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“I’ up at hi with her eyes

Gib drew in a breath and exhaled “I’ll take my chances”

Shelby stared at hi in her lovely blue eyes “You can’t,” she whispered “I can’t leave here, and you must claim me”

I wanted to grab her and shake her or spank her or fuck her into giving us her secrets, but I wouldn’t force thely, with her whole heart, her whole body Completely Otherwise, ourfound her at all

“Shelby,” Gib said, a note of alpha sternness in his voice “What’s going on? Is this about that phone call?”

She shook her head, blinking rapidly “I don’t want to be dependent on you guys I’m just not ready to coht her around the waist and pulled her back

Not ready to commit didn’t make sense That was a human sentiment, not wolf

“We’re not going to leave you,” Gib said firth It’s… love We love you, Shelby”

I’d never heard Gib make himself so vulnerable, but rather than comfort Shelby, it made her chin quiver and tears swirl in her eyes

“I need to go see my mom,” she said, her voice choked with tears “Will you drive et my car?”

Gib drew in a breath and sighed “We’ll take you back, kitten We’ll give you some space and time to think But this isn’t over” He rubbed his beard “Far from it”

Shelby bobbed her head, agreeable as always, even though the line between her brows showed her anguish

SHELBY

The moment my mates drove away, it felt like a limb had been ripped from my body Every cell literally screamed for them to come back

Ben Gibson My mates My world

Dammit Yet I’d driven to my mom’s as planned