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woman sent her to Luka, with the warning that they would be together only until the man found his mate who would be similarly gifted.
“You are extraordinarily gifted, but no one has taught you how to use them. Once you mate, you will no longer be able to deny or ignore what is currently locked up inside you,” Zoe said. “I will be available to help you in any way I can, but you may not need my help, as you will have Luka to help you and keep you grounded.”
Diamond still looked confused, but she did not fight when Zoe turned her and guided her through the back door of the bar and toward her future.
Chapter 7
Instead of introducing Diamond to her mate-to-be and quickly slipping away with Cash, Zoe found reasons to stay in the bar. She met all the members of the pack while always keeping several people between her and her mate. Though Cash had already claimed and mated with her, seeing him shift just inches from her had scared the shit out of her. What if he shifted again after sex and turned on her?
She had been around shifters for a decade, had seen them shift back and forth, had even witnessed a few fights between shifters, but she had never been frightened before. Knowing her mate was a wolf shape-shifter and watching him transform from a human into a large black wolf while standing over her was something entirely different. Especially since he had fucked her speechless just moments before.
Slipping through the crowd, Zoe escaped to the bathroom, though she had a feeling the “Wenches” sign on the door would not stop her mate. Once she was alone in the beautifully decorated restroom, Zoe stood in the center of the room with her back to the door. Closing her eyes, she tried to fight down the fear that remained, even though Cash had showed no aggression toward her and had shifted back to human form without attacking either her or his sister. The thing that bothered her most was that she could not understand exactly what it was that had scared her so badly, that Cash had shifted just inches from her or that he had shown aggression when she knew him to be anything but.
She remained still and looking inward even after she heard the door open and close behind her. The soft snick of the lock clicking into place and the heady scent of her mate roused her from her thoughts, but she could not turn to face him.
“Zoe? Are you okay?” Cash’s words were soft as his hands came to rest on her shoulders. He sounded worried.
“I don’t know,” she admitted, turning into his chest and wrapping her arms around his middle. She buried her face in his shirt, not wanting him to see the fear she knew remained in her eyes.
“Do I need to beat someone up?” His voice turned growly and protective as his arms came around to hold her securely against his chest.
Zoe could not help but smile as she shook her head, rubbing her forehead and nose against his chest. “No, there’s nobody to beat up.”
“Then what’s wrong, gypsy? Something happened out on the beach. I need to know what it is so I can fix it.”
Zoe knew she had to tell him, but she had a hard time finding the right words. Cash continued to hold her securely against his body in a warm, comforting embrace as she struggled for the right explanation. She felt his love and his worry, but she also felt a calming peace fill her. His presence helped settle her earlier fear. When his cheek came down to rest on the top of her head, she felt completely surrounded by the big shifter.
Zoe had not been hugged in more than a decade, so Cash’s simple embrace almost meant more than the hot, hot sex they had shared. Snuggling deeper into his embrace, her arms tightened around the big man as she soaked up the love Cash emanated.
When the doorknob rattled and then someone knocked on the door, she tensed, not ready to rejoin the party that was going on just beyond the restroom door. Cash never moved. He seemed prepared to give her all the time she needed, and to
“You are extraordinarily gifted, but no one has taught you how to use them. Once you mate, you will no longer be able to deny or ignore what is currently locked up inside you,” Zoe said. “I will be available to help you in any way I can, but you may not need my help, as you will have Luka to help you and keep you grounded.”
Diamond still looked confused, but she did not fight when Zoe turned her and guided her through the back door of the bar and toward her future.
Chapter 7
Instead of introducing Diamond to her mate-to-be and quickly slipping away with Cash, Zoe found reasons to stay in the bar. She met all the members of the pack while always keeping several people between her and her mate. Though Cash had already claimed and mated with her, seeing him shift just inches from her had scared the shit out of her. What if he shifted again after sex and turned on her?
She had been around shifters for a decade, had seen them shift back and forth, had even witnessed a few fights between shifters, but she had never been frightened before. Knowing her mate was a wolf shape-shifter and watching him transform from a human into a large black wolf while standing over her was something entirely different. Especially since he had fucked her speechless just moments before.
Slipping through the crowd, Zoe escaped to the bathroom, though she had a feeling the “Wenches” sign on the door would not stop her mate. Once she was alone in the beautifully decorated restroom, Zoe stood in the center of the room with her back to the door. Closing her eyes, she tried to fight down the fear that remained, even though Cash had showed no aggression toward her and had shifted back to human form without attacking either her or his sister. The thing that bothered her most was that she could not understand exactly what it was that had scared her so badly, that Cash had shifted just inches from her or that he had shown aggression when she knew him to be anything but.
She remained still and looking inward even after she heard the door open and close behind her. The soft snick of the lock clicking into place and the heady scent of her mate roused her from her thoughts, but she could not turn to face him.
“Zoe? Are you okay?” Cash’s words were soft as his hands came to rest on her shoulders. He sounded worried.
“I don’t know,” she admitted, turning into his chest and wrapping her arms around his middle. She buried her face in his shirt, not wanting him to see the fear she knew remained in her eyes.
“Do I need to beat someone up?” His voice turned growly and protective as his arms came around to hold her securely against his chest.
Zoe could not help but smile as she shook her head, rubbing her forehead and nose against his chest. “No, there’s nobody to beat up.”
“Then what’s wrong, gypsy? Something happened out on the beach. I need to know what it is so I can fix it.”
Zoe knew she had to tell him, but she had a hard time finding the right words. Cash continued to hold her securely against his body in a warm, comforting embrace as she struggled for the right explanation. She felt his love and his worry, but she also felt a calming peace fill her. His presence helped settle her earlier fear. When his cheek came down to rest on the top of her head, she felt completely surrounded by the big shifter.
Zoe had not been hugged in more than a decade, so Cash’s simple embrace almost meant more than the hot, hot sex they had shared. Snuggling deeper into his embrace, her arms tightened around the big man as she soaked up the love Cash emanated.
When the doorknob rattled and then someone knocked on the door, she tensed, not ready to rejoin the party that was going on just beyond the restroom door. Cash never moved. He seemed prepared to give her all the time she needed, and to
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