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“Am I suitable?” he asks as he glances down at himself.
Kai doesn’t strike me as the country-club type. He should be wearing a black tee instead. “You are, but what’s up with the polo shirt?” I point to the sleeve cuff that might be cutting off his circulation. “Is that too tight?”
Kai flexes his arms, and fabric tears as he rips the sleeves with the force. “No.”
He grins at me, and I roll my eyes at him. “Is that a werewolf trick to get the girl?”
“Did it work?”
My fingers grasp the cold door handle as I turn it so we can leave. “Not on me, but I bet it will on your match.”
Kai is behind me as I lead the way, and he leans over my shoulder to speak softly. “You keep forgetting you’re my mate, Abby. Don’t worry. I’ll figure out what will work on you.”
His words shouldn’t send a chill of desire down my spine, but they do. I shake it off quickly, because I’m after information. As we walk out the door to the street, Kai places his hand at the small of my back, and our electricity zings through me, making my knees weak. I really need to find this guy a mate because while I’m supposed to be using my charm to get what I want, he’s playing the same game. And right now, he might be winning.
Chapter Four
The ice cream parlor has small red tables set up outside, and once Kai and I get our cones, we head toward one. I get my standby, chocolate chip, and he decides on the same. Creamy flavor coats my tongue as I lick around the top edge of the cone, and Kai watches me. He says, “It appears you have a proper technique for this.”
I nod. “It’s important to make sure the ice cream isn’t going to drip down the cone and get your fingers sticky, so you need to lick all the way around and keep it balanced.”
“Balance is good.” He laps at his cone. “But when I hit the right spot?” He bites the top off his cone and winks. “I devour it.”
“Does that apply to your mate?”
“Would you like it to?”
A sentence for Kai’s new description comes to me. Eager to please his mate. I smile coyly at my cleverness and to flirt with Kai. “Very much.” I take it a step further and drag my tongue up the side of the cone.
He chuckles, and I notice his gaze drops to my mouth. When his eyes darken, I think he’s imagining me licking something else. A tingle of desire rushes through me as I watch him lap at his cone without breaking our gaze. Now I’m the one imagining his tongue laving me, and it’s suddenly hard to breathe. My cone crunches as I bite some off with a little more force than necessary, and I glance up to stare into his eyes. Kai leans in closer to me to say, “I can’t wait for that pretty little mouth of yours to bite me.”
My jaw drops because the idea makes me heat up a little more. “I can’t put rough sex on—I mean—you clearly have a thing for biting. Good to know.” I know I should move back, but while I tell my body to do it, I find I only close the distance between us a little more. This is crazy. I’m not going to fall for a man just because of physical chemistry.
As Kai chews, his tongue darts out to lick his lips, and I involuntarily mirror him. He’s so close to me now, I detect the scent of his soap along with the faint odor of his male musk. It makes my stomach tremble, and the urge to touch him overwhelms me. Maybe what I need is to kiss him and satiate my need. Just once should do the trick because chances are it won’t be the best I’ve ever had, and then I can get over my silly crush.
I’ve stopped eating my treat, and cool, melted ice cream rolls over my fingers as I’m trapped in the pools of Kai’s green eyes. I can’t take it any longer. I lean into him as he moves toward me, and the moment his mouth touches mine I know I’m in trouble. It’s as if our lips were made for each other, and I fall into a kiss that’s familiar in its ease but exhilarating as our chemistry sizzles.
My cone splats on the ground when I drop it, and I grasp at Kai’s arms to hang on for the ride. His ice cream falls, too, and he takes my face in his hands as our tongues twine together. The voice of reason finally gets loud enough for me to stop. I pull away and take a deep breath. Kai lets out a small noise as his eyes dance with amusement.
He thinks he won. He is so wrong. Sure, that was an amazing kiss, but he’s still not the man for me. I throw my shoulders back and ask the question that I’ve been dying to ask. “What did you do to break the law?”
He chuckles. “Why do you think that?”
“Kevin told me you weren’t allowed to sign up for Life Shift. He—well he never actually said you’re a criminal, but finding you a mate was part of a deal I made, and I got the impression—are you a felon?”
Kai’s eyes flash, and the heated gaze he gives me makes me want to cover myself as if I’m naked. I grab a napkin to wipe my sticky fingers. He reaches for my hand and lifts it to his mouth. I half-heartedly try to tug it away, but I let him keep his grip. “First, you should know I wanted to…” His mouth is warm on my finger as he sucks one in and licks the ice cream residue off, and any ideas I have of resisting him melt away. “… devour you the moment I saw you.”
My voice shakes as I say, “Oh.” And I let out a little sigh when he licks another one of my fingers.
“Kevin thinks I’m difficult because that’s what we do.”
I scowl as I wonder what kind of rift is between him and the beta of his pack.
He chuckles. “I suppose I am. I knew you were my mate the first time I smelled you, but since I refused to be part of the mating plan, I couldn’t let Kevin know. He thinks he’s punishing me.”
“What are you talking about? We’ve never—oh.” I recall that while human women will be reading profiles and assuming our program will determine if they are a match, it’s a different story for the werewolves. They smell an item of the woman’s to find out if they are attracted. “Wait. What did you smell?”
“The scarf you knit for him. I nearly lost my mind thinking you two were together.”
