Mated to the Wilde Bear

Chapter 19: Laurel

“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.

in your car. Or tell people why you got kicked out of

she’d moved

fucked it up there at the end. I didn’t mean to make it sound like it didn’t mean anything to me. I think we should

rose. “Didn’t we

a smile that had undoubtedly melted

her all over

you 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 are you yelling at

drive me insane, and I just want to kiss you to shut 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 brushed her hair away from her face, his fingertips trailing down

arms around his neck. “Nah. I only like it when

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255