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CHAPTER FIFTEEN
maverick
We parkedin the dirt lot outside Cassidy’s packhouse. It was fairly large, and built like an oversized bed-and-breakfast.
We wouldn’t be sleeping there, obviously. I wasn’t risking Bloom’s life that way.
“We need to act like we’re into each other, right?” Bloom asked, making no move to leave the vehicle as she studied the building in front of us “Are you sure that’s the best idea? Wouldn’t everyone be less likely to attack me if they thought we were going to separate after all of this is over?”
Probably.
But I wouldn’t be backing down from my claim on her. Eventually, she’d accept that she was mine.
I wanted her badly, and beyond wanting, I actuallylikedher.
So I wasn’t walking away.
That was that.
She’d accept it eventually.
“No. The moment they see a divide between us, there are men in this pack who would make a move on you in an attempt to gain power over me,” I said.
“I think you just suggested that none of them would want me if I wasn’t your soulmate.”
“That’s not what I was saying. Everyone in this pack hates vampires.” I tried to cover my ass. “I?—”
“It’s fine, Mav.” Her lips curved upward, and her hand brushed my arm. I didn’t know if she even realized she had touched me. “I don’t know any vampires who would want to mate with werewolves either. Even you.”
“Including this one?” I gestured toward her
Her smile grew wicked. “Nope.” She opened her car door, and I followed suit.
“Don’t touch anyone, or anything. If they offer food or water, don’t take it,” I murmured, draping an arm over her shoulders.
Was it necessary to act like we were closer than we were?
Yeah.
Was I also going to milk the fuck out of it?
Hell yes.
“Do you want me to stay quiet?” she asked.
“No. Don’t be afraid to piss someone off.”
I locked the car behind us as we strode up to the front door.
“Do they know we’re coming?” she asked.
“I didn’t warn them, but I’m sure someone told Cassidy when we reached their land.”
“They did,” Cassidy said, as she pulled the door open with an annoyed look on her face. Her black hair was tied back in a severe bun, her light skin bloodless where her hands clenched the door. Her dark eyes landed on Bloom immediately, but were narrow long before they did.
“You’re going to want to take a step away from my mate with that expression,” I said flatly.
