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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

I’m not upset with you, Ava. I don’t want to leave with you thinking that this changes anything on

chosen us yet. I know that there’s a lot more that you haven’t told me. I know that

roughness to his voice, his words are calm and

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I nod.

I whisper, finally feeling some of the

isn’t angry

have to punch Clayton for touching what’s mine,

“I wasn’t–he didn’t-”

joke, Ava.”

sound like he’s

him in doubt.

and kisses my fingers again.

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give me a chance?”

I nod, again.

to happen overnight. I know that we’re both pushed together by this bond, but I want more than that. I want you, heart and soul, with everything inside of you begging to be mine. I want to know that you would

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us. I want there to be

secrets, and no regrets.”

quiver of longing straight through my body, and tears

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 you

all the anger. Okay?”

on a string. I don’t know how

to have your -chance to 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

kiss against my fingers, before turning my hand over to nuzzle his mouth against my open palm.

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are sweet, but his actions are stirring

far from

“Lucas-”

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

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 crazy about you

gently touching

here, straining for control. Lucas nips at my wrist, pulling back with a sigh, and I feel empty with