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Angela’s gaze softened, which made him feel pathetic Before she could respond, his handheld radio beeped

"Rainer, your fe her to the front door" It was King’s voice, one of his pack mates

Rainer’s heart rate tripled and he jerked open the front door and strode outside A nearly fulllow in the sky and the crickets were out in full force tonight, creating a sy in his ears Their property was surrounded by the forest and thick foliage and the only way on to it by vehicle was a sh he’d wanted to escort Estrella he’d known he wouldn’t have been able to keep his hands off her if he’d picked her up They’d have never made it out of her house if she still accepted his touch

And his Alpha had been very insistent that she be at the uests arrived

He watched as one of their SUVs pulled up and parked in front of the er side, his eyes widened She wore a knee-length simple black halter style dress with strappy heels and her dark curly hair ild around her face She looked sexy as sin and all he wanted to do was strip her and bury hiht body

Nervously, she smoothed her hands down the front of her dress, looked down then back up at hied her hands, pulling her tight against him The moment he did, soht?" she whispered as she slid her hands up to his shoulders

He nodded and forced hieous Your fah"

"I know I came early because I wanted to see you" Her dark eyes ide as she watched him Almost as if she was nervous about his reaction

Rainer decided to lay everything out there She ht stomp on his heart, but hell, the woman had thrown herself in front of him to take a knife for him She orth it "I’vewithout re what you taste like, what you feel like I swore I’d give you time before I told you, but you’re my mate I knew it the moment we met There’s a lot you still need to learn about pack life and your history and hell, everything, but I want you forever"

She sucked in a deep breath and instead of responding, lifted up on her heels and crushed her mouth to his Her kisses were needy and frantic and nearly bowled hi his throat and saying so her up, he hurried toward the house and practically flew up the stairs They passed a few of his packEstrella to his room and naked was all he could focus on

He felt practically possessed until he sla his door, soh of relief "I’ve been waiting forever to get you alone," he growled as he set her on her feet

Hope flared in Estrella’s eyes "Really?"

His head cocked slightly to the side "Are you kidding ive you space the past three days"

She looked surprised before frowning "You don’t care that I’m also part vampire? Or at least have vah as he started taking off his boots "I don’t care about any of that" His own Alpha was mated to a vampire, but that wasn’t the reason he truly didn’t care She eet, sensual, caring and she’d been willing to take a blade for him She’d thrown her own body over his when that vampire had tried to attack him

Estrella wrapped her arms around herself as a new thread of nervousness rolled off her "You’ve been really short with me on the phone the past couple days"

He paused as his second boot hit the hardwood floor "I didn’t knohat to say and I didn’t want to scare you by telling you I want you as my mate"

Her arms fell "You were serious then? I know you said it to Taran, but I thought you were just being territorial or soain, unable to stop hi like that No shifter would" Panic slammed into his chest as he realized she’d never actually responded She’d just kissed his "Do you not" He couldn’t get the words out Fearful that if he said the words, they’d become a reality, they stuck in his throat

"I want to mate with you too!" Her heated declaration soothed hi in my life that makes sense The past few days without you only ine a world without you II’d like to take soet to know one another before we actually ht maybe you could move in with me or--"

"Yes" Rainer had already talked to his Alpha about that very thing He wanted to teach Estrella about her history and get to know her away froht take a little s, he hadn’t realized she felt the sae of his bed and his gaze followed the delicate line of her neck down to her cleavage It re his eyes back to hers Her full lips curved up slightly as she said, "You don’tas I’m with you" He was already in love with her and his wolf side was couar side "Now take off your dress, sweetheart" His hands were shaking and he didn’t trust himself not to rip it off