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92 Ava: Clearing the Air (II)

My stomach churns, and I get through the rest of the words as quickly as I can. “My heat was uncontrollable, and I had sex with the alpha there. He took care of me and Phoenix kidnapped me when I was shopping with his sister. No, we aren’t mated, but we aren’t strangers, either.”

There.

It’s out.

I peek at Lucas to see his reaction, but he’s just sitting there, his eyes unfocused.

It’s obvious that he’s taking some time to process everything.

My eyes drop to our linked hands, and I wonder if I should pull away before he does.

“Huh,” he says, and squeezes my fingers.

Of all the responses I’d been expecting, that one isn’t on my list.

“Lucas?”

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He smiles at me, a lopsided little one. “I’m going to need a little time to process all this. I don’t understand how you can go into heat without a wolf, for one. But I’m not angry, Ava.”

I narrow my eyes in suspicion. “That doesn’t seem right.”

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He sighs. “I’m… disappointed. In the situation, in how I put you there. In the way things could have gone but didn’t, because of me. I’m angry at myself, and I have

don’t want

that you haven’t told me. I know that I fucked up. And I’m not going to do it again, not when

voice, his words are calm

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I nod.

some of the stress ease

angry with

have to punch Clayton for

“I wasn’t–he didn’t-”

a joke,

doesn’t really sound like he’s

him in doubt.

kisses my fingers again. “Ava.

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I nod, again.

than that. I want you, heart and soul, with everything inside of

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bond between us. I want there

secrets, and no regrets.”

words send a quiver of longing straight through my

run around like a feral wolf, snarling about how some other guy touched my mate. I’m the one who lost the right to call you that. I’m the one who pushed you into a situation where

the anger. Okay?”

puppet on a string. I don’t know how else to respond except to nod mindlessly at

be angry with me. Don’t feel obligated toward me, toward us, just because I took you out of that place. I want more than obligation

presses another kiss against my fingers, before turning my hand over to

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but his actions are stirring

that’s far from innocent.

“Lucas-”

his groan sends quivers straight into the very core of me. I

going to have to walk away from you right now. Fuck. My wolf

hand, gently touching his ‘disheveled

eyes. His wolf is here, straining for control. Lucas nips at my wrist, pulling back with a sigh, and I feel