Chapter 161

Not wanting to see the disappointment in his beautiful blue eyes once again, I slowly lowered myself back down and repositioned myself next to him, unable to completely deny him or lose the

connection I so desperately craved and wouldn't allow myself to have.

He took a deep breath and kissed the top of my head as he played with the tips of my hair, inadvertently rubbing my mid-back in the process. It felt so good, so right. Combined with the steady

beating of his heart, I let it lull me into sleep.

Waking with a start, I stared around the room, quickly pulling my arms to me. My heart was racing and there were little beads of sweat covering my body. I gulped in air as anxiety enveloped me.

"Motel. No threat, no handcuffs," a deep voice rumbled from behind me, and I felt strong arms tighten around me.

In my heightened paranoia I didn't at first recognize them, but my body seemed to and began

relaxing before I realized what was happening.

"Patrick?" I whispered.

"I'm here, love. Try and get a little more sleep."

It wasn't long before we both realized that wasn't going to happen.

"Maybe we should just get on the road," I suggested.

"Yeah, let's go. No doubt your brother is freaking out by now."

"You didn't call him?"

phone when I shifted in the woods. Lost your keys,

get

to that place. So I carried you back to the parking lot and broke into your car and hot-wired it. I just had to get you as far away from there as possible. The rational side of me knew I should talk to the police and tell them you were okay, but my wolf

my family doesn't know where I am or that

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as he thought

and waiting for him

nightstand

on his chest and

"Hello?"

It's E. I'm okay and

the other end before Mom grabbed

is that

And I'm fine.

have put me on

with you?" I

he got me away

"E, what happened?"

and couldn't talk. Patrick was watching me closely and slowly took the phone from my

like he knew Kyle would understand, and I guessed if anyone would,

two hours out. I'll explain everything when we get there. In the meantime, tighten up security around San Marco. The Bulgarians

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