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shifter can only be wounded like this from another shifter of the same species. It’s known as survival of the fittest. Armand is stronger than I am. He’s also more ruthless.”
    “Then we’ll just have to make sure he doesn’t get close enough,” Vince said, tracing the scars lightly with his fingertips. “Can I ask you why?”
    “Why?”
    “Why your da—Armand did this to you?”
    Lauren swallowed. She’d never told a soul, not even the police after the attack had happened. “It won’t make sense to you.”
    “Try me.” He laid them both back on the bed and pulled a cover over their nude bodies.
    “He thinks I’m his mate. My mom was human, which is why even though I can shift into cougar form, my strength is no match for Armand’s.”
    “Was?”
    Lauren nodded. “She died when I was born. I’m not sure if it’s her scent he smells when he’s near me or his own, but he truly believes I was born to be his.”
    “Sick fuck,” Vince spat.
    Lauren felt his muscles tense under her cheek. Oh boy, if he was angry now, just wait until he heard the rest.
    “I didn’t start my menstrual cycle until I was almost fourteen. It was then that Armand began making bolder advances. I’d grown up with his kisses and gropes, but I didn’t know any better at the time. I just assumed all parents treated their children that way. It wasn’t until after I officially became a woman that he molested me for the first time. I told my one and only friend about it. I wanted to know if it was always that painful. I thought it was part of becoming a woman, but she was mortified and told her mom. Child services came that evening and took me away from him.”
    Vince gripped her arm, and Lauren gave a yelp.
    “Oh, baby, I’m so sorry.” He kissed her and soothed the reddened skin.
    Lauren shook her head and continued. She knew if she didn’t tell him everything now, she never would. “He got away before the police could arrest him. I didn’t hear from him for almost five months. Then, one afternoon he followed me when I left school. He caught up with me in the park. Cornered, I shifted. I’d never done that in front of him, and it seemed to drive him wild. He immediately shifted mid-pounce and began ripping at me with his teeth and claws. I knew I was no match for him, so I played dead while he raped me. After he was finished, he left me there, thinking I was already dead.”
    Lauren wiped the tears from her eyes. “The thing I never understood was his cries of despair as he stood over my beaten and bloody body. It was almost like he couldn’t help himself. Like something other than angry lust had driven him to fuck me.”
    “Who found you?” Vince asked.
    “A jogger, the next morning. I had enough strength to shift back before I passed out. Even in my weakened condition I knew what would happen if they found a bloodied cougar in the park.”
    “And you think he’s been trying to kill you ever since? That’s the reason why he chooses girls who look like you?”
    “No, not really. There was a stupid newspaper article about the team of vamps I work with. It featured candid shots of all of us. Armand must’ve seen it and realized I’m still alive. Shortly after that insipid article, the murders started. I think he knew I’d find out and feel guilty. Which I have. He wants me, and he won’t stop until he gets me. After everything that’s happened, he still believes I’m his mate. That’s why I need you to change me.”
    “I can’t.”
    Lauren scooted up and looked him in the eyes. “I don’t want to die at his hands. I want to have years to learn everything there is to know about you and to love every second of it.”
    Vince covered his face with his arm, effectively shutting her out. “I don’t know how, and even if I did, my sire warned me to never attempt it.” He shook his head. “I don’t think my blood is pure enough to complete the transition successfully.”
    “You’ve never turned