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Then she rises onto her toes and kisses me.

Just once.

And it’s slow. Deep. Deliberate.

Her tongue licks into my mouth and I swear to Christ my dick weeps with need for her.

Only her.

When she pulls back, her lips brush mine as she whispers, “I'm sure, Rowan. I want you to come home with me.”

Every instinct inside me roars.

Take.

No.

Mate.

Not like that.

Not tonight.

She doesn't know what I am to her yet.

Hell, I don't completely understand it.

Whatever is happening between us feels bigger than attraction, but that doesn't give me the right to make choices for her.

I won't claim her tonight. I won't bite her. I won't force a bond she doesn't understand.

But fuck, I need her.

Need to touch her.

Feel her.

Need to get as close as she'll let me.

“Okay.”

She smiles.

And that single fucking smile nearly puts me on my knees.

Chapter 15

Havoc

I climb into my truck.

Gabby gets into that beat-up piece of shit she calls a car.

My mood immediately deteriorates.

Fuck, I hate that car.

I fixed what I could without her knowing the last time I got near it, but every rattle still makes my teeth grind.