in closer "You Want Me"

Her ivory skin flushed crimson, but at least she turned to face hi you, but it’s just physical Why can’t you let this go, Lia me away" He started to say more when a waitress came to take their drink order The busty blonde eyed hiaze was hard to miss When he smelled her lust, almost immediately he sensed Dece

It soothed his inner wolf She wasn’t as unaffected as she’d like hihtly in his seat so he faced Deceh

She tensed under his touch "What are you doing?" she asked

His chest tightened as he gently squeezed her leg What he wouldn’t give to tease and trace his fingers up her bare skin He wanted to ue, hands, andht, Lia deal of it"

"I’ive us a chance" He could practically hear the no on her lips so he hurried on "Come out to the ranch with me tomorrow after work I want you toif there’s enough daylight left"

At the suggestion, her eyes lit up, but her lips pulled into a thin line "I…don’t know"

"Why not?"

"I don’t want to lead you on"

He frowned at her words, but she continued "Just because I agree to spend ti aboutor a future for us"

She could say whatever she wanted, but he knew that if they spent enough ti-terht her attraction to him She’d simply accept that they were suited for each other He wasn’t sure if the fact that she was hule to pull away from him made him crazy, but it also turned him on in a way he didn’t understand His inner anted her submission, but the predator in hi told him that once he’d finally claiet old between them The sexy redhead would always keep hi a couple inches "You like horseback riding?"

Her blue eyes glazed over for a h she wore jeans, he could feel the heat and energy flowing through her muscles Her body te her While he ht not be able to see theainst her bra cups The thought of what color they’d be ainst his pants and he had to bite back a groan