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She is mine, damn it.” She nodded at Bailey. “Exact words. Honest to goodness.” She traced an X on the left side of her chest. “Cross my heart.”
Mark her? She’d stared at herself in the mirror when she got home and other than a little redness on her shoulder, Forrest hadn’t left any mark on her. “He didn’t though. He didn’t mark me.”
“Come on, Bailey. Don’t be dense. He marked you with his scent. The first step in showing his intent to mate.”
“Ahhh. And that’s why I couldn’t wash him off.”
“Yes!” Lara snapped her fingers. “Now we’re cooking. And man, Forrest Blackthorn is pungent. Even more than when Evan marked me. He must have been really, really, reee-eally turned on.” She wiggled her brows. “You drive the boys wild.”
“Stop it,” Bailey said, but couldn’t stop the smile forming on her lips. “By the way, I’m sorry.”
“For what?”
“For cutting you out of my life after graduation. I didn’t understand how…strong the pull was when you found, er, the right person.”
“You can say it.” Lara giggled. “When you find your mate. And yes, it’s hell to resist.”
Bailey shook her head. “This is ridiculous. He’s the new alpha of the pack. I’m no one. I don’t have any affiliation. Is he nuts?”
“Those were all the points his parents touched on as well.” She took another sip of her drink. “Let me just say…Forrest did not give one shit about their fears. He’s certain he’s alpha enough to take on whatever happens, even without a marriage-alliance with another pack.”
“He’s got a big set of balls.”
Lara’s eyes widened, and she leaned forward. “Now we’re getting to the good stuff. Do tell me all about his balls.”
“Lara!” Bailey snorted her drink right out her nose. “Ow. And yuck.”
“Gosh, Bailey. I’ve missed you so much.”
Bailey smiled, feeling just a hint of bitter sadness. Her jealousy had driven her from the two people who’d always had her back. “I’m sorry,” she said again. “I’m sorry I disappeared on you.”
“You’re back now. And if Forrest Blackthorn has his way, you won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.”
“My weird and whacky not-really-a-love-life aside, we should be concentrating on you. Tomorrow is the wedding. Are you ready?”
“Hell yes,” Lara sighed. “I’ve been ready my whole life to be Evan’s bride.”
“I get it.” Bailey couldn’t believe all the time she’d wasted pining for Evan. She couldn’t have loved him, not truly, if she could forget about him with one look at his brother Forrest. So why had she built such a fantasy in her mind? It had prevented her from creating any real relationships with other men.
Fate? Maybe Lara was right, and she needed to carry a torch for one brother so she could be free when the other one arrived in her life. Was she being a fantasist again? Even if Forrest was serious about wanting to mate with her, could he really hold his alpha position if choosing her meant constant challenges against his authority?
She was a lawyer. She understood the difference between a sympathetic jury and hostile one. If she gave herself to Forrest, they would have the odds stacked against them from the get-go.
Bailey had some serious thinking to do between now and Lara’s wedding. Forrest didn’t seem like the kind of man who would take no for an answer, and she had to decide if she cared enough, maybe even loved him enough, if love this soon was possible, to let him go.
Lara also insisted on paying the lunch tab, so Bailey waited for her outside while she handled the check. She hoped the fresh air would clear her head, but all it did was increase her awareness of Forrest’s scent. Damn that man. Damn his piercing eyes, his chiseled jawline, his wide kissable lips. Damn his wide sexy shoulders and his eight-pack abs. Damn his…she thought of his rock hard cock and the way it felt to have him inside her. Her stomach fluttered as she
Mark her? She’d stared at herself in the mirror when she got home and other than a little redness on her shoulder, Forrest hadn’t left any mark on her. “He didn’t though. He didn’t mark me.”
“Come on, Bailey. Don’t be dense. He marked you with his scent. The first step in showing his intent to mate.”
“Ahhh. And that’s why I couldn’t wash him off.”
“Yes!” Lara snapped her fingers. “Now we’re cooking. And man, Forrest Blackthorn is pungent. Even more than when Evan marked me. He must have been really, really, reee-eally turned on.” She wiggled her brows. “You drive the boys wild.”
“Stop it,” Bailey said, but couldn’t stop the smile forming on her lips. “By the way, I’m sorry.”
“For what?”
“For cutting you out of my life after graduation. I didn’t understand how…strong the pull was when you found, er, the right person.”
“You can say it.” Lara giggled. “When you find your mate. And yes, it’s hell to resist.”
Bailey shook her head. “This is ridiculous. He’s the new alpha of the pack. I’m no one. I don’t have any affiliation. Is he nuts?”
“Those were all the points his parents touched on as well.” She took another sip of her drink. “Let me just say…Forrest did not give one shit about their fears. He’s certain he’s alpha enough to take on whatever happens, even without a marriage-alliance with another pack.”
“He’s got a big set of balls.”
Lara’s eyes widened, and she leaned forward. “Now we’re getting to the good stuff. Do tell me all about his balls.”
“Lara!” Bailey snorted her drink right out her nose. “Ow. And yuck.”
“Gosh, Bailey. I’ve missed you so much.”
Bailey smiled, feeling just a hint of bitter sadness. Her jealousy had driven her from the two people who’d always had her back. “I’m sorry,” she said again. “I’m sorry I disappeared on you.”
“You’re back now. And if Forrest Blackthorn has his way, you won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.”
“My weird and whacky not-really-a-love-life aside, we should be concentrating on you. Tomorrow is the wedding. Are you ready?”
“Hell yes,” Lara sighed. “I’ve been ready my whole life to be Evan’s bride.”
“I get it.” Bailey couldn’t believe all the time she’d wasted pining for Evan. She couldn’t have loved him, not truly, if she could forget about him with one look at his brother Forrest. So why had she built such a fantasy in her mind? It had prevented her from creating any real relationships with other men.
Fate? Maybe Lara was right, and she needed to carry a torch for one brother so she could be free when the other one arrived in her life. Was she being a fantasist again? Even if Forrest was serious about wanting to mate with her, could he really hold his alpha position if choosing her meant constant challenges against his authority?
She was a lawyer. She understood the difference between a sympathetic jury and hostile one. If she gave herself to Forrest, they would have the odds stacked against them from the get-go.
Bailey had some serious thinking to do between now and Lara’s wedding. Forrest didn’t seem like the kind of man who would take no for an answer, and she had to decide if she cared enough, maybe even loved him enough, if love this soon was possible, to let him go.
Lara also insisted on paying the lunch tab, so Bailey waited for her outside while she handled the check. She hoped the fresh air would clear her head, but all it did was increase her awareness of Forrest’s scent. Damn that man. Damn his piercing eyes, his chiseled jawline, his wide kissable lips. Damn his wide sexy shoulders and his eight-pack abs. Damn his…she thought of his rock hard cock and the way it felt to have him inside her. Her stomach fluttered as she
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