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Without answering,
Mason began to smack with the belt again. The truth was that she did not want him to let go of her

ever

and
that thought
deeply frightened her. She had never relied on anyone before and the
idea that she should
trust a complete stranger with her life was completely unsettling. Soon the speed
of the strokes
increased until even
Dani
could no longer keep quiet
,
pain tolerance
be
damned.
“Please! Mason!
Please!

s
he
cried out. “Please, stop!”

He didn’t stop immediately, but at last he set the belt aside again
. She felt him adjust her clothes and
then
he
lifted her up and
turned her around so that she was pressed against his chest. “Tell me now
,
what
is the problem that you have with me?” he asked, gently this time.

Dani
wiped at her eyes. He was holding her against him and she was growing more confused. How could he spank her like that and now sit here with such a gentle hand? “I have never reacted to anyone the way that I react to you
,” she finally answered.

“Have you never been around an alpha before?” He wiped her tears with the tip of his fingers and
Dani
fought to
keep from pulling away
.

“I thought so
,
but perhaps not
,

Dani
answered with a shrug.
She kept her head down.

“You will learn to respect me,
Dani
, and I will keep you safe no matter what.”

Dani
looked up at him. She opened her mouth to protest
, but then
his mouth was suddenly on hers.

Her wolf side growled in deep contentment as he began to lick along her neck and nip at all the right
places
. She pulled the shirt from his pants and began to run her hands over his stomach and chest. He was warm and muscled and he felt wonderful beneath her hands. She decided she wanted more and
began to lick the path that her hands
had followed
.
Soon s
he
was nibbling and sucking and
then
full
-
on biting.

He pulled her skirt
up out of the way
and began to nibble along her thighs. His tongue was an odd mix of wet and
fier
y
as it began to delve into her most private places. She stopped biting then as she was surrounded by heat. She drew great scratches down his back
, which healed almost as quickly
.
Dani
bucked
and writhed
and she called out his name
as he brought her to climax.

Then, without warning,
the rational part of her brain
which she had moments earlier pushed aside took control again, and s
he began to push against his chest.

“No
,

she suddenly protested.
She was scrambling to get
out
from underneath him. “No
!

Dani
said again and
pulled away from him
, leaving
herself
kneeling on the carpet next to
the
couch.

Mason was sitting on the couch staring at her. “What is with you?”

Dani
was shaking as she looked around for her clothes. “I just want you to leave. I don’t want anything to do with you.”

“Why,
Dani
, tell me
?
” He reached out for her and she scurried away to the other side of the room.

“I can’t think with you touching me
,
so
please
stop
,

she
demanded
in a pleading tone
.
She had managed to put some distance between them.

“Is this some sort of game to you? You think that I would offer my protection to
just
anyone?” Mason
asked her angrily
.

Dani
shook her head. The power that was radiating off of him was distracting. “Please, just go.”

Mason pulled on his shirt and walked over to her. He clasped her wrists and pulled her up. “I want the truth.”

“I have never had to rely on anyone and I am sure as hell not going to start with you.”
Dani
snapped,
fighting
back
tears
as
she gave a tug
at her wrists. “You’re just making it worse.”

“If I were truly here to claim you
,
I would have done it and we would already be on the way back
to
my house. Is that clear to you?”
Mason asked, and then finally let her go.

“Get out of my house
,

Dani
said, glaring up at him.

Mason leaned
over
and pulled her close to him. She inhaled sharply as he bit down
and tugged
with his teeth
at the spot where her collar bone and neck met.
Her knees turned to jelly and she pushed weakly at his chest.

“Da-damn you
,
Mason.
Get out
!

Dani’s
head was spinning as he let go of her and walked to the door. She followed mutely as he stepped out.

“Enjoy the wine
,

h
e
called dryly as she slammed the door and locked it behind him.

Dani
walked to her bathroom and
turned towards the mirror. She looked tired and angry and his teeth had left a large imprint on her skin. It would take days to heal, perhaps longer. It was a sign that she belonged to him
, that he planned to claim her in the future, and that any wolf that interfered with that would have to contend with him
. She touched the spot and growled long and loud.

“Damn you, Mason…
and damn me too
!

