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meeting. All Alphas must attend.
Apparently
, there’s going to be a vote on some new

laws regarding mixed-bloods and other supernatural beings.”

Adam shrugged as he shut the door. “Tell me something I don’t know.” He was in

a foul mood and the last thing he wanted to do was talk to this son of a bitch who no

doubt knew where his mate was yet refused to tell him.

“Oh I know a lot you don’t.” Thomas smirked as he stepped farther into the foyer.

He refused to take the bait. “Why are you here?”

Thomas’ eyes narrowed. “I want to know if you had something to do with this

emergency meeting.”

“I might have said something to The Council.”

Thomas snorted. “I refuse to believe it’s a coincidence that in the past five hundred

years they haven’t seen fit to reexamine their laws and now all of a sudden, they’re

calling an emergency meeting.”

“I don’t give a shit what you believe. Tell me where my mate is or get the hell out of

here.”

“Technically you’re still in my family’s beach house and your mission is over. I

should be telling you to get out.” Thomas crossed his arms over his chest and that

annoying smirk of his grew even wider.

Lightning fast, Adam crossed the distance between them and wrapped his fingers

around Thomas’ neck. Not hard, but he put enough pressure to show his intent. The

other wolf’s eyes widened, but he didn’t struggle.

“Where. Is. She?”

“Give me one good reason why I should tell you.” Thomas’ words were strained as

he gasped for air.

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Adam let his hand fall. “I love her.” The words came out before he could stop

himself. His head told him it was too soon, but his heart knew it. They were kindred

spirits. His wolf side had recognized it before his human side had. Now both sides were

on the same page and they wanted the missing piece of their soul back.

Thomas stared at him for a moment with a curious expression. Finally he spoke.

“She’s at her sister’s house. If you hurt her… Shit, I’ll just send her sister after you.”

Then he turned and left.

Adam stared at the door after he’d long closed it. Paz was a few houses away from

him.
This whole time.

He’d scented her along the beach but had assumed he’d been going crazy. Without

wasting any more time, he hurried out the back door and jogged down the short stretch

of sand. He opted not to shift because he didn’t want to scare her. The last time she’d

seen him, she’d looked terrified and he couldn’t blame her. He’d just killed another

wolf and had been covered in blood.

As he raced up the steps to the back porch of Marisol and Stephan’s house, he

jerked to a halt when he saw Paz lounging in a bikini on one of the chairs by the pool.

He’d been going insane scouring the entire city trying to find her and she was tanning?

He slammed the small gate behind him and stalked toward her stretched out figure.

“What the hell are you doing?” he shouted, then immediately cringed at his brash

manner. He was supposed to be making things right between them.

She lifted a hand to block out the sun as she looked up at him. “Baking cookies.”

His mouth snapped open. She sounded pissed.
At him.
He’d been trying to track her

down the past couple of days and apologize. “You’re mad at me.
You’ve
been hiding

from me, and you’re mad.” He collapsed onto the lounge chair next to her and scooted

it closer.

“Does it look like I’m hiding?” she muttered as she turned her face away from him.

No, she definitely wasn’t. Her entire body was practically exposed to anyone who

wanted to see. Werewolves were usually unabashed about their nudity. Hell, he usually

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was. Now he wanted to cover his woman up so no one could get a peek at her smooth,

tanned skin. The tiny blue triangles covering her breasts and the small scrap of material

covering her pussy were practically nonexistent. His cock hardened at the sight.

“I’ve been trying to find you for the past two days.”

“Why?” She still didn’t look at him.

“Because you’re my mate.”

Now she turned toward him and her gaze burned. “I’m half fae, did you forget

that?”

“I’m sorry about what I said to you. More than you’ll ever know. I didn’t realize

what you were.” His apology sounded stilted and lame but he didn’t know how to tell

her how truly sorry he was. Maybe when she found out that he’d talked to The Council

it would make a difference.

“Thank you for the apology, but it doesn’t matter. You can’t change the way you

feel and I can’t change what I am. If you’re going to turn me into The Council, I won’t

go easy.” She abruptly sat up and reached for the towel she’d draped across the chair he

was sitting on.

He snatched it and held it away from her. Frowning, she lunged for it and he

snaked his hand around her waist. Before she had a chance to react, he hauled her up

and onto his lap. “I
can
change the way I feel. I love you, Paz. And if you think I’d turn

you over to anyone, you’re out of your pretty little mind.”

All the fight left her body. Her eyes widened as she stared at him. “What?”

His gut twisted when she didn’t return his sentiments but what could he expect? At

least she didn’t try to run away from him. “Nothing’s official yet but I’ve spoken to The

Council and there’s going to be a major overhaul of all our laws. They’ve called an

emergency meeting. You don’t have to hide who you are anymore and I wouldn’t want

you to.”

“Oh.” She squirmed in his lap and his grip on her tightened.

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The feel of her skin beneath his fingers made him itch to take the rest of her skimpy

clothes off. “Is that all you have to say?” He’d assumed she’d be ecstatic.

“I’ve spent the past two days mad at you. It feels wrong to let go of all that pent-up

anger now.” The corners of her mouth pulled into a small smile.

“And I’ve spent the past two days going crazy.” His heart still beat an erratic tattoo

at the thought of losing her.

“So…what does this mean? You
like
faeries now?” She eyed him warily and he

didn’t miss the not-so-subtle sarcasm in her voice.

He racked his brain, trying to think of the right words. It didn’t help that his tongue

naturally got twisted in her presence. He really didn’t want to fuck this up. “After

meeting you, I realize there’s a lot I don’t know about your kind. I’m not too proud to

admit I was wrong. More than anything I’m sorry by how much I upset you the other

night. I was angry thinking about my parents, but…I was wrong.”

