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He slashed a hand through the air "No fucking way"
A hot wave of anger washed over Harley Her cat hissed, swishing her tail "Jesse, be very sure you want to continue dictating toevery word, "You are not going back to that club And you are definitely not buying it"
She folded her arms as she sloalked toward him "You knohat I think, Jesse? I think the real reason you don’t want me anywhere near the club is that you want me to leave my old life behind You feel threatened by it"
"Why would I feel threatened by it? When you accepted my claim, you chose me over that life"
"When I accepted your clai to the shifter world a chance," she corrected, halting in front of him "But when I ive uphoell informed you were about my life, you’ll know that, no matter where I lived, I always performed at clubs It’s what I do"
He clenched his fists "You don’t need a job You don’t need to earn your own money You’re part of a pack We support each other"
"This has nothing to do withto do with how much I love what I do"
"You can play your violin here"
Her cat took a swipe at hiered by the way he’d so easily dismissed how important this was to her "I do, actually" She practiced often when she was alone "But that’s not the sa it for people who appreciate that kind of side DJs and bands--"
"And I like knowing my mate is safe," he snapped "My priority is your safety Thatto the club End of conversation"
"End of conversation? Daht This is all pointless because I will make the owner an offer and there is no way for you to stop ht you had to rule my life, I hereby remove," she sniped "But if there ever comes a time when I need you to think for me, I’ll let you know" With that, she stalked out of the roo anyone else"
The gut-wrenching agony in those gruff words pulled her up short He hid the pain so well beneath that blank expression that it was easy to forget how tortured he was Without turning to face him, she reminded him, "I lost someone too, Jesse" She missed Michael every day "But I don’t let that loss rule my decisions, and I definitely wouldn’t expect it to rule anyone else’s And you really don’t need to be so overprotective I’reed He crossed the rooainst her back "Far from it But you’ve never been as protective of yourself as you should It means you don’t always think before you act; you make decisions with your heart instead of your head You can’t be careless with your safety any to someone Not when that soer, not wanting to let hi pain in his voice Hated it "You’re an enforcer, and you’re proud of it You like the sense of ier had that?"
Jesse’s wolf stilled "Are you asking ive up the position?"
She turned and sine hoould feel to suddenly lose that position You’d have nothing to do, no real contribution to round you Hoould it make you feel?"
"Bored Unfulfilled" Jesse cupped her jaw "I don’t want you to feel those things I don’t want you to be unhappy"
"I didn’t say I was unhappy I’m fulfilled in other areas ofable to do what I love doing, I’ll feel like I’h to be an enforcer, but I don’t think that would fulfill you"
"Nah, notThere’s too much routine involved Routine bores ed" She placed her hands on his chest "I don’t need a role But I need to play It’s part of who I a an enforcer ishis arms around her, Jesse rested his forehead on hers "I just want you safe"
"No one’s saying you can’t keep me safe You can be with me every ti your shit This little thing is called ‘coroaned Every instinct he had screaer--all of it sat like lead in his stomach He wanted her here at all times, where he knew she was safe But he also kneays had known--that she’d never be totally happy if she were isolated And if he fought her on this and cut her dreah bitterness and resent left He hadshe called "compromise" than if she reappeared in public
"We wait until the focus of the extreo anywhere near the place, okay?" he said "If you want to h he’d hate it "But I’ll take care of the security measures And there must always beher pride balking at that condition, he added, "If you won’t consent to that for your sake, do it for mine"