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late. Once I start loving you, I won’t want to stop.”
    My raging hormones would have to wait. Though I appreciated his gentleman-like attitude, I had needs and if they weren’t fulfilled soon, I knew I’d blow a gasket. “Okay, let’s talk.”
    “You might be mad at me for a few things I’m going to say, but you need to understand that I don’t intend to hurt you.”
    “Keith, really let’s just talk. Let me decide if I will be mad or not. Okay?” The sooner we finished talking, the sooner I could get laid.
    He told me he had seen Shawn with not only Roberta, but many other women from town including Janice. He knew Roberta and Shawn were demons, but their strong financial ties to the town could’ve put the community in unnecessary hardship if Keith had made a move too soon. Though Keith felt I should’ve known all along about Shawn’s deceit, he also believed I would’ve thought Keith was nothing more than a meddling gossiper and jealous, loud-mouth.
    After he told his entire side of the story, he added “I’m so sorry, Selena. I never should’ve stayed silent. Hurting you is the last thing I would ever want to do. But I won’t tell you that I’m sorry Richardson and you are through.”
    I sat down on one of the Adirondack chairs and listened to the river as its waves gently lapped at the rocks below us. I was too exhausted to be angry with Keith, besides from what Kelly had said yesterday, I’d already gathered he knew about Shawn and Roberta all along. However, I never would’ve imagined Shawn and Janice. Then again, I was way behind in Shawn’s tally of conquests and frankly, I was sick of hearing about Shawn.
    I knew Keith was being honest and he did what he thought was best, not only for me but for his father and the entire town. This was more than I had done for any of them recently. My thoughts mulled around my mind and I chose my words with care, before speaking.
    “I know you could listen to my thoughts if you wanted, so I won’t try to say it doesn’t upset me.”
    “I wasn’t invading your mind this time, I promise. I’m a bit scared of what you’re thinking, so I’m controlling myself.”
    “First, let me say you should have told me. You should have let me decide if I would’ve believed you or not. You didn’t trust me enough to let me make up my own mind.” I turned to face him, my eyes full of compassion. “But you were right. I wouldn’t have believed you. I thought I was in love. I believed in so many things that have turned out to be so very wrong. So, I don’t blame you. How could you have known what I would do or say?”
    He held me in his arms and I continued, “For the record, I’ve always wanted you to kiss me. When you left, I was hurt. I couldn’t be there for you when your family was killed and I was alone when mine was. It sucked. I blamed the craft, I blamed the goddesses and I blamed everyone except for the demon I fell for. And that really sucks. I’ve been an idiot for so long. But I’m glad you’re back and I’m glad you kissed me, even if it ended too soon.”
    “You kissed me” he teased.
    I smiled and said, “Are we okay now? Can we get back to that amazing kissing and maybe move on to other more amazing things?”
    The smile on his face disappeared. “Not yet. I mean, we’re okay. But there’s more you need to know.”
    “There’s more? Like what?”
    “The prophecy about us.”
    “Oh. Okay, tell me.”
    “It was decided before we were even born.”
    “Sterling filled me in on most of it.”
    “How does he know anything about it?”
    “He overheard Kelly and you talking last night. He told me just a little while ago.”
    “Did he also tell you about the mating?”
    “Yep.”
    “So, you’re okay with me biting you?”
    Biting? “No one said a word about biting!”
    “Well, that’s the only way to make you mine, Selena.”
    “Marriage and sex don’t work for wolves?”
    “No. I mean we can and we will get married, if you