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He seemed to think that over and finally nodded “I will accept that I did not care about a woman’s consent, because it wasn’t necessary”

“You took what you wanted,” I said

He nodded “I do not want to take from you, Anita”

“Then that ift that you give each other Does that make any sense to you?”

“I think I understand what you mean”

“Good,” I said

Olaf leaned in close and smelled my hair like he had over at the sheriff’s office, but I wasn’t afraid this tiht and the crowd of fa nearby, orscared of him

“You do not smell like fear now Do you think you’ve tamed me?”

“No, never You are what you’ve always been: a big, dangerous predator Do your preferences too you want to date me or have a relationship with me I finally realized when you touchedbad wolf that I haven’t taken the time to tell you any of my preferences If this is supposed to be so rules, just like I need to know yours”

“I do not think I have dating rules, since I have never truly dated anyone”

“Fair enough, but since I’ve dated ure out your dating rules”

He took in a deep breath and let it out slow “Dating you is going to be difficult”

“You aren’t the first person to say that”

“Dating me is far more than just difficult, Anita”

“Yeah, I know it’s potentially life-threatening”