He still hated those who’d killed his family but Paz was right, he couldn’t lump

everyone into the same group. If he did, he’d lose his only chance at happiness. Holding

onto that kind of hatred wasn’t worth it if he lived without Paz.

“So what does this mean for us? You’re the enforcer and you live in Chicago. I just

want to be a high-school teacher again and live without fear.”

“I’m not the enforcer anymore.” He’d told The Council to start looking for his

replacement immediately. Whether they found one soon or not wasn’t going to be his

problem. He’d put in his time with them and they owed him. Something they knew,

which explained why they’d agreed almost immediately when he’d told them they

needed to change their laws. In truth, he hadn’t expected them to be so acquiescent but

stranger things had happened. Now it was just a matter of getting the rest of the packs

on board with the new laws.

He could sense her nervousness, but she didn’t say anything. She just shifted on his

lap and over his erection. Having her sit on him with so little clothing was worse than

torture.

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“I’m scared,” she whispered.

“Of me?” His gut clenched at the thought.

“No! Of the future, of us, of everything.”

“Shit, sweetheart. I’m scared too, but we’re meant to be together.” More than

anything, he was afraid of losing her.

“How can you be so sure?”

He shrugged. There was no answer. He simply knew how he felt about her and that

wasn’t going to change.

“Are you going to move here?”

“If this is where you want to live. I’ll move anywhere you want.” He had a few

homes dotted around the country but he’d wait to tell her that another time. She’d

seemed freaked out when he’d bought her all those clothes. He didn’t want to admit

how much money he had just yet.

She paused as she digested his words. Then she spoke. “You want to help me grab

the rest of my stuff? I’ll head back to the beach house with you and we can talk some

more if you want.”

He nodded because he didn’t trust his voice as he stood with her. She walked ahead

of him and he wanted to howl in frustration. She wore one of those Brazilian-type

bikinis that didn’t cover the bottom half of her ass. He wanted to reach out and run his

palms over that tight skin but restrained himself.

She’d only said she wanted to come back to the house with him. He couldn’t jump

her bones just yet. Convincing her to take up permanent residence in his bed was likely

going to take some time.

Paz felt as if her insides were shaking as she led Adam inside. She couldn’t believe

he loved her. She loved him too but was scared to say the words. After the past couple

days without him, she’d been miserable. Even though she’d been hurt and angry as

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hell, she’d still missed him. That had been the most maddening part of all. She thought

he hadn’t wanted her and had been avoiding her. She’d run from him, but she hadn’t

been hiding. She’d just assumed he knew where she was staying. And she’d thought he

hadn’t wanted her anymore.

His heated gaze on her as they walked toward her room was scorching. Without

even seeing him, she knew what he was focusing on. She’d taken most of her

belongings to the guesthouse and she definitely didn’t need his help bringing her things

over. That wasn’t why she’d asked him to her room at all.

Thankfully they had the house all to themselves. Her sister was still gone and

would be for a few more days.

As they entered her room, she turned to face him.

His gaze raked over her body from head to foot with a heat she’d come to love

seeing in his eyes. “What stuff do you want to bring with you?” The question came out

scratchy and uneven.

She reached behind her back and pulled the ties of her bikini top loose. His eyes

widened as she let it fall to the ground. Understanding quickly dawned in his eyes and

was quickly followed by full-blown lust.

Her nipples peaked under his scrutiny. He started to move toward her but she held

up a hand. “Wait,” she whispered.

She shoved her bathing suit bottom over her hips and let gravity do its job. After it

pooled at her feet, she covered the distance between them and wrapped her arms

around his neck. She didn’t want any more barriers or secrets between them. “I want to

bond with you.” It was the only way she could show him she loved him. While she’d

been busy cursing his name, he’d been making more progress with The Council than

anyone else had in hundreds of years. And he’d done it all for her.

His hands settled on her hips and he tugged her flush against him. She could feel

his cock pressing through his pants, begging to be unleashed. But there was a question

in his emerald eyes. “Are you sure?”

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“I want this more than anything.” And she also wanted something else. He’d tasted

her—all of her—and she wanted to return the favor.

Glancing down, she freed the button to his pants, then slowly pulled the zipper

down. She sucked in a deep breath as his cock sprang free. Her stomach muscles

clenched as she stared at him. Something possessive stirred inside her. He was thick

and perfect and all hers.

She ran her tongue over her lips but glanced up when he groaned. “What?”

“Are you trying to torture me?” he gasped out.

Grinning, she dropped to her knees. “Maybe I am.”

He shoved at his pants and quickly stepped out of them. As she fisted his cock, she

was aware that he stripped out of his shirt, but she didn’t take her eyes off his hard

length.

Holding him firm, she bent forward and licked the underside of his dick, all the

way to the crown. She took her time circling the head before stroking her tongue back

down his length, then up again. His legs jerked once and she inwardly smiled.

“Oh yeah.” His voice was tight and she knew he was barely holding onto his

control.

She sucked his head into her mouth then took him as far as she could go. Until this

moment she’d never understood why so many women loved this act. She’d never felt

more powerful than she did right then. Even though she was on her knees, she held all

the power. And it was an incredible turn-on. Heat pooled between her legs as she tasted

him.

As his fingers threaded through her hair, she moaned against him and kept

sucking. Up and down, she took him deep. He pulsed in her hand and under her

mouth, so she knew he was close.

With a low moan, he pulled away from her. She frowned and kept her hand snug at