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A war played inside her, and she felt so lost She had no parents to guide her Noher Her sister couldn’t understand what she was going through She was the perfect shifter Strong, vocal, and a meat-eater

She cried harder, needing the release

“What are you so afraid of?”

Heather gasped, rolling to her side to see where the voice ca in the shadows in his human form

“How did you get here?”

“I followed you I orried”

She hugged her knees, trying to hide her nudity—another freakish thing for a shifter to do “You don’t have to put yourself out You don’t have to pretend to care”

There was no denying the growl, the le “If I didn’t care, I wouldn’t be here, Heather” His tone was deeper, darker than norshells the past sixyou need, not to scare you away Nothing’s enough for you, is it?”

“I never asked for anything”

“Is that your way of saying thank you?” he asked “You’re not being fair to me”

“What do you want ood little bitch?”

“Fuck, Heather I’ve only treated you with kindness, but you make me out to be a monster And I think you’re the only one who doesn’t believe we’re mates”

The word hung heavily in the air

The entire forest seemed to silence at that moment

“I never said that,” she said

“Then what? You hate me so much you’d rather spend your life alone?”

She turned to glance at hihted his naked forh she wouldn’t admit it, she liked this do having hiot She was already so uncertain about everything in her life, she alround her

“I’ down her walls, but it felt liberating

“Stop pushing me away,” he said “Even when I can scent your desire, you deny me”

“I’ me If I open up, you could do the same”