“You can stay with me,” Xavier said.
Her eyes whipped to his, but she couldn’t detect a trace of teasing in him.
“Seriously?” she asked, and he nodded. “No, that’s a bad idea. Very bad. I can’t just move in with you. We had one date, Xavier. And it ended pretty awful.”
“I don’t mean with me,” he said. “I mean at the Lodge with me and the crew. We have an empty room you can use until you figure things out.”
“Oh.” Disappointment pricked at her chest. Of course, that’s what he’d meant.
“But if you wanted to stay with me, I wouldn’t stop you,” he added.
Again, panicked desire had her staring back at him with rounded eyes. “I can’t keep hiding my animal from DOT if I’m openly living with a bunch of shifters,” she said.
got kicked out of your apartment. This sounds like it’s your best
her lip, thinking it over, and realized she had no choice. Explaining to people that she’d moved in with a houseful of
there at the end. I didn’t mean
“Didn’t we do that
smile that had undoubtedly melted countless panties. “Third time’s
your animal chose me and followed it up with informing me that being chosen meant I’d be second-rate to everyone else in the world.” Her temper flooded her all over again as she spit his words back
did, I guess,” he grumbled. The air in the cab thickened and she wondered if he was angry with her or himself. His voice rose as he added,
so sorry, why
you up. Damn, woman, you’re killing me.” He grabbed her wrist before she could argue and pulled her across the slippery seat and into his lap. His lips curved as he
arms around his neck.
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