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glanced over at the water and looked back at him.
    “Swimming,” she said simply.
    “Do you think it’s a good idea to go swimming at night?” He flung his hand in the direction of the water.
    She shrugged and grabbed her clothes from the ground. “I was hot, and it sounded nice.”
    “What if someone came along?” He glared at her.
    She would have laughed if he wasn’t being totally serious.
    “Well then I guess he’d save me from cracking my head on the rocks.” She smiled.
    The smile slipped from her face when he stormed over to her.
    “This is no joke.” He glowered at her. “You came out here and caused issues for people.”
    Kate put her hand on her hip and leaned forward, her own temper rising to meet his.
    “No one told you to save me,” she nearly shouted at him. “As a matter of fact, what the hell were you doing out here?”
    Her eyes dipped to his still visible erection.
    “I was following a suspicious person,” he said and shifted so his front was less visible.
    Anger bubbled up in her.
    “Are you serious?” she yelled. “After everything, I’m a suspicious person? So suspicious that you had to watch me swimming naked? Do you get hard over everyone you follow, or is it just me?”
    His eyes flashed for a moment, and she wondered if she had pushed too hard, but he had it coming. She was welcome in the community but still treated like a criminal? What a welcome.
    “Don’t flatter yourself,” he said through gritted teeth. “It could have been any woman, and I would have had that reaction. You,” he looked her up and down, “are not that special.”
    She sucked in a shaky breath. It shouldn’t have hurt. It really shouldn’t have, and yet it did. Her stomach turned, and tears burned her eyes.
    Without a word, she turned her back to him and slipped her panties and shorts on under the towel. She pulled her tank over and wrapped her towel around her bra.
    “Kate,” Titus said when she turned around. She saw the regret written on his face, but it was too late. His words rattled around in her head. “I’m…”
    “Goodnight, Titus,” she said firmly.
    Trying not to make any noise, she let the tears roll down her face and drip onto her towel.
     
    Titus scrubbed a hand over his face. The salt from her tears hung in the air and ate at him. He hadn’t intended to be so harsh, but he didn’t have a response to her calling him out. No one called him out, even if he had it coming.
    He sighed and watched her walk away. She was in pain, and it was all his fault. There was nothing he could do about it though. What she wanted wasn’t something he could give. Not beyond satisfying their base desires, and although he was all for that, it didn’t seem right to expect that from her.
    Titus groaned when he moved. His swollen dick throbbed. Not caring who saw, he quickly pulled off his clothes and jumped in the icy water.
    He sighed and relaxed as the cold eased the ache he was experiencing. What would she say if she knew he had to take a swim after dealing with her?
    Titus snorted. She’s use it against him, especially after the crap he had just pulled. What had he been thinking? There was no reason to suspect her of anything at all. There was nothing for her to gain and everything for her to lose given that her only real friend, Erica, was now about to give birth to a hybrid’s children.
    He rubbed a watery hand across his face. Try as he might, he knew there was only one real reason he followed her. He had to know if she was meeting someone.
    It ate at him, the thought that she might meet someone. In the months since her arrival, she hadn’t shown the slightest interest in any of the men other than the idea of teasing them. At first he wondered if the idea of being with a hybrid bothered her, but she didn’t seem to have any real issues with his men. In fact, much to his annoyance, she didn’t have much issue talking with just about any of the men.
    What bothered him more was that they