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That wouldn’t happen. Most of the time it was next to impossible to even look at another person in a sexual way, not once you found your mate. That was what her mom had told her. Did she really want to test out that theory? No. And certainly not with the luscious, very talented, and very experienced Trudy. If her man ever went to bed with a woman like Trudy, he would never look twice at Natalie.
    The mating bond , she reminded herself, but she didn’t know if she trusted anyone completely, not after her father had been so let down by the old beta.
    “I’ll see him,” she said, untying her apron and removing the hat from her head. Although why she was bothering to make an effort, she didn’t know. He was hers if she wanted him; after all, it couldn’t have been easy to track her down. Not in such a short space of time. No one from Wolf Valley knew where she lived; she had cut all ties, including those of friends she had known all her life.
    Trudy’s eyes followed her out and although she stayed out of the way, Kira knew the other woman was listening to every word, intrigued by what was happening, because Kira had never had a man come in asking for her. Never.
    “Hello,” she said, cursing her voice, which had gone all breathy as she approached him. The pull was incredibly strong and if he opened his arms she would have fallen into his embrace; she wouldn’t have been strong enough to fight him. Thankfully, despite the strained look on his face, he didn’t try to make this hard on her.
    “Hi. I wondered if we could talk?” His eyes flicked back towards Trudy, before he added, “In private.”
    She stood staring at him, wallowing in his eyes. They were deep pools of unchartered emotions. His hair was dark brown, and she was reminded of his rich brown wolf pelt. Her fingers itched to thread through it, to feel each strand against his skin and then drag his head towards hers so they could kiss.
    Get a room. “I can come outside, but only for five minutes, I have something in the oven.” What could happen in five minutes? She would get through this.
    Trudy had other ideas. “Oh, I can watch those. You take your time, Nat. Take all the time you need.” Natalie shot Trudy a look that shouted help . Trudy just smiled and made a shooing action.
    With an effort, she moved one foot and then another forward. This felt like a death sentence: she could no longer outrun her fate, and once they touched, once she spoke to him, she knew she would never escape the true force of the bond.
    “Hi,” he said. “I’m Riley.” He offered her his hand and she stared at it as if it was a trick. In some ways it was. She knew that if she touched him, skin to skin, they would be connected at a deeper level. She didn’t want that.
    Damn it, she did . Her hand lifted, subconsciously needing to make contact with this man, her man. Her lonely life began slipping away almost before they touched; the connection was made and her eyes flew to his, wanting to see the knowledge, the understanding there. It mirrored her own. He smiled, his eyes lighting up as though she had switched on a part of him that had been dark and dim for his whole life.
    “Natalie.” A mixture of ecstasy and foreboding filled her; the emotions battled for dominance in her brain. Should she be happy? Or should she be mourning the loss of a part of herself, a part that had gone, replaced by him?
    “I am so pleased to actually find you. I was worried that I had lost you forever when you ran.” His voice was rough with emotion, and sexy as hell. Her insides turned to liquid fire and she leaned in towards him, wanting him to kiss her.
    “I’m sorry.” She pulled her hand from his, breaking the contact, but not the spell. “This … isn’t what I want.”
    “I know you’re scared, it must have come as a shock. I know it did to me. We can take it slow. A date? We could start with a date?” He frowned, and then he grinned nervously. “I sound like a desperate