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“It won’t hurt, Pageant”

“I’e raindrops “I’m worried about the other part”

“What part is that?” He held her closer, preventing that teasing sway

“I’ve always prided , independent woman I take care of myself, but in your presence, I just want to…” she paused, looked at the ceiling and shook her head “I don’t knohat I’ to say here”

He cupped the side of her face and stared into those entrancing eyes “You don’t have to say anything at all”

“But I do” She gripped his forears froive you a part of iven to another”

“Mates,” he whispered, feeling this overwhelht then In the past, he’d lived by the irl time to walk” but now, this was different He didn’t just want Pageant’s body, he wanted to look into her eyes as he fucked her and knoith absolute certainty that she belonged to hi him as he nicked her skin and took the wolf’s bite, es in her neck and made her one of them

“It’syour mate, Randon I need to please you” She took a deep breath “I should be terrified I’ve never wanted to please anyone in my life”

His body temperature spiked His pulse raced “What if I told you, I’m already pleased?”

She blushed “But—”

“I’m drawn to you” He moistened his lips and dipped his head for another kiss “I’m already obsessed with you” He kissed her passionately, his tongue sweeping over hers in a slow, set rhythm When their lips parted, he added, “I want to take care of you, Pageant”

“That’s just it I don’t want you to just take care of me I want you to dominateyou’ve ever heard?”

Now his da like crazy

“Does that surprise you?”

“Yes” Had she detected his need? “I wouldn’t have pegged you as a submissive”