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could he be! Of course, his instincts would have shifted him
into the form that was best for the situation, and his instincts
were pushing him to claim Terra. Therefore, human was the form he
had taken while asleep. There had to be a special level of hell
where people liked to torture themselves with denied pleasures,
because that’s where he found himself this morning. God, she had
felt good in his arms.
    A shiver ran through his body at the sound
of the shower turning on. She was there, just feet away from him,
getting naked. It was all he could do not to get up and follow her.
He rolled onto his back and stared at the ceiling, trying not to
envision her soft skin glistening with water. Maybe if he went in
and begged, she would forgive him for his stupidity. But, then
again, doing that would put him right back at the point where he
had been last night. If he let his desires control his actions, he
could easily do something that they might both regret later. When
dragons chose a mate, it was for life. Alex let out a long sigh as
he thought about that. Sex didn’t automatically mean a mating bond
was formed, but he just knew if he gave in, there would be lasting
consequences to the choice.
    The door to the bathroom creaked open.
    Alex froze as Terra stepped out and laid his
pile of clothing on the corner of the bed. Now was his chance to
apologize and explain himself. He opened his mouth to speak, but
nothing came out. He hadn’t looked at her when she had extracted
herself from his arms this morning. Wow! What a sight he had
missed. He must have made some kind of sound because she stood
there staring at him like she was expecting him to say something,
but he couldn’t get two brain cells to bump into each other. She
was stunning, standing there in that rumpled shirt and mussed-up
hair. Absolutely beautiful!
    Silence filled the room as he just sat
there, staring at her.
    Finally, she just shook her head and turned
back to the shower waiting for her.
    Letting out another long sigh, he dropped
himself back to the bed. Blew it again. Dragging his sorry
carcass from the bed, he went to the pile of clothing she had
brought out. He was so screwed. There was no way for him to win,
and he knew it. Fighting with his desire was making them both
miserable, but giving in could also make them both miserable. There
was no good choice either way. Well crap.
    Alex pulled on his clothing and hated the
way it felt against his skin. Even though the shirt was soft, it
itched beyond belief. A quick flicker from his dragon told him why.
He was brooding, and things wouldn’t get any better for
him.
    Pissed at himself, he yanked open the small
fridge and pulled out what was left of the pizza. Maybe something
in his stomach would help settle his mood. He stared at the four
slices left and couldn’t bring himself to take one. He could have
eaten all four and still been hungry, but that would mean Terra
wouldn’t get any. He warred with himself for a moment before
dropping the box on the bed with the food untouched. His dragon
side was too strong. The needs of a potential mate came first. In
everything.
    Irritated, he went over and dropped himself
in the chair to wait for her to come out.
     
    ***
     
    That was the worst shower ever! Terra
ran the towel over her hair once again before folding it and
hanging it over the towel bar. The actual shower hadn’t been that
bad, but it was the subject matter she couldn’t get out of her mind
that bothered her. When she had taken the dragon man’s clothing out
to him, he hadn’t even thanked her. Just lay there on the bed,
staring at her with those gorgeous eyes—eyes that held a hunger
that had melted her to the core. Had he said something, anything,
she would have forgiven him for everything and fallen into his
arms. But he hadn’t said squat.
    Jamming her things into her plastic shopping
bag, she scooped it up and headed out to face him. It took
everything she had to muster up the courage to open