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“Jude, that—that’s my mother!”
The big cat’s claws dug into the ground as he came to a shuddering halt. He glanced back at her, blue eyes too bright in the darkness.
Now he knew.The last secret.
She pushed to her feet. Wished that her knees didn’t feel so weak. “Remember those crazy, psychotic wolves you told me about? Guess it’s time I told you, I’m one of them.”
In the distance, a wolf howled, and the sound ripped right into her heart.
* * *
“Jude! Jude, dammit, wait! You’re still bleeding!”
He shoved open the motel room door. He heard the crash as it banged back and hit the wall. Keeping his head low, he stormed across the threshold, fighting to keep his rage in check while?—
Erin grabbed his arm. “Stop!Listento me!”
Teeth clenched, he spun to face her. He’d managed to jerk on the spare jeans he kept in the truck, for shifting emergencies, but with his side still burning like hell, a shirt hadn’t been an option.
Erin stared up at him, face stark, lips quivering. So beautiful.
A wolf?
“I-I should have told you before.”
Uh, yeah. She should have.
Her fingers curled around his arm. “You made it clear how you felt about wolves?—”
“Sweetheart, that’s the wayeveryonefeels.” All theOtheranyway. They all knew the rule: If you were smart, you stayed away from the wolves.
Smart. He grimaced. Not him because he sure hadn’t stayed away. He’d run straight to her and gotten his ass addicted to her sweet self.
Sweetwolf.
A tiger tangled up with a wolf. His grandfather had to be someplace, laughing his striped ass off.
Her hand fell away. “How many wolves have you actually met, other than me?”
His brows flew up, and he ignored what was turning into a dull throb in his side. At least he was healing. “Um, you mean other than the creep stalking you?”
She kicked the door shut with her heel even as her eyes slit. “No one’s perfect, Jude. Not wolves. Not tigers. You should know that.”
Oh, hell, no, she hadn’t just thrown his past into his face. He grabbed her shoulders and pushed her back against the mud-brown wall. “Don’t go there, sweetheart.” He’d trusted her. Bared his soul. While—what? All the time she’d been keeping her secrets from him? He’d been trying tohelpher.
But the woman was working her own agenda.
Wolf.
“I-I didn’t mean—” She broke off, shaking her head and sending those silky locks flying. His nose was working again—he’d felt lost for a time without the onslaught of scents teasing him—and the heady fragrance that was Erin filled his nostrils.
“What did youmeanthen?” Her mouth was close. Tempting and close and he would not kiss her. Not now. Because, dammit, he couldn’t help but wonder...what other secrets was she keeping?
She wet her lips.
Damn her.That swiping pink tongue had his cock jerking. He let her go and took a step back.
“Do you—do you remember what you told me about Lones?”
