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Right now she’d no doubt let hi rose up inside hiht

"Dece to make some coffee" Somehow he forced the words out He definitely deserved aone

Her brorinkled and she tugged against his grasp on her wrists "For weeks you’ve been trying to get me into bed with you and now you don’t want me?"

He wanted her more than he wanted his next breath, but it wouldn’t be fair to her "I think…" He struggled to find words that wouldn’t freak her out but caed ahead "I think you’re in heat"

She went rigid "I’ animal--" Her eyes widened immediately "I didn’t mean it like that"

He knew she didn’t, which hy it didn’t bother hiht words or the huh, but you’re…affected by ht now I can see it in your eyes You feel different this ether for a uess" Her face flushed at the aded He wouldn’t be taking advantage of her On one level he knew that, but his human side didn’t want to take her just yet Not like this He wanted her levelheaded and he wanted to know her better Last night was a start but it wasn’t enough "Trust me on this and just take a cold shower I want to spend the day with you, Red Just the two of us, no interruptions"

She shook her head, ot work and--"

"I called Kat She’s watching the store thisThen one of the females froave her head a slight shake "What about the alar it at ht?"

He nodded "One ofthe installation"

Sain "Then why do we need to leave this roo restraint he didn’t know he possessed, he released her wrists and pushed off her Lightning fast, he was off the bed and grabbed a change of clothes froht "I’ll be in the kitchen" Without a backward glance he hurried fro about hinored it

His brother’s advice telling hi in his head He’d planned to talk to her yesterday, but getting shot and then the shit that had happened at her house had blown his plans to hell And he wanted her clearheaded the first tiht hi love" wasn’t a term he was accustomed to, but he knew that’s exactly what he and Dece water rush over her body as she scrubbed herself with a loofah She wasn’t sure what had co up naked in Liam’s arms, she’d felt positively possessed with the need to feel his to the next level, consequences be da had been…different She’d been aler

Now that she was by herself, she felt more in control of her lust Not that it took away fro attacked in her ho to die But Liam had been there for her Just like before It didn’t matter how much she told herself she needed to stay away froh for her

She knew she needed to tell hier she was around him, the more she realized she owed him that much She understood why her older brother ether Not after all the kindness she’d seen fros, an ihs flashed in her h she was alone, she felt herself blush The way he’d pleasured her last night had been a and he hadn’t wanted anything in return, even though she’d have willingly given back to hihts started to take a much hotter turn, so she twisted the shower knob to cold The icy blast jolted her out of her fantasies Quickly, she finished showering, dried her hair, and got dressed She wasn’t sure what Liaoing in to work She felt bad that Kat was covering for her when she wasn’t even technically an employee, but for the first time in what felt like forever, Deceured she deserved a little break

She found Lia a cup of coffee The rich arorowl, but it was hard to care as she stared at hied his butt so perfectly, her abdorab him and pull hi expression said he could read her thoughts Which was ludicrous Though he could probably scent her desire Da?" He stayed where he was, leaning against the counter, so she remained in the entryway

"Fine And I aht feel a little loopy and a lot more turned on than usual, but she wasn’t in heat She was human That idea was crazy

His eyebrows rose as if he didn’t believe her "Hlared at him "Don’t ‘hmm’at the store today?"

He nodded quickly "When I told her what happened last night, she had no probleht to call the police last night and since Liaured he hadn’t called either Which didn’t surprise her If he didn’t have to involve the law in so, she kneouldn’t Part of her wondered if she should tell Parker, but she kneould upset hiet her to leave town or soht not feel safe in her own home at theto give those assholes who’d been harassing her the right to make her flee like a coward This was her town and she wouldn’t walk away from her friends or her job And on a prie, she trusted Liam to take care of the man who’d come after her "Did you tell her not to tell anyone?"