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ridiculous grin that turned my poor broken and beaten wolf into
the most gorgeous creature on the face of the earth. He grinned at me and I
fell in love all over again.
     
    - X -

Chapter 9: Carrie
     
    No matter how long I spent in
the company of shifters, I didn’t think I would ever get used to the whole
nudity thing. It was all well and good to be standing around, patting backs and
congratulating each other for a well-timed rescue mission, but all the bare
flesh was a bit much. I wouldn’t be caught dead exposing my bits, wobbly or
otherwise, to such a large group of people.
    Friendly hands helped James and
I to our feet and Darla launched herself at me. Embracing me like a long-lost
sister. I squirmed a little, as the contact made my heart beat a little faster
and I felt an unexpected twinge of desire. It’s the shock , I decided, nothing
to do with her warm, sexy little body, it’s just the shock .
    I reached for James, and
breathed a sigh of relief as he embraced me and I felt safe and secure in his
powerful, masculine arms. Darla gave me a cheeky wink and went to join
the others who were securing the prisoners.
    “Oh no. Don’t worry about me…
I’m fine,” said Kent as he stumbled out of the cabin clutching a nasty wound on
his forehead. I learned later, to my guilt and dismay, that the man I had
assaulted with a lamp, twice, in my escape attempt had actually been there to
rescue me. Kent was actually on Team James and now sported two black eyes for
his troubles. He was not impressed.
    “You neglected to tell me about
your backup plan,” said an obviously disgruntled Kent.
    James shrugged and I felt him
wince as the motion tugged at one of his many injuries.
    “You have your secrets, I have
mine. I wasn’t sure they’d make it in time. They had a lot of ground to cover.”
    Kent nodded, “fair enough,” and
then tilted his head towards the prone and bloodied Edward who seemed to have
slipped into unconsciousness. “How much did he tell you?”
    “Some… but not everything.”
    A look passed between them.
Something dark. Something that I wanted no part of. But whatever it was could
wait. Everything else could wait. I had secrets of my own. Secrets I had to
decide if I wanted to share with the man that I loved. Those too could wait.
    “I think James needs to lie down
for a bit before you debrief him or whatever it is you’re planning on doing to
him.”
    James turned to face me, “I
think I’m OK. It was never as bad as it looked,  I was trying to lull him into a false…”
    “Oh yes, I’m sure getting beaten
black and blue was all part of the plan, but for now I really think you need to
take a moment…”
    “We have to secure the perim…”
    “To lie down or maybe have…”
    “And then figure out how we’re
going to get…”
    “Have a nice long shower.”
    “Get everyone back to… oh… oh
right. Maybe I do need to lie down for a while. You’ve been through a lot as
well. A terrible ordeal,” he said as he finally got the hint.
    “Terrible.”
    “And perhaps you could do with a
shower too?”
    Kent threw up his arms in
disgust, “Oh for goodness sake. I’ll deal with the prisoners. There’s a
transport on the way. The pack can take care of themselves. Just get in there
and do whatever it is you need to do to get it out of your system and come and
find me when you’ve stopped talking in the worlds most obvious code and acting
like lovesick teenagers.”
     
    - X -
     
    “So…”
    “So?”
    “Do you think maybe you could
put some clothes on or something so we can have an actual conversation like
normal people.”
    James shrugged, “I’m fine. You
could always take your clothes off if you feel uncomfortable.”
    I stepped towards him, heat and
sexual energy radiated from his gorgeous, but battered, body. It actually felt
a little empowering, me dressed and him naked. I stood in front of him, up
close and personal. My t-shirt clad breasts pushed hard against his chest as