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rivaled Alan’s with Katie, so they left well enough
alone and pretended they hadn’t fallen for humans.
    Finally, Alan lived on the third floor.
Never in his life had he planned to rent out the apartment across
from his. In fact, he’d planned to have the walls torn down between
the two, making it one large studio.
    Something about Katie left Alan not only
offering up the place across from his, but making damn sure she
could afford it. He bought her a cup of coffee and they ended up
talking until the shop closed. They’d been friends ever since. He
shared almost every aspect of his life with Katie. The only part he
kept to himself was what he truly was. More than a man, but not
quite a complete beast. A werewolf.
    Her interest in wolves always left him
smiling. On many occasions Alan had considered telling her the
truth about himself, but the thought of losing her to fear and to
the pack prevented the words from falling from his lips. Katie
meant too much to him. She’d become his reason for living.
    Coming to his senses, Alan stared at the
beauty before him, his cock hard and his breathing shallow. She was
close enough to kiss, but he held back, knowing one small taste
would never be enough. The power she wielded over him was unlike
anything he’d ever encountered before and with as bizarre as his
life was, Alan had seen a lot in his days.
    “I should get that wood now,” he said, his
voice scarcely above a whisper. “We’ll want another fire going
soon.”
    Katie nodded, her dark eyes scanning his
face. “ Mmm-hmm , wood.”
    His supernatural senses picked up the
elevation in her heart rate and the change in her breathing. As the
knowledge Katie was aroused struck him, Alan thought for sure his
already aching cock would burst. Her thick lashes lowered as she
bit the corner of her lips. Unable to help himself, Alan traced a
line from under her eye to where she bit. Her smooth skin was
flushed from what he’d assumed was the slight bite in the air. Now
he wondered if it was something else.
    Does she want me too?
    “Katie.” Her name fell out in a hushed
breath as Alan positioned his powerful body over hers. His intent
had been to push up and off the ground, putting distance between
them before he did something stupid like kiss her only to find out
she didn’t want him in that way. That wasn’t what happened.
Normally agile—and scarily so—Alan’s foot slipped out from under
him. He fell onto Katie, knocking her on her back as he rode her
body down.
    A harrumph whooshed out of her lungs
as she wrapped her arms around him. Her ample breasts pressed
against her zip-up sweater. Even with a long-sleeved, lightweight
shirt on, Alan could feel her nipples hardening to pebble-like
peaks while his cock dug painfully against the zipper of his jeans.
A lesser man would have come in his pants by now.
    Get off her before you fuck her. Now.
    He made a move to roll off her but stopped
as the length of his cock rubbed against her covered mound. Katie
hissed as if in pain before rocking against him. About to become a
lesser man and come before he ever really started, Alan rolled off
her quickly, knowing he’d lose control if he dared to remain in
place. He got to his feet with inhuman speed and froze as Katie
drew in a sharp breath.
    Shit. Tell me I did not just let her see
me move that fast. Alan replayed the events in his head. Fuck, I did.
    He looked away, unable to face her. The last
thing he wanted to do was confess to being a supernatural while she
was stuck in the middle of nowhere with him. “Katie, I, umm, I can
explain. I have—”
    “Shh,” she whispered. “They’re your secrets
to keep, Alan. When you’re ready to finally be honest with
me you can tell me. No one ever really knows the person
they’re with… erm… they’re friends with.” She sniffled and nearly
brought him to his knees with guilt. “You should get that wood now.
You’re right. We will want a fire going soon.”
    Dismissed, Alan