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Squeals froame but for junior-sized participants in another field--drifted to where Carol was, and then the signal ca to join Carol’s teahts again
At first, it was a s Some of the more beta bachelorsuspicion they’d target her every bit as much as the ones who eyed her with a save the bachelors a devious suards to watch her back
Darien observed Lelandi, as eyeing hie But as soon as he ran for her, she darted to get a tag froot about Ryan, about Darien’s desire to have her ot about the gathering tonight and about shifting All she thought about was getting Darien’s red ribbon while he atteh for her to hear, Jake chuckled and said to his younger brother, "Noro after Darien’s tail Except for you and ht"
Deep down, Carol wanted the pack leader’s ribbon, if only to prove he wasn’t as ht
She believed she was free to grab his tag when two ht for her They were not only protecting their tea the chance to get her tag
Like a hefty football player, Sauy flat on his back with an "oof" Jake went in for the kill, so to speak, with the other guy Save her the go-ahead to try for Darien’s tag again
Lelandi whipped around and danced in front of Darien, keeping hi Darien’s
By accident, Carol groped his buttock, her face heating with embarrassment Then she went for the ribbon prize with one last-ditch effort And came aith… air
Leaning against one of the tables piled high with ribbons, his arlide and shift and dodge the brutes ent after her, her whole body inexotic dancer Exquisite andHe couldn’t recall a tia Spectator sports were not his thing
Carol, not any of the other woination Her cute little ass wiggled in her tight jeans as she leapt back and forth, her hands outstretched and ready to grab Darien’s tag Her agility, her quickness, and the laughter in her serness to go after the real prize, when no one else would dare, made Ryan smile Too bad he was here just to clear up the h the ht was another situation he needed to clear up by letting Darien know about it, if he didn’t already
A et by hiainst dashing out into the playing field to protect her She already had such a force of bodyguards that she didn’t need him And he didn’t want to dwell on why that bothered hiame so enthusiastically More reserved, a non-participant, old was Darien’s ribbon She had nerve, oron the edly went after hi iible bachelor, no doubt--and whipped around, stripping him of his ribbon instead Already, she had three tucked in the front of her waistband, the vixen
Lelandi caught Ryan’s eye, raised her brow, and saze shifted to where Carol was ain around Darien’s backside
Silva suddenly noticed Ryan and shook her head Then a tallbarber’s quartet clothes attempted to approach Carol, but too many others blocked his path The man danced around like a red-and-white barber’s pole, minus the blue stripe, as he tried to reach her
Jake saw Ryan, stopped playing the game, and stalked toward the outsider, his eyes narrowed and his jaw taut Ryan figured Jake would tell him to leave But instead, Jake joined hiainst the table next to Ryan and then folded his ar here?" Jake’s voice was dispassionate, which surprised Ryan, as if Jake had half expected Ryan to show up and didn’t care one way or another
But Ryan didn’t take Jake’s tone for complacency All three of the brothers could easily be provoked if they thought any of their pack members’ welfare was in jeopardy
"I’m here to finish my report Couple of details I wanted to clear up with Carol"
"Nothing more than that?" Jake sounded skeptical and turned his attention back to Carol "I never expected her to be like this… so spirited Or to enjoy herself so lad to see it finally"
Surprised she’d been unhappy with the pack, considering how cheerful she looked, Ryan frowned His first thought was that Darien’s packher well He quickly reconsidered, thinking itbeen so recently turned
"She’s not content with being one of us?"
"She’s learning to adjust"