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If I was going to get out of this with my soul intact, then I had to use whatever feminine wiles I could muster. Sweeping my gaze over his muscular form, I asked in my huskiest voice. “You keep telling me about your wolf. How do you feel about me?”A low growl reverberated across his chest. We weren’t quite touching but stood close enough for me to feel the heat of his larger body, and I felt that deep, sexy growl everywhere.My breath hitched. Even though I’d asked the question as a distraction, a treacherous portion of my heart ached to know the answer.“You want to know how I feel?” he asked, his voice teasing.“Yeah,” I whispered. “I’m intrigued.”I lowered my lashes and gazed at his lips. This was supposed to be an act, but the traitorous part of my libido urged me to drift forward and see if he kissed as beautifully as I remembered. In all the times I had watched the replays of our relationship in Hell, I only saw the kisses from my point of view, and I never kissed with my
REJECTED MATE Chapter 16
Outside the Range Rover, the streets were more crowded than they had been when I was alive, andpeople darted in and out of the stores with their purchases. Under Fenrir’s management, Lunaris had become a thriving and international village, filled with shifters of all kinds.Griff honked the horn again, making the shifters turn around and scowl. I glanced around for signs of the tall, blond god, but found none.As his hand hovered over the horn, I placed a hand over his arm. “Everyone’s watching us.”“So?” he said. “I’m saying hello to a friend.”My lips formed a tight line. Had all that time in the Asphodel Meadows eroded Griff’s sense of decorum? He had always been so proper…Or perhaps that had been an act to impress me. You know, considering that I was the future alpha, future Shifter Queen. The woman I was would have needed a high-class consort to match those fancy titles.Griff had never made a public display of himself when we had been alive. But it looked l
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I picked up the menu and read through the options. It should have been obvious from the sight of the grills in frontof us, but you were supposed to cook the food yourself. My lips tightened. Back in the seventies, we had fondue, where they brought thin strips of meat for you to dip into a bubbling sauce, but that had been part of the fun.The people who ran this place looked like they wanted you to do half the work. I turned around, taking in the sight of couples and groups sitting around the grills. It looked like the restaurant had just opened for the day because nobody was cooking.When the waiter came, Griff ordered for us both, which was a relief because I didn’t have any idea what to pick. The first of the other tables got their food, and the patrons placed it on the hotplate with long, metallic chopsticks, filling the air with a delicious scent.“I hope you’re not expecting me to cook for you,” I said, making my voice teasing.He flashed me that grin. “Alphas are capable of m
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He turned to me and grinned. “Fenrir is the one who suggested I start the Hellfire pack.”My heart skipped several beats, and I nearly dropped my chopstick. Even Beki rose to her feet and salivated over the scent of something delicious.“He invited you to Shifter City?” I asked.“Fenrir even bought me a ticket,” Griff replied with a laugh. “He said the more the merrier.”Every nerve in my body vibrated with the thrill of getting close to the truth. Hades had been wrong about Fenrir harboring a bunch of runaways from Hell. He had helped Griff and the other souls to escape. I could only assume that it had been Fenrir who had supplied Griff’s inner circle with physical bodies.“That was nice of him,” I said, letting my voice trail off. “He’s planning great things for the wolves.” Griff took abite of chicken and washed it down with rice wine. “It’s going to be huge, and I’m honored to be part of it.”“Part of what?” I asked with a forced giggle.He set down his chopsticks and looked me
REJECTED MATE Chapter 17
Fenrir was even more breathtaking up close than he had been in the images Hades had sent me. Goldencurls framed a face that could have been chiseled out of alabaster by the god of fine arts. His nose was perfectly straight, his cheekbones high, and he had full lips that I imagined women swooned over.The most startling thing about Fenrir’s appearance were his eyes. Up close, they weren’t just turquoise, but a deep indigo around the edges, lit by white striations that flashed like lightning. I had to blink a few times to check that I’d seen them right. Flecks of gold added a touch of color, but the entire effect made me wonder if he had swallowed the sky.It was like looking into the face of an angel. An angel possessed by the biggest, most ferocious wolf and then elevated into a god. Beneath his external beauty was a menace that made him unbearable to withstand… largely because I was plotting against him and whatever he planned to do with all those souls.“Rocco missed our appointmen
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Part of me wanted to ask about the arrangement, but now wasn’t the time. Besides, I still couldn’t understand how Griff had transformed from a battered and abused young wolf to a creature who could prey upon his own mate.He rose from his seat and gestured toward the door, prompting me to also get up. With his hand on the small of my back, we walked through the busy restaurant. Eyes followed us as we passed, and a few people raised their hands to offer Griff a wave. He nodded back, acknowledging their greetings, as though he was Fenrir himself.The old me would have felt proud to walk at the side of a handsome and powerful wolf. My chest would have swelled, my shoulders would have pulled all the way back, and I would have raised my chin. Now, all notions of status had abandoned me, replaced by the questions squirming through my mind.As we stepped out into the busy village square, I asked. “Did you ever find your father?”Griff fell silent for several heartbeats as we crosse
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The dark-skinned enforcer who had visited Coyote Willy and warned Griff to control himself scowled through the glass. Behind him stood a small crowd of onlookers.“Shit.” Griff drew back to the driver’s seat, his gaze dropping to my breasts. “Another time.”I leaned forward, breathing hard and sending the crowd of busybodies a silent word of thanks for the interruption. There was no telling what I would have allowed Griff to do if we had continued that heated kiss.As he pulled out of the street and made a three-point- turn, memories of previous kisses plagued my mind. It had always been me struggling to control myself and him gazing down at me with smug satisfaction.Beki snapped her teeth.“You’re right,” I said into our bond. “There’s no point in dwelling on the past.” I hated comparing how he acted now to how he had been with me, but stopping myself from doing so was impossible. How could I not see the differences when I had committed his slow, seductive treachery to memory?Whe
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I gulped, hoping he wasn’t referring to some kind of tongue binding to prevent me from having the information extracted from my tortured soul. “What do you mean?”“It’s just a little initiation ceremony,” he said. “Nothing freaky.”“Of course,” I murmured. “But where do all the souls go?”The air thickened with tension, which cracked against my skin. Griff was too close, too warm, too touchy-feely. The man was getting under my defenses like tiny wisps of poison, and each second in his presence eroded the force of my hatred.His intoxicating scent invaded my sinuses, making every muscle in my body want to melt against his broad chest. My tongue darted out to lick my dry lips, and without meaning to, my gaze dropped to his mouth. Everything about the man was as sinful as it was sensual. My spirits rose, and I felt myself drifting toward his lips.Griff leaned in, aiming for a kiss. On instinct, I jerked back.Beki’s sharp bark hit like a whip, making me flinch. She was right. I was letti
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