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  “I didn’t fuck her, Gerri,” he snarled. “I washed off the blood and she was in Micah’s room. So was I. That’s where Graves took us. I’d taken too much blood from her so she was recovering on the bed, fully clothed, so she didn’t faint.”

  She wiggled and freed her arms enough to touch his face. Hair had sprouted on his cheeks. “Okay. I trust you. Do you need to shift?”

  He seemed to calm enough to get himself back under control. The excess hair went away, his eye color returned to blue, but the fangs in his mouth remained. “No. I went for a run with Tymber before I came here. I’m just pissed. I’d never break my word to you.”

  “I was jealous,” she admitted. “I really hate her. How sad is that? I haven’t even met her and yeah, I want to strangle her for calling you babe and being anywhere near you when you were in the shower. Did she get to see you naked and wet?”

  His expression softened. “Doubtful. She paled every time she sat up on the bed from blood loss. I don’t even know how she managed to make it inside the hotel and up to the room in that condition. I was too out of it to remember that part myself. I had to ask Graves how he got me to the room.”

  She stopped caressing his face and lowered her hands to his shoulders, resting them there. “Are you upset that I’m here? I don’t want to go back to my old apartment or to that life. I know you can’t mate me but I want to be close to you. We could be lovers. I thought about that. We’ll use condoms and shower after we’re together. That way your scent won’t linger on me. We’ll have to be careful about not touching when we’re not in this room, since contact can be smelled on our clothing if we hug.”

  “I don’t want to sneak around with you.”

  “Oh.” His words hurt but she wasn’t surprised. He’d made it clear about his parents and how they would react if they found out.

  “I don’t plan to hide that you’re mine any longer.”

  Gerri gaped at him, stunned yet hopeful. “What are you saying?”

  “Do you honestly believe you could live this close to me and I would be able to stay away? Trayis knew that when he brought you to the clan. There’s no fucking way I’d be able to sleep knowing you were alone in a bed I could so easily share with you. I’d go insane within days worrying about you, wondering if other men were considering pursuing you. Fuck that. You’re mine, G.L. You’re here and you’re staying. I’m headstrong, sometimes do stupid shit, but I’m not a total moron.”

  She smiled. “You can occasionally be a bit of a bonehead.”

  “True but not about you or this. Trayis has left me with no choice.”

  His last words almost made her want to flinch. “Do you resent that? Or me?”

  “No. He’s right. I haven’t been happy because you weren’t in my life. I’ve tried my best to do right by my parents but it’s time to claim you.” His gaze slid to her shoulder, then studied her eyes. “I’m going to get off you, we’ll strip, and then I’m going to bite you. Are you ready to become my mate?”

  “I’ve always been ready.”

  He smiled. “Me too. You’re going to have to drink from me.”

  “I know how it goes.”

  He lifted up and climbed off the bed, yanking at his boots. “Get undressed.”

  She didn’t have to be told twice. After so many lonely years, Wen would finally be her mate. Her deepest fantasy was about to happen.

  She was able to get naked faster than him, since she only had to toss off the nightshirt and get rid of her undies. Wen didn’t say a word as he pulled his T-shirt over his head then unfastened his jeans, pushing them down his long legs.

  “You sure about this, G.L.? There’s no going back once we bond.”

  “I’ve never been more certain of anything in my life.” He was her heart and always had been, for as long as he’d been a part of her life.

  “Nervous?”

  “A little. I’m not a fan of pain and you’ve got some awfully big fangs.” She smiled though, teasing him a bit. “Of course, everything on you is big.” She openly admired his stiff cock when he straightened. “You look excited.”

  He chuckled. “I am. I’ll bite while you climax. It will distract you. I promise.” He took a step closer.

  She held up her hand. “Wait.”

  He froze. “What?”

  “I don’t have fangs. Don’t we exchange blood at the same time in a mating ritual? How do you want to do that?”

  “We’ll figure it out.” He moved fast, wrapped his arm around her waist and hoisted her off her feet. He turned and they landed on the bed side by side, against each other. “Step one. Get her naked in a bed.” Amusement teased his voice and showed in his glowing blue eyes.

  She laughed.

  He rolled on top of her, adjusting until once again his hips were between her thighs. This time clothing didn’t separate their skin. “Step two, pin her down so she can’t get away.”

  “I can’t wait for step three. Did they teach this to you as a young VampLycan?”

  “Blame Angelo. He’s Micah and Graves’s father. He claimed his mate in the woods while he was walking her home to her parents after a pack event. They got into an argument and she threatened to date other Lycans because some women had been flirting with him. He lost his mind, since he knew she was his. Took her to the ground, seduced her, and that’s how it went down.” He laughed. “It wouldn’t have been so bad except it had rained earlier that day. She was kind of pissed about having to tell her parents they were mated while both of them looked as if they’d been mud wrestling. Their clothes were ripped up too. He nagged us boys to never make that mistake.”

  “I met them.” Gerri laughed too. “I can’t imagine Angelo doing that to Mandy. She’s so tiny.”

  “She had more clothes left on her than he did, from what I heard. Don’t let her size fool you. She’s pretty strong and had wanted to mate Angelo for a while. He’s two years older than her and didn’t want to take her the day she turned eighteen. He wanted her to have at least a year to enjoy being an adult before she started having his cubs. One of the downsides to being full Lycan is the males get the urge to impregnate their mate right away.” He frowned all of a sudden. “You met them? How?”

  “I’ll tell you later. Right now…” She ran her hands over his arms. “I have this super-hot guy on top of me with some sexy fangs. Don’t be a tease, honeybun.”

  He growled, his eyes glowing brighter. She didn’t look away from him, knowing he wasn’t trying to control her mind. He was just seriously turned on. So was she. He kissed her, his mouth taking full possession. Gerri moaned, meeting his passion.

  The scent of him filled her nose and she knew his pheromones were filling the room. Wen smelled like pure sin and sex. She wrapped her legs around his hips and ground her pussy against him. He broke the kiss and tried to lower down her body.

  She fisted his hair to keep him in place and shook her head. “I’m ready and wet. Feel me?”

  “I want to taste you.”

  “Later. We have forever for that.”

  “I don’t want to rush this.”

  “Are you kidding? I’ve always wanted you. Fuck me and bite me, Wen. Now.”

  He grinned. “So bossy.”

  “Get used to it, honeybun.”

  A deep laugh blasted out of him. “Promise to never call me that in front of anyone else.”

  “But I want to lick you and savor everything about you. Honeybuns are my favorite. I always crave them.”

  He lowered his face, brushing hot, sensual kisses along her throat. His fangs came into play, lightly biting her. “You drive me insane in the best way.”

  She lifted her legs higher, digging her heels into his ass, trying to urge him to enter her. “Fuck me,” she moaned.

  He nipped her hard, then twisted his body a little, arched his back, and reached down. She knew what he was doing and helped by holding still when he gripped his shaft, rose up a little, and guided the head of his cock to her pussy. He groaned deep a