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behind, he did everything possible to make me go with him. But this one time, I refused. He couldn’t persuade me. Very convenient for him to accidentally run into you and find a protector.”
Yas barked out a laugh. “Protector. Do you think he expected me to jump into bed with you, too?”
“If that’s what it took. Shilah’s a pretty good judge of character. He might have taken you for a good guy.” She stood up, brushing some nonexistent dust off her pants. No amount of smoothing it down would get rid of them. “Well, it’s been fun. I appreciate all the work you’ve done here, but I’m not sure I’ll need your services anymore.”
“What are you saying to me?” He gritted his teeth. “We passed the employer-employee relationship a while ago.” Physically, he moved closer. If she was trying to deny what they shared, he wouldn’t let her.
“You made it very clear you were only here for a short time. Well, that deadline has passed. Have you found what you were looking for?”
He ran his fingers through his hair. “Argh. You’re infuriating. Do you know that?”
Why the hell did I come here? I wanted information about my mother . But it wasn’t like they were going to have her private journals, or suddenly, he’d get insight into what she was thinking when she left. Hell no. Instead, he got to see the beauty of the city, feel what it was like to live within a pack with others who understood what he was experiencing, and fall in love with Tala. Wolf or human form, he loved both sides of her.
“I’ve learned more than I could ever have hoped or imagined,” he said. With his fingertips, he tilted her chin up. “You’ve taught me more than anyone.”
Chapter Eight
Damn, Yas wasn’t making it easy for her. She insisted on standing on her own two feet, and even absent, her brother had to go and fuck this up for her. Yas was perfect. She never thought she’d meet someone like him in Los Lobos, and it had to take a stranger showing up out of nowhere to help her. Now, she’d learned it wasn’t fate that brought him to her, but her brother. If only she could go back an hour in time and not find out. How could she look at Yas and not see her meddling sibling?
She’d about given up hope bonding with a mate, and when she’d least expected it, and least wanted it, it happened. Too bad the timing wasn’t right.
He didn’t understand. She saw the hurt in his eyes and had to close hers in order to shut it out. “I think you should find someplace else to stay.”
She opened her eyes, taking in the firm set of his jaw. He looked away from her, and her heart panged at what she was throwing away. He was her one chance at happiness. How could her ideals make her turn away the man she’d fallen in love with? It made no sense. While her emotions screamed, her will turned to steel. She was determined to be independent, and she meant it.
No matter what the cost.
“Hmm, if that’s what you want,” Yas said. “That’s one thing I don’t do, stay past my welcome.”
She watched his tight ass as he stormed upstairs, and listened to him stomp while packing his things. Tala sank into the couch. If she followed him, she’d end up saying she was sorry and asking him to stay. Pushing him into bed….
No way . Instead, she resigned to staying put. All too soon, he’d returned with his beat-up backpack slung over one shoulder. He hesitated at the door.
“If you need me, I’ll be at Gee’s for a few days until I figure out what I want to do.” He swept his eyes across her body, and his hunger and pain cried out. When she didn’t reply, he nodded and walked out of her life.
For no good reason, she’d chased him out.
Leaving Tala’s place was one of the hardest things he’d ever done. As Yas walked off her property and down the road, he kept waiting to hear her chasing after him. Not only had he grown quite fond of their time together—living with her the past couple of
Yas barked out a laugh. “Protector. Do you think he expected me to jump into bed with you, too?”
“If that’s what it took. Shilah’s a pretty good judge of character. He might have taken you for a good guy.” She stood up, brushing some nonexistent dust off her pants. No amount of smoothing it down would get rid of them. “Well, it’s been fun. I appreciate all the work you’ve done here, but I’m not sure I’ll need your services anymore.”
“What are you saying to me?” He gritted his teeth. “We passed the employer-employee relationship a while ago.” Physically, he moved closer. If she was trying to deny what they shared, he wouldn’t let her.
“You made it very clear you were only here for a short time. Well, that deadline has passed. Have you found what you were looking for?”
He ran his fingers through his hair. “Argh. You’re infuriating. Do you know that?”
Why the hell did I come here? I wanted information about my mother . But it wasn’t like they were going to have her private journals, or suddenly, he’d get insight into what she was thinking when she left. Hell no. Instead, he got to see the beauty of the city, feel what it was like to live within a pack with others who understood what he was experiencing, and fall in love with Tala. Wolf or human form, he loved both sides of her.
“I’ve learned more than I could ever have hoped or imagined,” he said. With his fingertips, he tilted her chin up. “You’ve taught me more than anyone.”
Chapter Eight
Damn, Yas wasn’t making it easy for her. She insisted on standing on her own two feet, and even absent, her brother had to go and fuck this up for her. Yas was perfect. She never thought she’d meet someone like him in Los Lobos, and it had to take a stranger showing up out of nowhere to help her. Now, she’d learned it wasn’t fate that brought him to her, but her brother. If only she could go back an hour in time and not find out. How could she look at Yas and not see her meddling sibling?
She’d about given up hope bonding with a mate, and when she’d least expected it, and least wanted it, it happened. Too bad the timing wasn’t right.
He didn’t understand. She saw the hurt in his eyes and had to close hers in order to shut it out. “I think you should find someplace else to stay.”
She opened her eyes, taking in the firm set of his jaw. He looked away from her, and her heart panged at what she was throwing away. He was her one chance at happiness. How could her ideals make her turn away the man she’d fallen in love with? It made no sense. While her emotions screamed, her will turned to steel. She was determined to be independent, and she meant it.
No matter what the cost.
“Hmm, if that’s what you want,” Yas said. “That’s one thing I don’t do, stay past my welcome.”
She watched his tight ass as he stormed upstairs, and listened to him stomp while packing his things. Tala sank into the couch. If she followed him, she’d end up saying she was sorry and asking him to stay. Pushing him into bed….
No way . Instead, she resigned to staying put. All too soon, he’d returned with his beat-up backpack slung over one shoulder. He hesitated at the door.
“If you need me, I’ll be at Gee’s for a few days until I figure out what I want to do.” He swept his eyes across her body, and his hunger and pain cried out. When she didn’t reply, he nodded and walked out of her life.
For no good reason, she’d chased him out.
Leaving Tala’s place was one of the hardest things he’d ever done. As Yas walked off her property and down the road, he kept waiting to hear her chasing after him. Not only had he grown quite fond of their time together—living with her the past couple of
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