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was
y hair, forcing myself to
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air kissed my skin, sharp with the scent of pine and
beneath me, disappearing
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watching me like I was a particularly amus
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omething dark, something that made my stom
ng your time,
"And you're wasting yours if
ened. "Oh, you'll
call me
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in his expression.
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ding in the doorwayNextxt, he was in front of me, c
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inside me. "I
er, brushing over my pulse. "No? Th
hand away.
don't smell fear on you, Ella. O
dropped t
my fists. "
en there, little wolf. And guess what?" His v
words sent heat
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of all, I
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d up at m
me more than
ed, but no so
h
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sharp, uneven pulls
nose against the shel
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my restrain
completely. Mine. The word echoed in my skull, in my chest,
and fuck, I n
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ing my wolf back, forcin
like
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she could
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was unr
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his warmth, the way his breath se
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it was a
teeth. "You th
dark caress. "I think y
, my nails digging into my palms
amusement. "I'm loo
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iss hi