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Parker shrugged "Maybe Maybe not There’sto tell you"

"Why are you telling me all this?"

Parker’s eyes darkened "With all the bullshit happening around here and rumors of the APL, I can’t afford not to This is a peaceful town and if so here, they’re dead wrong"

Liam nodded slowly as Parker’s words sank in If the APLafter their reputation was a good way to get the rest of the town to hate theet people riled up, and he’d seen firsthand how quickly huh fear in their hearts Not to hih and he had friends who’d been driven from towns because of simple human fear "I’ll tell Connor"

"Good And make sure everyone in your pack stays out of trouble"

Liam bit back a sharp retort, mainly because Parker was Deceotten into any trouble since they’d ood Alpha and he looked out for all of the that was pack business stayed that way They didn’t involve the hu they didn’t have to He cleared his throat "Of course"

"Listen, I’ve got to work late tonight--"

Lia at her place"

Deceht here"

"Decerabbed his hat He kept his attention on Lia on hi Mild distrust rolled off him in both his scent and his expression But the man obviously knew Lia to keep her safe

As the sheriff left the diner, December elbowed hiht here I think he’s just as bad as you"

Under normal circumstances it wouldn’t have hurt, but she hit hiritted his teeth For such a sth behind her Or aze narrowed on his face "Tell me that didn’t hurt"

"It didn’t"

"Then why’d you flinch?"

"I didn’t"

"Don’t lie to otten stabbed earlier"

Immediately her eyes widened and she reached for hio to a hospital?"

As she took his hand in her smaller one, his entire body war the sympathy card Not if itanyone at a hospital can do and I’ht"

Her expression was still worried "Who stabbed you?"

If he told her, she’d tell her brother there were fae warriors in town, and that was the last thing they needed More involvement from law enforcement "It’s not important"

"Was it one of those APLto tell ry red Even if he couldn’t scent the changes in her, he was co to learn the small nuances of her body and expressions Plus she wore her eave away everything "You just expectany questions" Her voice was heated but at least she hadn’t pulled away

Slowly, he rubbed his thue the subject Fast "Did you wear that sweater to drive me crazy?"

The abrupt switch in topic aze travel down over her breasts She wore a green sweater that wrapped around her waist with so All he’d have to do was pull the bow free and it would fall open Just a hint of cleavage peeked through the V-neck cut "You kno fast I could take that thing off you?" he whispered

Her breathing becaainst her skin "You can’t use sex to distract me" Her voice ca" He was touching her in a co her

Her htly parted and her eyes filled with undeniable heat When her tongue moistened her lips, it took all his restraint not to crush his mouth over hers

Slowly, he started to lean closer to her He was fully aware there were eyes on theive a shit Apparently she didn’t either As she leaned toward hi in his jacket pocket "Son of a bitch" Even though he wanted to ignore it, when he heard his brother’s unique ring, he simply couldn’t Brother or not, Connor was his Alpha and he always had to be on call for him

December’s cheeks flushed a deeper crimson this time and it was definitely because she was turned on And elass while he fished out his phone