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She could have been annoyed with Darien for saying what he did about To co spoken aloud--the way Darien cast a look at Toave him an almost imperceptible nod in response

She even wondered if Darien had put To her to join the pack In her father’s pack, the leader would have decided such a thing Certainly not a sub-leader

"Thank you for the offer, by the way, Tom Nobody’s ever invited me to join a pack," she said on the ride back to Darien’s house She appreciated being asked and wanted To to do with the pack or him, but more to do with her past experiences and the problems with her uncle and half brother

"You’re not a loner," he said again

"It doesn’t lanced at her "It does For a pack, it ht him on this issue The point was moot

When they arrived back at Darien’s house, Toht"

She s his sweater-covered chest "Do you always like to live dangerously?"

He laughed "Sorry, Elizabeth I can’t see that you would be too rough on me"

"You never know" She didn’t want to be alone She wanted whatever they could have just this once No strings Noof the minds And their bodies, as far as they could take it and still not be ht, Elizabeth" He waited for her response A kiss A hugso worked up over any ht, Tom"

She walked into the bedroom and realized she couldn’t take off her clothes without his help She turned and frowned He watched her, waiting for her to retire for the night She wondered if he believed she uys who had injured her But she had no intention of going anywhere else tonight

"Okay, I really, really hate to ask this because it’s such an iain?"

Undressing Elizabeth one more time ay more than an imposition It killed Tom to see her naked skin and not be able to taste it, to feel it, to smell her sweet scent and want ht words, and finally said, "You’re killing , and turned toward his bedrooet one ofyou your bags"