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Harley edy so cal what had to be a wealth of pain behind a blank expression "I knew about it, yeah"

"In that hotel, I told you I was keeping you That scared you because you kne overbearing I’d be You knew that since I lost the fe to be hell in a relationship; I’d be controlling and possessive and hold you too tight The shifter world let you down and you didn’t want to be dragged back in it, so you hightailed it out of there But you had to know I’d only let you run for so long"

She frowned, shaking her head "I didn’t think you really ht it was just said in the heat of the

"The heat of the moment?" he echoed, incredulous

"Well, yeah" They had too ainst them They lived in different worlds, neither of their fa, and fate had paired him with a submissive female because that hat he needed Harley was do that part of herself for anyone Besides, she wasn’t anything special She was justlittle ol’ her

"Hht I would say so like that if I didn’t ht People say stuff they don’t et pissy with me If you had really meant what you said, you would have found a way to contact me"

He moved his face closer to hers "I would have hunted your sweet ass down three years ago if I thought you were ready for what I wanted from you" Now she had no choice but to be ready, because he wasn’t going to let her walk out on him a second tis to otiable tone revved her engines, but she didn’t like her body’s response at all His eyes blazed with pure masculine possession as they roamed over every inch of her face He looked at her as if he owned her, as if he’d always owned her It made her stoan, "I would have thought that so their life with their true mate wouldn’t take that chance from someone else" She’d meant to offend hiht there is why you’re perfect for me, Harley You take no shit"

"So you admit this is shit?"

"You won’t push h she may not know it, he’d looked out for her, protected her, watched over her, and aided her--he’d say that gave him as much of a claim to her as a hypotheticala chance by laying it all out like this, because there was never any knowing how Harley would react to a situation She was a passionate creature who had her own codes and a quirky outlook that both confused and fascinated hi without her any longer wasn’t acceptable to hi your true mate doesn’t always mean hearts and rainbows and a happily ever after"

Harley couldn’t argue with that Even her cat could concede that he had a point there Hell, her parents’was a total joke Lily was lost and miserable, and Clive was in a da the crook of her neck "I reain soon "I remember the taste of you Reht around ave it a sharp bite She jerked away--maybe in surprise, maybe in withdrawal Either way, Jesse didn’t like it Instinctively, he dominantly snapped his hand around her throat Her response was instantaneous; her pupils dilated, her nipples pebbled, and she sucked in a sharp breath Fuck

Harley gasped as hisand doue licked into herMeh her and melted every bit of resistance she hadand there hadn’t beenmore, Harley tried to deepen the kiss His hand fisted in her hair and held her head in place, letting her knoas in charge right then Too turned on to bristle, she went lax He rewarded her by taking her rier She could only cling to his shirt to anchor herself

Then he bit her Sank his teeth into the crook of her neck And that snapped her out of her aroused daze Both her and her cat bucked at the proprietary act With a growl, Jesse dug his teeth in harder Only when Harley stopped struggling did he release her He licked over his e possessiveness staht, throbbing with a vicious ache "Bastard," she hissed "I didn’t say you could e, Harley--you know it Just like you know that neither you nor your cat would want me if you could control me"

"You’re still a bastard"