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caught him taking any degree of pleasure in this it would anger her and therefore risk her taking off again. So he kept his head down and leapt up from branch to branch until he was just below her.
                  “Slide down into my arms,” he suggested.
                  “Where should I put my feet?”
                  “Aim for the branch I’m standing on,” he said, though he knew he wasn’t going to let her feet touch. Once he had her in his arms, he’d simply leap to the ground in one fell swoop.
                  She hesitated, looking into his steel blue eyes for reassurance.
                  “You’ll be fine. Trust me.”
                  “I haven’t been myself,” she said, giving no indication she was ready to come off the limb. “I’m doing things and I don’t know why.”
                  “You need to be trained. You’ll get used to everything. I know it’s scary, but once you acclimate, you’ll feel more yourself than ever. Really.” He reached his hand up, offering her to take hold.
                  “What happened to you?” She asked.
                  “You mean how did I become a werewolf?”
                  Gwen let the strange word roll off her tongue, werewolf .
                  “Come down and I’ll tell you about it,” he said, allowing a slight smile to form across his mouth only to the degree he was sure she couldn’t misconstrue.
                  She lowered her legs from the branch, dangling her feet downward, and began sliding against Brandon’s body and into his arms until they were nose to nose. Gwen’s arms found their way to his shoulders then she wrapped her hands around the back of his neck, holding on tight.
                  His right arm held her snuggly against him at the small of her back, while the other remained braced against the tree trunk. Gwen could feel Brandon’s heart beat, the rise and fall of each breath he took, and soon she was breathing with him. She noticed his scent, a mix of fresh pinewood and salty skin, then she detected a more intriguing smell. Something tinny coming from beneath his skin. She realized her lips were nearly grazing his neck and the intriguing aroma underneath was growing stronger.
                  “Don’t be scared,” he said softly into her ear. “We’re going to jump to the ground, but I’ve got you. You aren’t going to fall.”
                  With that, he let go of the trunk, which caused Gwen to hold him even tighter and wrap her legs around him regardless of her dress’ skirt riding up, and they sprang off the limb.
                  A moment later, Gwen felt a thud when Brandon’s feet struck the ground. She opened her eyes, not realizing she’d shut them, and let her feet drift down to the ground. It had been so easy for him to jump thirty feet down, like second nature.
                  His hands remained on her, just as her lips hovered only a breath away from his neck. Slowly he loosened his grip, giving Gwen the option to step back, but something held her there. She didn’t want to be free of his embrace. It had been the safest minute of her life.
                  But she didn’t want this to get awkward or let him think he had a real chance with her. The last thing she needed was to get mixed up romantically, while she was being put to the mind-boggling task of becoming a vampire. So Gwen retracted her arms from his neck and backed away by a few steps.
                  “Let’s get you back,” he said softly. “It’s getting late.”
                  “You were at my campsite,” she said. “I watched you rescue an animal. What was it?”
                  “A mountain lion,” he said.
                  “What happened to