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her…he was edgy. And
    swimming in guilt. He remembered the day he’d said those
    awful words about her. How he’d denied what she’d meant
    to him to his pack mates. Things between them had literal y
    changed overnight and their relationship had suddenly
    become fragile and almost new. They’d been in the
    process of discovering a sexual and physical side to their
    relationship and he’d completely screwed things up.
    He could stil remember the day she’d cut him from her
    life. He’d asked her to meet him in the woods because he’d
    wanted to celebrate her birthday just the two of them. She
    hadn’t shown up so he’d gone to her house, but she’d
    refused to talk to him. Her father had practical y threatened
    him with physical violence if he didn’t get off their property,
    and had even cal ed his father and told him to keep Owen
    away from Gabriela. Since he didn’t attend the local high
    school that she did, he hadn’t even had the excuse of
    seeing her at school.
    Overnight it was like someone had cut his heart out. He’d
    forced himself to forget al the good times, al the damn
    memories he’d shared with her over a decade of their
    friendship. When she’d made it clear he meant nothing to
    her, he’d had to compartmentalize al his feelings or he
    would have gone crazy. But the moment he’d seen her
    again today al that emotion had come rushing back with
    the force of an avalanche. Now he felt like he was
    suffocating under the weight of it.
    His paws pounded against the cold ground, the icy
    sensation almost distracting him from his inner pain. There
    was a foreign ache in his chest he figured would never truly
    go away after today. Not unless he could convince Gabriela
    to give him a second chance. God, did he want one even if
    he didn’t deserve it.
    When they final y reached the front porch he underwent
    the change, shifting back to his human form with a loud
    growl. There was always a slight discomfort during the
    change. He pushed up from al fours, breathing hard as he
    looked down at Gabriela stil in her feline form.
    Her coat was darker than the rest of her family’s and he’d
    always thought how gorgeous she was. Unlike her family
    members who had that brighter orange coat with the black
    spots covering them, she had an almost al black coat. Her
    spots could only faintly be seen if you were up real y close,
    which made her even harder to find in the woods. But he
    would always be able to find her. Al he had to do was
    fol ow that sweet scent.
    Opening the door, he motioned for her to go inside.
    There wasn’t anyone around but on the off chance
    someone came to the house, he figured she wouldn’t want
    to shift in front of them. And even though he didn’t care
    about nudity, the thought of anyone seeing her naked made
    his canines and claws pulse with the need to shred into
    someone.
    Even in animal form she barely glanced at him. Just
    trotted past him with her head held high and her tail
    swishing. She smacked him with it as she entered his
    house and he was pretty sure it had been intentional.
    As he shut the door behind him she turned to face him.
    He stood there expectantly, hoping she’d change back to
    her human form. Owen had forced himself not to look at her
    naked body when he’d pressed her up against the door.
    He’d somehow held on to a thin thread of control and given
    her his shirt so she wouldn’t feel awkward. But he
    desperately wanted to see al of her now.
    See her stretched out naked on his bed or on the forest
    floor. Didn’t matter where as long as they were alone.
    Gabriela lay down on the hardwood floor of the foyer and
    put her head on her paws, as if she knew exactly what he
    was thinking and refused to change forms. There was a
    silent defiance in her dark eyes.
    “I’l grab some of Skyler’s clothes,” he muttered and
    stalked toward the stairs. He knew his younger sister
    wouldn’t mind if Gabriela borrowed anything. Skyler was
    shorter but he