Dani
shouted at the mirror even as she felt the wetness between her legs growing. Mason Daniels had marked her without asking
,
and
even worse,
it turned her on immensely.

 

*
*
*

 

Mason was furious. How dare she kick him out of her house when she was practically begging him to claim her!
He was pacing back and forth and growling as Phil looked on.

“Some women like to play games
,

Phil stated simply from the relative safety of the doorway.

Mason continued to pace along the length of the den. “She was not playing
,

he growled at last, looking angrily at his
second-in-command
.

Phil immediately dropped to all fours.
“I was only offering that maybe she led you on.” It was not smart to make such a comment to a distraught alpha, but Phil
often spoke before thinking.

Mason waved his hand as he continued to walk in great strides up and down the room. “I am not angry at you.”


Sure
,
Mason, but you didn’t see
the look on your face
,

Phil
said,
still looking at the floor.
He had
a very submissive
, ‘
oops
,
I stepped on your paw

grimace on his face.

Mason finally gave up pacing and sunk down on the couch. “
Dani
doesn’t trust anyone
, and especially not me.
I don’t know why.”

Phil crawled into the room and kept his head down until he was literally at Mason’s feet. “I’d like to talk to you about it, and not really from the floor.”

Mason reached down and patted his head to let him know that he truly was not upset with Phil. “I told you I wasn’t angry at you, now tell me.”

Phil got up and sat next to him. “Turns out she’s been on her own since she was a little kid. Her parents were real fucking losers. They never did anything to take care of her and she went through her first change alone. Her uncle ran a
mid-size
pack and he tried to do the best he could, at least from what I heard
.
S
till, she had a rough start.” He shook his head.

“What does this have to do with me?” Mason kept his eyes on him.

“She’s afraid to lean on you.” Phil shook his head again and then gave a small smile. “
But h
er
best friend is rooting for you
, at least
.”

“You got all that out of her friend?” Mason gave an incredulous look to the grinning idiot sitting next to him.

Phil smiled. “She wants
Dani
to lean on you. She told me that she is honestly worried about her
.

“You have a thing for this friend of hers?” Mason leaned back on the couch.
Dani’s
friend was adorable, but a tiny human would not fit well in a pack of wolves.

Phil frowned. “I don’t have a thing for anyone. I’m just telling you that the only person looking out for
Dani
is a small human female. She needs you no matter what happened last night.” Phil spread his hands out
as if to show that he was unarmed
. “You should really go and get her.”

Mason cocked his head to the side. Should he consider
Dani’s
feelings or just do what really needed to be done? If hunters were
getting close
to her then it was only a matter of time.
“You think the threat is that serious?”
he asked.

Phil nodded. “All I can say is that her friend is terrified. That should send up some red flags right there. Usually humans only care about their own little world. She is really scared that someone is going to hurt
Dani
.”

Mason sighed. “I marked her.”

Phil raised his eyebrows and leaned back against the couch. “You honestly think that your mark will protect her from
hunters
?”

“No, but
it’s
one
hell of a calling card.” Mason snorted.

Phil shook his head
and
tried again.
“Mason, man, I’d go get her regardless of how she reacted.”

“I have to let her make her own decisions.” Mason sighed and ran his hands through Phil’s hair. The younger man
seemed to be
seeking attention tonight and
Mason
was not sure if it was because
Mason
had upset him
,
or if
Phil
was truly worried about
Dani
as well. “I owe her that.”

“She’s been making her own decisions for years. Don’t you think it’s time to convince
Dani
that our pack will protect her?” Phil nudged Mason’s hand with his head.

“Convince
her
how?”
Mason let go and stood up. Phil was not usually so affectionate with him. “I don’t know, man. I just hate the fear I saw in Alisha’s eyes.”

“You are dead
serious about this, aren’t you?” Mason was not able to tell where this rant was coming from.
One would think it was Phil’s potential mate.

“I am not questioning you,
Mason
;
I
’ve just
never seen you like this.” He dipped his head down.

“I appreciate your honesty. I will take what you said under consideration. Thank you
,

Mason
said, and then
put his hands on Phil’s shoulders. “I’m fine
,
but I would like to be alone now.”

Phil rubbed against his alpha’s hands. “All right, Mason
,

h
e
said, and nodded
before leaving the
room.

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