The moment Bella shifted back into her human form, silence crashed over the forest like a living thing.Cold night air swept across her bare skin, raising goosebumps along her trembling body, but that wasn’t what stole her breath.It was Dave Stark.The Hybrid King stood knee-deep beside the stream, holding her effortlessly against his chest as though she weighed nothing. Water dripped from the dark strands of his hair, rolled down the hard lines of his throat, and disappeared beneath the collar of his soaked black Henley.His silver-blue eyes were fixed entirely on her.Not her face.Her.Every inch.Bella’s pulse exploded.“Oh Goddess…” she whispered, mortified.The aftermath of shifting had left her weak, boneless, and completely exposed in his arms. Her fingers instantly curled against his chest as if she could somehow disappear into him.Unfortunately for her dignity, Dave only tightened his grip.And somehow, that made it worse.Or maybe better.She couldn’t tell anymore.A slow
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