lasered off. It hurt enough getting it done.”
He locked both arms around her. “The tattoo stays, it’s hot. Want me to get your name inked on me?”
She opened her mouth to say no, but she’d be lying if she said her name on his skin didn’t hold some appeal. God, she was getting as bad as he was.
“How about on my arm?”
“No. That’s boring.”
“How about over my heart then?”
“No. That’s corny.”
He frowned. “Is not.”
“Is too.”
Stubborn bitch. “We’ll discuss it later.”
Jaime turned her head as she cautiously suggested, “How about we go for a run in our wolf forms?” As she’d expected, Dante froze and tightened his hold on her.
“Jaime, I don’t think your wolf is ready for that yet.” He wasn’t ready for that yet either.
“There’s only the two of us. She feels safe with you. You said that yourself.” His voice came out small. “What if she doesn’t let you come back again?”
“Don’t think I don’t know that the fear of that taunts you as much as it taunts me. I don’t want it hanging over us like a cloud. We won’t know until we try.”
Although he knew that she was right, he was too damn scared to even seriously consider it.
“Jaime, I—”
“I truly think she’ll let me come back. The fear is there that I’m wrong, but I don’t think I am. I wouldn’t suggest it otherwise.” Plus, it was best to find out now.
It took an entire hour to coax Dante into trying it. Jaime was later glad that she had, because it turned out that she had been right. As her wolf and Dante’s wolf went on their own private run, they played, tussled, raced, and chased each other before finally shifting back into their human forms.
Although her wolf had enjoyed the freedom and time with her mate, she didn’t fight when Jaime wanted to resurface because she felt safe. She was confident that her mate could protect her if necessary and that he would fight at her side.
Jaime suspected that her wolf might still be slightly wary around other wolves if she was without her mate, but not to the extent that she would see them as threats and attempt to attack. Jaime could—for the first time in a long time—coexist peacefully with her.
“If only I could coexist as peacefully with you as I do with my wolf,” Jaime said as they walked back to pack territory hand in hand.
Dante frowned at her. “We coexist peacefully…when you’re not making a mess of our room and ignoring what I say.”
“Maybe you could stop being a neat freak and ease off with barking orders at me.”
“I resent the neat-freak statement. And I do not bark.” She snickered. “Sure you don’t, Popeye.”
“And it wouldn’t kill you to use the shoe rack. I mean, it’s right by the door.”
“Stop putting my CDs in chronological order, and I’ll work on the shoe rack thing.” A short pause. “How about alphabetical order?”
“How about you go to therapy?”
A frustrated growl escaped him. “How about I just shove my cock in your mouth? That should shut you up. Hey!” he whined when she drummed her fingers against his temple. “What’re you doing?”
She shrugged. “I just felt like tapping some ass.”
His mouth dropped open. Her smirk had him growling again. “Bitch.”
“Jerk.”
“Love you, baby.”
“Love you, Popeye.”
THE END
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A huge thank you to my husband for his support and help and, of course, for accepting that I hear voices in my head. I’d also like to thank my two amazing children. Demanding though they are, they’re also my biggest inspiration.
A big thanks to everyone at Montlake Romance, but especially to my editor, Eleni Caminis, and to Melogy Guy, and Sara Brady—all of whom are fantastic at their jobs.
Last but not least, I have to say a massive thank you to all those who have taken the time to read my book. I really hope you enjoyed it!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Photo by Steven Wright, 2012
Author Suzanne Wright, a native of England, can’t remember a time when she wasn’t creating characters and telling their tales. Even as a child, she loved writing poems, plays, and stories; as an adult, Wright has published three novels, Here Be Sexist Vampires, From Rags , and Feral Sins, the first book in the Phoenix Pack series. Wright, who lives in Liverpool with her husband and two children, freely admits that she hates housecleaning and can’t cook but that she always shares chocolate.
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