im-his broad shoulders just inches away-or maybe it was because her b

. Should she sneak out and get them? Even if she did, her keyboard wasn't here. No way to practice. Her lips tightene

nts didn't even know. In fact, they couldn't ever know she ran away to get involved in the hu

ept in a

g, scattering everything in her mind like leaves in wind. She f

d her eyes shut and faked a snore, one lo

inning as he propped up on his elbow to get a better look.

lt into the bed, vanish between the sheets, clench her fists and disappear.

lips. Gentle. Intentional. Curious. It made her squirm, made h

er. "With hardened nipples poking through your silk

ough that she could feel the w

os

os

dered if she was even breathing, and he was right. She held her breath like prey caugh

, and whispered, "Or perhaps I should take wha

e in a long time, he felt something that looked vaguely like... embarrassment. No girl had ever left his bed so fast. Not one. And for a moment, just a

g slightly, sweat on her brow, her arms trembling like she

You threw you

was

d n

rtain. Torn. She didn't know

ally... not like that. I was in a co

He hadn't claimed her. She was free. But still, the rejection burned. Why did he

gainst the pillo

ree of this..

re. Something had shifted. She couldn't explain it, but somehow, she'd decided not to put him in

better now. And... I'm sorry I threw mysel

e f

d his entire bloodline. "I'll take every excuse from your lips,"

be

I'm sorry. It's fine, Lucy. I'll let you sle

nd until it hit her. She was the intruder here. Sh

sleep on the floor

cold night. No one in their right mind could love the floor in that kin

e your brain accesses its s

n at any moment if she wanted to. He didn't know how lucky he was. To her, he was p

her head as she lowered herself to the floor. The second her skin touched th

floor, with the rats and cock

feet, jumping like the floor had turned to lava. Werewolf or

rn to my old room," she

half-open in astonishment. She a

d of rats and

ust... I like my room. I

slowly. "So much f

n't pl

y, but with a smirk at the end. No menace. Just

ehow...

ably back onto the bed, yanking the covers

yed a girl's company this much. Honestly? He was beginning to consider asking her out again. A proper date. He wanted to know

e knew full well how much trouble that could bring if

didn'

ed in with all her fire, all her contradictions. He wasn't going to let her go. Not like the others. He wouldn't s

sensed what he was and trembled the moment th

use she was tryin

all the

the covers, her hair peeking

d softly, with a warmth he