As soon as they were inside, Jillian headed back to the guestroom, where Cian had taken Sophia, and Razl sat down on one of the sofas, scrubbing his hands over his face. Tourmaline sat down beside him, and asked, “Did Sophia say anything about Sapphire?”
“I’m afraid not,” he told her, which was technically the truth. He was the one who’d asked Sophia not to mention anything about Sapphire Smart until he’d figured out the best way to tell Tourmaline that her sister had chosen Jason Donovan over her.
Razl set Tourmaline on her feet as soon as they were inside his cabin, then turned and locked the door, making sure they wouldn’t be disturbed. Her scent was all over him, all around him, making him feel like a live wire. Making him furious that it didn’t call to him. That he couldn’t sink his fangs into her tender throat and claim her for his own.He knew of others who had committed without being able to make a bond. It could be done. But he couldn’t risk it. Not when he was dark wolf and she was human. Only the claiming w
He hoped the look on his face made it clear what he thought of her questions, as if she was just another girl he liked to go down on. Yeah, he’d done it to lovers in the past, even enjoyed it. But he’d never needed it. Never ached for it so bad he thought he’d go out of his mind if he didn’t get it.“No, it’s not a wolf thing,” he told her, his voice raspy and low. “It’s a Tourmaline thing.” He lowered his head again, licking the satiny folds, and then pushing inside, letting her feel him
“Are you sure?” he asked, making a thick, serrated sound in his throat.Tourmaline was sure he was going to drive her out of her mind. He was buried deep inside her—heavy, hot, thick.She could feel the throbbing pulse of his heartbeat, the sensation the most intimate thing she’d ever experienced.
Razl grinned, loving the lyrical sound of her laughter.“They’re good guys. Just a little rough around the edges.”“I can imagine.” Her tone was wry.
Razl narrowed his eyes. “That’s bullshit and you know it.”“And what about Cian?” she snapped. “Why didn’t he say anything to me about Sapphire being there?”“Because I asked him not to,” he ground out, knowing this particular truth was going to piss her off even more.
The first thing Tourmaline realized as she walked onto the front porch of Razl’s cabin the following afternoon was that she’d never seen so many bitter, determined expressions.It seemed that almost everyone was there to see her off—the sooner the better seeming to be the collective opinion. The only person she didn’t see was Razl. Either someone had been watching the cabin for signs that she was awake, or they’d been waiting a long time.
“Stop it!” Sophia cried, looking pale and outraged as she marched down the porch steps to confront her brother.“Razl’s been nothing but kind to me, Todd. Don’t you dare say anything mean about him.”“I just want to get you out of here,” he muttered. He put her behind him as he started backing away from the c
Hours later, Razl still wasn’t quite sure how he’d ended up in such a screwed-up situation. One minute he’d been using every ounce of strength he possessed to keep from running across the Alley and grabbing Tourmaline up in his arms, the sight of her after everything that had happened damn near killing him. Then her phone had rung, and he hadn’t been able to stop himself from going to her when it was clear that something was wrong. The others had all argued that he didn’t owe her anything, telling him to stay behind and let them handle the situation with Sapphire Smart.