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“Hold tight,” he cos and flinging water droplets in every direction, he shot into the air

Wind co?” she asked, nervous but excited She’d never flown in the shelter of anyone’s arms before

The most wonderful heat enveloped her, infused with Brochan’s heady ed her up as surely as the wolf’s admiration

“An oasis sprang up the day after you used the faucet” He rolled through a fluffy white cloud, soared over a barren hill, and began his descent

She almost huffed with disappointment Over so soon?

When he landed, he set her on her feet But he didn’t release her, and she didn’t step back His gaze searched hers as he traced his hands up the ridges of her spine beforeher nape

Deep yearning seeped from hih his wings, and she battled a strange urge to coo

The urge to kiss him boive in

Kiss her captor before he groveled for forgiveness? No Besides, they needed to nail down some of the finer details of their relationship For six days, he’d kept her isolated, on edge and miserable He continued to threaten her pet and blame her for his brother’s condition He hadn’t earned a kiss yet

She turned on her heel The cut direct And she wouldn’t feel bad about it! Not even when she later replayed the flash of hurt she’d briefly spied in his expression

As promised, an oasis stretched before her Miles andwith pink and yellow blooms stole her breath Butterflies the size of her fist perched here and there A jungle worthy of a goddess

Viola skipped forward to smell a flower A warrior wouldn’t reward a despised ene a female he hoped to bed…

Brochan followed, staying close to her heels “This isn’t a candlelit dinner, I know,” he told her begrudgingly Reluctantly “I hope it’s better”

Much “Is this our first date?” she gasped, pressing a hand over her thu heart

He scrubbed his too-harsh features “This is a temporary truce”

“Are you sure it isn’t a date?” Viola asked, batting her lashes at him “I mean, if it looks like a date and acts like a date…”

Brochan ground his teeth “A date coether” And you do not have a future with your mate?

She’s not my mate