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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

Ava. I don’t want to leave with you thinking that this

that there’s a lot more that you haven’t told me. I

his voice, his words

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I nod.

of the stress

angry with me.

punch Clayton for touching what’s

“I wasn’t–he didn’t-”

a joke, Ava.”

sound like he’s joking, so

him in doubt.

kisses my fingers again. “Ava. I

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you willing to give

I nod, again.

that. I want you, heart and soul, with everything inside of you begging to be mine.

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bond between us. I

and

longing straight through my body, and

who lost the right to call you that. I’m the one who pushed you into a situation

the anger. Okay?”

as a tear escapes, feeling a little like a puppet on a string. I don’t know how else to respond except to

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

another kiss against my fingers, before turning my hand over to nuzzle his

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but his actions are

far

“Lucas-”

His tongue darts out to taste my skin, and his groan sends quivers straight into the very core of me. I shift beneath the blanket, wondering how we’ve gone from emotional admissions two seconds ago to this.

kiss after kiss into my palm. “But if I want to keep that promise, I’m going to have to walk away from you right now. Fuck. My wolf is going insane. He doesn’t want to talk anymore. He’s been

out with my other hand, gently touching his ‘disheveled hair. “Don’t go

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