about him alluded to danger and control. It would be best to walk away now before he made a scene.
With a pleading look, she quickly walked away.
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Paul watched Lexi walk toward the front entrance and out of sight. His wolf wasn’t the least bit happy about it. He wanted nothing more than to throw his mate over his shoulder and head to the nearest private area to claim her. Even if he had the opportunity to have Lexi, he needed to wait until Andre got there. Once they determined if she would be the mate of just Paul or of all three of them, then they could claim her.
She was a petite little thing, but reeked of class and sophistication.
She had the looks of a pin-up model, but something told him she had a good head on her shoulders. He knew she attended college with Sierra, so she had to have a degree, but it didn’t matter to him. She was his mate and perhaps his brothers’ as well. He wondered if she would make a good alpha’s mate.
She seemed a bit timid around him. He sensed her fear but perhaps his size intimidated her. She had to be wearing at least four-Were She Belongs
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Her outfit was hot. It was tight against her curves, causing just the right amount of cleavage in the front of her dress. The slit in the side was a total turn-on, and her thigh appeared tan and muscular. She was definitely in great physical condition. That would come in handy when he and his brothers mated with her. The thought had him hot all over again. His wolf was fighting to fuck her. It was as if it were repeating over and over again for him to drop everything and go get her. He took a deep breath and tried to gain control.
Maybe she didn’t care for him? After all, she wasn’t a wolf. But the way her body reacted to his touch and his voice stated otherwise.
She was his mate. His wolf wanted her. The second his body rubbed against Lexi’s, his cock had enlarged and pressed against his pants.
She had to have felt it. He had to calm his wolf from taking her to the nearest private area to sink his cock into her pussy. If his wolf had his way, she would be spread-eagle on the dance floor screaming his name.
He exhaled, trying to calm himself. Thoughts like this weren’t going to make waiting easy. Glancing toward his two guards, Murph and Felix, he nodded his approval of their actions toward Andy. The moment he’d seen the slimeball wolf lay his hands on Lexi, he nearly shifted. The son of a bitch was lucky. There wouldn’t be a next time for Andy.
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Lexi took a short break to try to pull herself together. “What is wrong with me?” she asked as she looked at herself in the mirror. She was hot and bothered, and damn it, she couldn’t get Paul out of her head. The man was huge, gorgeous, and so damn manipulating he nearly had her begging for him to have sex with her. This was so not like her. She was the farthest thing from that and no man, never mind wolf, had ever set her body in flames like Paul.
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“That’s why you’re still a virgin, idiot,” she stated, tapping her forehead against the mirror. The mirror felt cool against her heated skin, but her hands were shaking.
She thought about the time she had spent living on the streets. Not knowing when her next meal would come or if she would survive the brutal city winter nights, but somehow she made it. Her past was a reminder of her inadequacies, and a man like Paul was out of her league. He looked like the kind of man who displayed his current woman, wearing her on his sleeve for all to see. No staying undetected that way. Lexi would be as good as dead.
She felt chills, disappointment and fear run through her body.
“Get a grip, Lex. If you can handle escaping death for the last three years, you sure as hell can handle some sexy, mouthwatering wolf.”
The pep talk didn’t do her much good. Immediately she thought about the way Paul looked at her. It was