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hell with whoever was waiting just outside the restroom. His seemingly endless patience helped her find the words.
    Taking a deep breath and inhaling Cash’s scent, she tilted her head back far enough to look up at him. “I may not explain this well, so bear with me, okay?”
    “Absolutely.”
    “Maybe it’s because we mated so quickly, or maybe it’s because I had never been so close to a shifter when they transformed, but it scared me a little when you shifted like that out on the beach,” she said, hoping he understood without being hurt by her explanation.
    Cash stared down at her for several long moments. His expression was blank, as if he were processing her words. He blinked, and his expression softened, and he looked at her with what could only be described as love and compassion. Then he pulled her close and hugged her tight again.
    “Damn, I should have thought of that. Of course you freaked out. It’s not every day a man makes love to you and then shifts form while standing over you before running off to beat up his sister,” he said. Then his tone changed. “At least, it better not happen often.”
    Zoe giggled. “Nope. Never happened before, though I have seen Luka and members of the council shift before.”
    “I’m not sure I like that,” Cash grumbled. “You weren’t naked, too, were you?”
    “Of course not. I’m human. I’m also known throughout the community as Luka’s wife, though he has never seen me naked, either.”
    “Good. I’d hate to have to tear his eyes out for seeing my mate naked.”
    Since Cash had no doubt seen his sister naked innumerable times, Zoe had trouble following his logic. Instead of questioning him further, she decided to change the subject.
    “You said something earlier about romancing me. Do you think we could do some of that now? And maybe later you could shift so I could get to know your wolf without the angry growling?”
    Cash’s laughter rumbled through his chest, tickling the side of her face where it once again rested against his body. “That sounds like an excellent idea, mate of mine. Tonight, during Goldie’s ceremony, I do not want you looking at anyone but me.”
    Zoe nodded and took a step back, forcing Cash to release her. “Like I’d be able to look at anyone else once you drop trou,” she snarked. “Now come on. We’ve tied up the restroom long enough.”
    Taking his big hand in hers, Zoe unlocked the door and opened it to find several pissed-looking women waiting just outside. Their expressions changed from angry to understanding when Cash followed her out of the restroom and into the bar’s main room.
    “We should have known,” one of them muttered.
    “Sorry, girls,” she heard Cash say as they brushed past him and entered the ladies’ room.
    Instead of leading her out of the bar so they could be alone, Cash led her to the jukebox across the room. The sign on the wall over the colorful machine advertised free music. After punching in the codes for several songs, Cash turned to her with a sexy smile and a twinkle in his eyes. “May I have this dance?”
     
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    By the time the sun went down that evening, Zoe admitted to herself that she had fallen in love with her mate. She also felt romanced to the point of wanting to tackle her mate, strip him, and fuck him right here on the floor. She did not care if the whole world watched as they fucked. She needed her mate to scratch the twitchy itches his attentions had built in her.
    They spent nearly an hour dancing at the bar as others cleaned up the mess left over from Edward’s wake. They then strolled through the village hand in hand, looking in shop windows. Their nonlinear conversation covered all the first-date subjects other couples usually discussed before jumping into bed together. As the sun settled toward the west, they returned to the Pyrate family house and shared a long shower filled with sexy kisses and inflaming touches, but Cash refused her demand for sex,