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She shrugged. “I’m prey.”
He growled, and his upper lip curled. “You’re mine.”
“I know that,” she said, shaking her head. “I mean my shift is prey. Sometimes predator shifters don’t like prey shifters.”
He let out a deep sigh and wrapped his arms around her. “I will do whatever it takes to keep you safe, Dani. You could shift into a chipmunk and it shouldn’t matter to anyone in the pack, because you’re a shifter, not a natural animal.”
She quirked her brow. “Are there chipmunk shifters?”
He blinked and then laughed. “I have no idea.”
She looked around the woods and said, “Better not do anything really private out here, just to be safe.”
His eyes darkened and he leaned forward, pushing her gently against a tree. “We can be quiet.”
“Yeah right,” she said with a snort as she wrapped her arms around his neck. “I almost went deaf this morning. You howl when you come sometimes.”
“Just for you.” He lowered his lips to hers and everything ceased to exist around them. The world could have fallen away and she wouldn’t have cared.
She eased away from the kiss. “You make me forget everything.”
He laughed. “Is that good or bad?”
“It’s good, except when I want to take my clothes off and we’re out in the woods.”
“I wouldn’t want you to freeze anything important.”
“Let’s go home.”
He took a step back and swung her into his arms. She hugged herself close to him and rested her head on his shoulder, yawning and snuggling close.
“Sleepy, sweetheart?”
“I had a horny wolf in my bed last night.”
“Sounds like a real hardship.”
She kissed his neck. “Well, it helps that he’s sexy as hell and has a talented mouth.”
“At your service,” he said with a soft growl.
He carried her all the way across the woods and into the house. After they’d removed their winter gear, they hurried to the bedroom, stripping and slipping under the covers as quickly as possible. As they settled on the bed together, she could see his face tighten in pain when he moved his leg. She had no doubt it was aching from the strain of carrying her.
“Can I do something to help your leg?”
“The pain will ease with time,” he said. He kissed her gently and tugged her closer. She rested her head on his bent arm and slid her hand up his side. The scars had become familiar to her already.
“I don’t want you to be in pain.”
“To be honest, it doesn’t matter to me much right now. I get to have you in my arms. The pain is dull compared to how I’m feeling inside.”
She tilted her head to look up at him. “What do you mean?”
“You’re mine.”
“I am. You’re mine, too.”
“I’m falling for you, sweetheart. I know it’s only been a few days, but when you’re in my arms everything else slips away, even the pain.” He kissed her and she settled her head on his bicep.
