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late as she thought it was.
    Which meant her girlfriends may or may not be coming in tonight. Which
    meant she had only her chaotic thoughts and the nagging ache between her
    legs to keep her company.
    Fat lot of good it did her to get out.

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    Navarre turned the hot water off, his skin jumping in shock as the
    cold water pummeled his hide like hail, barely stemming the flow of blood
    to his cock.
    He could practically taste her fragile scent, a musky mix of arousal
    and Obsession, and his fingertips throbbed with the sense of her skin and
    the supple strength of her muscles.
    He’d been hard ever since he’d seen her in action at the mugging, and
    it had only worsened when she’d pressed against him in the alley offering
    help. He’d not been nearly so injured as he’d led her to believe, and despite his better judgment, he’d allowed her to see him home. Strong women had
    always been a weakness for him.
    He should have known it wouldn’t be enough. It was never enough
    to only touch--it was pure torture that had him salivating to lick her all over.
    He wanted to ram into her, spew his cum across her naked body and mark
    her with his scent so that no other man would dare touch her. Could she
    handle being fucked by a Lycan? He’d like to think so, but he couldn’t
    chance it. His control was too shaky around her, and he could hurt her
    irreparably if he tried. What a damn fool he was.
    His possessiveness toward her, the need to mark, appalled him, but
    not enough to deny his feelings. It had taken every ounce of his control to release her and allow her to go. He knew she wanted him. That in itself
    would be his downfall. Never in his life had a human woman blind-sided
    him this way. He could not even remember a time when his emotions ran to
    the coolness of a human male, so long ago had it been since he’d turned
    wolfen.
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    Promises to stay away from humans seemed like so much ash in his
    mouth. Despite her hard ass attitude, he sensed her vulnerability and knew he’d frightened her when his wolf flashed in his eyes. He doubted she
    realized what she’d beheld, for he knew she hadn’t believed him about the
    vampires.
    All the more reason to stay away from her. Humans could not
    comprehend that their presence on the top of the food chain was precarious at best, held aloft only by their numbers. And that scale could tip at any time.
    Eventually the cold water washed away the blood and cooled his
    head--both of them.
    Navarre damned the creature that had made him this monster. For he
    could never have what he most wanted and never realized could be snatched
    away ... the chance to love and be loved. There would be no mate for him, human or Lycan.

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Shawnda and Mina didn’t come back that night, but they were
    considerate enough to call and say they were spending the next few days up at Lake Ponchatrain with some hot guys they barely knew and had plans to
    behave as immorally as possible. Kaeli didn’t like it, but it wasn’t like she could stop them. They were big girls, and if anything, Shawnda was meaner and tougher than she was.
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    Kaeli spent the morning lounging in bed, fingering his shirt--which
    she still wore--and enjoying the smell of him on her skin. It was almost like he’d rubbed on her and left his mark, even though he technically hadn’t
    loaned her the shirt.
    Despite all her inner warnings, she wanted to see him again. She
    couldn’t let it rest. It was like an itch in the middle of her back that she couldn’t quite reach, and it was driving her crazy not knowing what it’d be like to fuck him.
    She could admit it. He’d filled her dreams last night, and she’d
    woken up wet with arousal. It was a natural, earthy response to a man she was attracted to--no matter how off-balance he was.
    Kaeli ordered room service and flipped through the channels on TV,
    trying to take