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tell me you're actually feeling

ead. Daja Merritt crosse

ng a barren, wolfless shell who can't bear a pup. And Corbett Harrell had the fucking nerve to call you boring! You might

clearly already fantasizing about the ultimate r

earlier?" I asked

?" Daja loo

at photo. He'll just assume you were bluffing ou

for a second before sudde

aren't you? I can't wait to see the look on Corbett's face when he finds out you actually slept with a stray rogue. He's goin

sever our mate bond and divorce him, Corbett's feelin

t years cooped up in that Harrell estate playing the dutiful Luna. Now that you've had a taste

ozen male hosts filed into the VIP room in a neat

with excitement, complete

taste! Tonight's tab is entirely on me," she anno

ave me a sudden headache. A wave of distaste wash

l Wolfe yesterday, I hadn't fel

door was shoved op

room snapped tow

r said, scratching his head w

o swing shut, a large hand c

was no way I was actually running into

rrel's mouth were curved upward, his gaze was bone-chilli

ja asked, her tone mor

deep, gravelly voice drifted ove

d even process what had just happene

e club got some top-tier new blood. That

oked on my

oom," I murmured, stand

er it was the alcohol in my system or the sheer chaos of the day, my mind was a mess. The image of him lingered stubbornly

at the rundown apartment building in the old

mp, I spotted Darrel standing by the curb, watching an understated luxury sedan

is brow was furrowed, lost in thought, and h

, a light, mocking laug

." My mouth moved faster than my brain, and the second th

briefly before his lips twi

e you were this good a

y speechless. What the hell

lding, I let out a breathless laugh of pure disbelief. Just who th

to have any other females around you. I'm a germaphobe, and I have no intent

e front door one after another. The second it clicked shut behind

what are

space between us, his sharp, hawk-

pathe

that rolled off his tongue. By the time I did, he h

mean?" I demanded, complet

refrigerator, tipping a bottl

rm his bed, and now hiring a stray rogue just to ruin your own

, yet dripping wi

thand what it felt like to las

. If you were actually capable of anything, you would

ity to make me lose control. I had n

s hand paused mid-air, his

line. Guilt pricked at my chest, and I quickly

ion I braced f

Fair

over, casual and e

mpty bottle into the bin and, as if nothing ha

taking off

, a smile on his lips that

eck and flooded my cheeks. Clenching my fists tig

m going to be very busy from now on, so

ractically fled toward the door, vaguely catchi

tra, by the way

sanity was sp

ubborn lit

hed shut, I heard the mur

furiati

t in sheer frustration. Why on earth had I ev

tely out of character. I didn't unde

said earlier? That he was so good in bed

ulous nonsense was

ded back to my car. I had a massive war waiting for me at home; wa

estate at the break of dawn, every lig

Sullivan's furious voice carrying through the foyer befo

tire Hensley family is going to be dragged down by her alone! A divorce is a massive deal, an

ly. "Until we figure out what really happened, you shouldn't jump to con

armon Hensley, sitting behind his desk with a tabloid mag

go to the old lady's

stepping aside just as

back," the butler