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neck. He
began rubbing his cheek along her skin, his whiskers rasping against her. Down
her neck, across the top of her breast and down her arm. She burrowed her
fingers in his thick hair, letting her fingers sift through the silken strands.
Closely cropped on the sides and back, there was still enough on top for her to
get a decent grip. He nipped her hip as a purr rumbled out of him.
    “Garren,
what are you doing?” Was that her voice? All soft and breathy?
    “Making
sure everyone knows you’re under my protection.” His voice was more of a growl
than that of a human.
    “And
do you, uh, do this often?”
    His
tongue had partially shifted with him and the sandpaper texture rasped along
her stomach before he moved to her other side, rubbing and nipping his way to
her neck. Pressing his fangs against her throat, he scraped them against the
delicate flesh there. He was flirting with danger. It wouldn’t take much. Just
one bite would tie them together for eternity. Surely he didn’t want that!
    “Garren?”
    “Do
you know how good you smell? How wonderful you taste?” He purred.
    “You
don’t want this, Garren. You know you don’t. You have to fight your cat.”
    He
nuzzled her neck some more. “Don’t wanna.”
    She
shoved against him, not that his big, bad self budged an inch. “You don’t want
to mate me, Garren. Think about what you’re doing. Get control of your beast!”
    She
felt his teeth against her throat again and tried to shove him away once more.
“Garren, listen to me! You don’t want to mate me.”
    He
growled. “You don’t want me? You would prefer Dagan?”
    His
insecurity was a little cute. “No, I don’t want Dagan. And it isn’t that I
don’t want you, it’s just… you don’t know me. We only met today, and I was
unconscious for most of the time. Besides, you deserve better.”
    Garren
grunted and began licking the skin where her neck met her shoulder. “Better
than my mate?”
    She
curled her hands against him. “What makes you think I’m your mate? What makes
me different from the countless women you’ve no doubt fucked?”
    “No
one smells like you. Even before your shower I knew who you were, but now that
you’re all nice and clean…” He purred. “I would very much like to get you
dirty.”
    His
words made her blood heat.
    “Garren,
I can’t shift. I wouldn’t be a proper mate for anyone, much less someone like
you. Who knows in how many ways I might be defective. What if I can’t give you
cubs? Did you ever think of that?”
    He
stopped licking her long enough to look her in the eye. “The gods gave you to
me. I find it hard to believe they would bless me with a mate and not allow me
to have cubs. Your fears are unfounded.”
    “I’m
not letting you mate me.”
    He
nuzzled her jaw before rising to his feet. “We’ll discuss it more after you’ve
had time to rest. You need a decent meal and a good night’s sleep.”
    Garren
lifted her bag and pulled out a white t-shirt and a soft pair of knit-pink
shorts. He helped her into both, then lifted her into his arms. She felt his
beast recede as she reached down to open the door, his nails returning to
normal. When she looked up at him again, his eyes were back to that beautiful
shade of green she’d become so familiar with in such a short amount of time.
    Silence
greeted them as they stepped into the living room. Sean looked torn between wanting
to cry over the loss of his favorite toy or fight Garren for the right to keep
Isi in his home. The members of Garren’s team had various expressions from smug
to outright amused. She was happy someone was enjoying this.
    She
nudged Garren’s shoulder. “Put me down.”
    “You
don’t have shoes. There’s no way you can walk to the house we’ll be staying at
for the foreseeable future.” Garren transferred his gaze to Lee. “Grab her bag
from the bathroom. It’s time for us to head out.”
    Sean
rose to his full height, which was still a few inches shy of