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“Shouldn’t you applaud that, given you are a woman?”
“I don’t need a male to treat me differently. Let him hit me, but he’d better do it hard enough to knock me out because when I retaliate, he will regret it.”
Damn. I might be in love. Garou practically swooned.
Baptiste clenched his fists, mostly in annoyance because she was right about one thing. He wouldn’t hit her. He spread his arms. “You know what, Psycho. Do it. Torture me. Kill me. I don’t care.”
She huffed. “So melodramatic.”
Agreed.
“Shut up,” he growled.
Her brow arched. “I will not shut up.”
“Wasn’t talking to you.”
Her frown cleared and a small smile took its place. “Your Garou agrees with me.”
“My Garou is just as annoying and psycho as you.”
“Pity I can’t deal with him directly. Alas, a wolf probably can’t drive too well, meaning I am stuck with you.”
“I told you no.”
No surprise, Daphne ignored him. “You will meet me in the SMU parking lot at dawn. Nelly and Clive have already promised to have your vehicle ready for departure.”
“I’m not coming.”
“You are. You just need to do one thing first.”
“What?”
“Bathe.”
He didn’t expect her to suddenly lunge at his midsection.
Oomph.
She drove into him with far more force than expected for someone her size. The strength and surprise of it led to him falling backwards over the edge of the quarry—Splash!—into the water.
He sputtered as he surfaced. “Not cool!”
“I refuse to sit in close confines with you smelling like a dung pile baked in the sun.”
“I’m not going!” he bellowed as he treaded water.
But did she listen?”
“I’ll see you in the morning.”
Before he could protest, a horn suddenly speared between his legs. The narwhal he’d disturbed lifted him clear from the water and tossed him!
Wheeeee!
Kersplash.
He landed, arms and legs flailing. Not for long. The second watery beast that lived in the flooded quarry picked him up and whipped him back. By the time he dragged his soggy ass to shore, the reek of sweat and the grime of dirt had all been sluiced. He also had an audience.
