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that were way out of her price range.
Her heart sank. “I can’t afford any of this.” As she walked toward the back of the store before making her way out, a small sale rack caught her eye. She rifled through the clothing and smiled. Now this she could afford.
Ava ignored the haughty looks the sales clerk gave her as she paid for her purchases. All in all, she’d done pretty well.
She’d grabbed her bag off the counter when her pulse picked up. She knew without turning around that Damon had just walked in.
The scent of warmed leather and hot danger heated her blood. Every time he came near, she had to fight the urge to push him to the floor and straddle him.
After that very hot kiss in the motel room, she thought he was attracted to her. But by the way he pushed her away, she knew better. He probably had a girlfriend. Hell, she’d bet he had a female in every city across the Southeast.
Taking a deep breath to steady herself, she turned. Her stomach turned to jelly when she met his intense eyes.
“Did you find something?” Damon looked down at her with those aqua eyes that seemed to see into her soul.
At five foot ten inches, it was hard to find a man who actually had to look down at her. But Damon did. He made her feel petite and dainty and delicate.
“I did. But I didn’t have much money left over.” She handed him a little more than seventeen dollars in change.
He frowned.
“Sorry, the clothes are really expensive. I did manage to buy everything on clearance, but it still added up.” Maybe she should return a few things. She could wear the same thing a couple of days in a row, right?
He shrugged. “Doesn’t matter.”
She narrowed her eyes. Did the man ever show any kind of emotion other than anger and irritation? She seriously needed to have her head examined for her attraction to him.
She stepped around him and out into the lavish lobby where Jayden was waiting for her with a brilliant smile.
Jayden. Now there was a guy about whom she should be having fantasies. Not only was Jayden gorgeous, he was incredibly attentive. Despite his movie star good looks and charm, when she looked at Jayden, she didn’t feel anything. No bolt of excitement straight through her body, or the need to lean into his neck and inhale his scent, or even the urge to rip his clothes off with her teeth. Only Damon made her feel that way.
She was so screwed.
“Did we get a room?” She needed a hot shower and a wardrobe change to feel like herself again.
Jayden bowed elegantly and dangled a room card in front of her. “What my lady wants, my lady gets.”
That wasn’t true. Ava knew, this time, she wasn’t getting what she wanted. Not by a long shot.
Chapter Four
It took all Damon’s restraint not to knock that goofy looking grin off Jayden’s ridiculous face.
He shoulder checked Jayden as he followed Ava into the elevator.
“Is your room on the same floor?” She punched the number for her floor without looking at him.
“Yes, it is.”
The elevator ride was tense and quiet. She was still angry and he didn’t think that wasn’t about to change anytime soon. He should never have touched her. He was playing a dangerous game that would only end up hurting his career as a Guardian. If he had ended up sleeping with her and Barrett found out, Damon would be punished, stripped of his title, and never allowed back into a Pack. He’d have to go Nomad, always on the run, always alone, always without a home.
The elevator doors opened with a soft chime and they stepped out.
He waited behind her as she inserted the key into the lock.
She entered the room and turned to close the door. He pushed past her, ignoring the glare she shot him. Pulling off his jacket, he tossed it on one of the double beds.
“You don’t have to stay here while I change.” She crossed her arms over her chest. “I think I’ll be safe enough.”
“Actually I do. This is my room too.” He went to the window, looked out for
Her heart sank. “I can’t afford any of this.” As she walked toward the back of the store before making her way out, a small sale rack caught her eye. She rifled through the clothing and smiled. Now this she could afford.
Ava ignored the haughty looks the sales clerk gave her as she paid for her purchases. All in all, she’d done pretty well.
She’d grabbed her bag off the counter when her pulse picked up. She knew without turning around that Damon had just walked in.
The scent of warmed leather and hot danger heated her blood. Every time he came near, she had to fight the urge to push him to the floor and straddle him.
After that very hot kiss in the motel room, she thought he was attracted to her. But by the way he pushed her away, she knew better. He probably had a girlfriend. Hell, she’d bet he had a female in every city across the Southeast.
Taking a deep breath to steady herself, she turned. Her stomach turned to jelly when she met his intense eyes.
“Did you find something?” Damon looked down at her with those aqua eyes that seemed to see into her soul.
At five foot ten inches, it was hard to find a man who actually had to look down at her. But Damon did. He made her feel petite and dainty and delicate.
“I did. But I didn’t have much money left over.” She handed him a little more than seventeen dollars in change.
He frowned.
“Sorry, the clothes are really expensive. I did manage to buy everything on clearance, but it still added up.” Maybe she should return a few things. She could wear the same thing a couple of days in a row, right?
He shrugged. “Doesn’t matter.”
She narrowed her eyes. Did the man ever show any kind of emotion other than anger and irritation? She seriously needed to have her head examined for her attraction to him.
She stepped around him and out into the lavish lobby where Jayden was waiting for her with a brilliant smile.
Jayden. Now there was a guy about whom she should be having fantasies. Not only was Jayden gorgeous, he was incredibly attentive. Despite his movie star good looks and charm, when she looked at Jayden, she didn’t feel anything. No bolt of excitement straight through her body, or the need to lean into his neck and inhale his scent, or even the urge to rip his clothes off with her teeth. Only Damon made her feel that way.
She was so screwed.
“Did we get a room?” She needed a hot shower and a wardrobe change to feel like herself again.
Jayden bowed elegantly and dangled a room card in front of her. “What my lady wants, my lady gets.”
That wasn’t true. Ava knew, this time, she wasn’t getting what she wanted. Not by a long shot.
Chapter Four
It took all Damon’s restraint not to knock that goofy looking grin off Jayden’s ridiculous face.
He shoulder checked Jayden as he followed Ava into the elevator.
“Is your room on the same floor?” She punched the number for her floor without looking at him.
“Yes, it is.”
The elevator ride was tense and quiet. She was still angry and he didn’t think that wasn’t about to change anytime soon. He should never have touched her. He was playing a dangerous game that would only end up hurting his career as a Guardian. If he had ended up sleeping with her and Barrett found out, Damon would be punished, stripped of his title, and never allowed back into a Pack. He’d have to go Nomad, always on the run, always alone, always without a home.
The elevator doors opened with a soft chime and they stepped out.
He waited behind her as she inserted the key into the lock.
She entered the room and turned to close the door. He pushed past her, ignoring the glare she shot him. Pulling off his jacket, he tossed it on one of the double beds.
“You don’t have to stay here while I change.” She crossed her arms over her chest. “I think I’ll be safe enough.”
“Actually I do. This is my room too.” He went to the window, looked out for
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