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Authors: Marilyn Lee
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what you say, you ’ re in love and in blood with her. I know you cared for Jane but you weren ’ t in blood or even in love with her. Your deeper feelings for Desi will make the difference.
“ And if you waver and need help, I ’ m here for you, Conner. As is Jay. I know it ’ s hard to admit that despite all our denials, just like human men, we want to be loved and needed . This is a difficult and dangerous time in a full-blood ’ s life, but you can do this. You ’ re emotionally stronger than Jay or I. We made it through without doing any permanent damage to our bloods and so will you. ”
But he couldn ’ t get the sound of her abject sobs out of his ears or shake the sense of fear and despair he ’ d infused in her from his thoughts. “ I really frightened her, Adrian. ”
He nodded. “ But sometimes, once they get over the initial fear, they find the fear exhilarating. ”
“ Somehow I doubt that will be the case with her. ”
“ Give her a few days. Maybe a week while you regroup and then go see her. In the meantime, I ’ ll make damn sure no human male gets in the way of your reunion. ”
Relieved that he could be certain no other man was bedding her while he struggled to get his emotions under control, he nodded. “ I owe you one. ”
“ No you don ’ t. ” Adrian squeezed his shoulder and rose. “ Now why don ’ t you go on a fucking spree while I go shadow Desi? ”
“ What about Brandi? ”
“ She ’ s onboard with this and she ’ ll be fine. So will you and Desi. ”
I didn ’ t know you hated me and wanted to destroy me, Conner! He shook his head. “ I did some serious damage tonight, Adrian. I don ’ t know if she ’ ll be able to forgive me. ”
“ Winning her back probably won ’ t be easy, but you can do it. She loves you and she ’ s going to want to forgive you. You ’ ll just have to give her a reason to do that, but only after you ’ ve worked out some of your aggression with a few fems. ”
“ Now I ’ m going to go make sure she ’ s all right. ”
“ Tell her I… ”
“ Yes? What shall I tell her Conner? That she ’ s your blood and you love her and need her forgiveness to be happy and complete? ”
“ Tell her I ’ m so sorry. ”
“ That ’ s it? ”
“ Yes. ” He sighed and leaned back in the chair, closing his eyes.
Chapter Five
The aroma of freshly brewing coffee and bacon urged Desiree awake the next morning. She frowned. She hadn ’ t set the automatic coffeemaker the previous night and she sure as hell had not left any bacon frying. It was Conner. How dare he return after scaring the life out of her and shaking her with such complete disregard for how he was hurting her?
She slipped out of bed and pulled an oversized nightgown over her bare body. His ass was getting tossed out pronto. Period. Storming through her apartment she came to an abrupt stop in the kitchen doorway. Even with his back to her, she instinctively knew that the tall, muscular man dressed in black standing at her range frying bacon was not Conner.
She quickly dismissed her irrational fear for Conner. Why should she care about him after the way he ’ d treated her? Besides, if he were hurt in anyway, Adrian wouldn ’ t calmly be cooking breakfast.
She struggled to conceal her annoyance at his entering her apartment while she slept by reminding herself that he and the other Redwolfes have not only made her feel welcome in their homes and lives, but they ’ d given her the alarm codes for their family mansion and given her cart blanche to come and go as freely as any of them did.
“ Adrian. This is a surprise. ” An unpleasant and at the moment, unwelcome one.
He turned to look at her. “ Morning, honey. I was hoping we could have a little talk over breakfast. ” He smiled and gestured towards the table. “ Have a seat and I ’ ll be right with you, ” he said, sounding as if she were in his house instead of the other way around.
She glanced over
“ And if you waver and need help, I ’ m here for you, Conner. As is Jay. I know it ’ s hard to admit that despite all our denials, just like human men, we want to be loved and needed . This is a difficult and dangerous time in a full-blood ’ s life, but you can do this. You ’ re emotionally stronger than Jay or I. We made it through without doing any permanent damage to our bloods and so will you. ”
But he couldn ’ t get the sound of her abject sobs out of his ears or shake the sense of fear and despair he ’ d infused in her from his thoughts. “ I really frightened her, Adrian. ”
He nodded. “ But sometimes, once they get over the initial fear, they find the fear exhilarating. ”
“ Somehow I doubt that will be the case with her. ”
“ Give her a few days. Maybe a week while you regroup and then go see her. In the meantime, I ’ ll make damn sure no human male gets in the way of your reunion. ”
Relieved that he could be certain no other man was bedding her while he struggled to get his emotions under control, he nodded. “ I owe you one. ”
“ No you don ’ t. ” Adrian squeezed his shoulder and rose. “ Now why don ’ t you go on a fucking spree while I go shadow Desi? ”
“ What about Brandi? ”
“ She ’ s onboard with this and she ’ ll be fine. So will you and Desi. ”
I didn ’ t know you hated me and wanted to destroy me, Conner! He shook his head. “ I did some serious damage tonight, Adrian. I don ’ t know if she ’ ll be able to forgive me. ”
“ Winning her back probably won ’ t be easy, but you can do it. She loves you and she ’ s going to want to forgive you. You ’ ll just have to give her a reason to do that, but only after you ’ ve worked out some of your aggression with a few fems. ”
“ Now I ’ m going to go make sure she ’ s all right. ”
“ Tell her I… ”
“ Yes? What shall I tell her Conner? That she ’ s your blood and you love her and need her forgiveness to be happy and complete? ”
“ Tell her I ’ m so sorry. ”
“ That ’ s it? ”
“ Yes. ” He sighed and leaned back in the chair, closing his eyes.
Chapter Five
The aroma of freshly brewing coffee and bacon urged Desiree awake the next morning. She frowned. She hadn ’ t set the automatic coffeemaker the previous night and she sure as hell had not left any bacon frying. It was Conner. How dare he return after scaring the life out of her and shaking her with such complete disregard for how he was hurting her?
She slipped out of bed and pulled an oversized nightgown over her bare body. His ass was getting tossed out pronto. Period. Storming through her apartment she came to an abrupt stop in the kitchen doorway. Even with his back to her, she instinctively knew that the tall, muscular man dressed in black standing at her range frying bacon was not Conner.
She quickly dismissed her irrational fear for Conner. Why should she care about him after the way he ’ d treated her? Besides, if he were hurt in anyway, Adrian wouldn ’ t calmly be cooking breakfast.
She struggled to conceal her annoyance at his entering her apartment while she slept by reminding herself that he and the other Redwolfes have not only made her feel welcome in their homes and lives, but they ’ d given her the alarm codes for their family mansion and given her cart blanche to come and go as freely as any of them did.
“ Adrian. This is a surprise. ” An unpleasant and at the moment, unwelcome one.
He turned to look at her. “ Morning, honey. I was hoping we could have a little talk over breakfast. ” He smiled and gestured towards the table. “ Have a seat and I ’ ll be right with you, ” he said, sounding as if she were in his house instead of the other way around.
She glanced over
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