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 You have a family now. You belong to the pack. And
there s a job for you here, if and when you want it.
 A job? Doing what?
 We could always find use for a telepath, and we
already have a number of wolves on the team.
She thought about it.  My father was shielded.
That must mean they re still working with telepaths.
There may be others like me out there.
 We ll look into it. You can help if you decide to
work with us.
She sat back, closing her eyes. There was a place
for her, a job. She wasn t alone; she had friends. She
would join the pack truly become one of them. She
opened her eyes and glanced at Jack, her heart
starting to beat stronger at the thought.
 You know, you should have let Sebastian kill
him, Jack said.  I don t trust him not to come after
you again. You need to be able to protect yourself
better. Once you make the transition you ll be
stronger, faster, you ll heal even quicker. You ll be
almost impossible to kill.
 I know. I d already decided to join the pack.
 You had?
She nodded.  So there s something I need to do.
She nibbled on her lower lip. She didn t know what
she would do if he rejected her now, but she had to
take the risk.  Jack, she said,  will you make love to
me?
He smiled.  I d already decided to do that, but
you needed to make the decision yourself. But let s
be clear here, you ll be different. It won t be easy to
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overcome the stigma that goes with having a
vampire lover.
 I don t care. I ll always be different anyway.
 Good.
They were silent for a moment. Tasha glanced
sideways at Jack. She d wanted this for so long, but
now she was scared.  I don t know what to do, she
said.
 I do, Jack said.  Get up.
She frowned but rose to her feet and stared
down at him. He appeared relaxed, almost indolent
as he sprawled on the sofa, his head back against
the cushions, long legs stretched out in front of him.
His eyes gleamed emerald through the thick curtain
of his lashes, never leaving her.
 Take off your clothes, he ordered, and her skin
quivered with anticipation.
 Ooh, I love it when you go all masterful on me.
Jack shook his head.  Just take off your clothes,
Natasha.
Her mouth went dry, and she licked her lips.
She unbuttoned her shirt, her fingers clumsy, her
whole body trembling with expectation. She slipped
out of the shirt then unfastened her jeans and slid
them down her legs. She kicked off her shoes and
stood for a moment in her underwear. Jack said
nothing. He continued to watch her as she removed
the rest until she stood before him naked.
 Come here, he said.
She forced her legs to move and went to stand in
front of him. His eyes glittered as they moved over
her bare flesh, making her skin tingle, the feeling
intensifying on the tips of her breasts, between her
legs, cramping the muscles of her stomach, and she
swayed toward him.
He reached out and caressed the soft skin of her
belly, down over her hip, slipping between her legs
to stroke her inner thigh where the blood thundered
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so close to the surface. She was melting from the
inside out, but she had to ask one thing before they
went any further.
 Jack?
 Yes?
 You re not just doing this because you feel sorry
for me, are you?
He laughed softly.
 What s funny? she asked.
 Stop thinking so hard.
She wished she could. She really did.  Make
me, she challenged.
He stared at her, allowing the mask to drop so
she glimpsed the fierce predatory beauty beneath,
and something close to fear unfurled deep within
her. He reached out and pulled her to him, so she fell
across his legs. He leaned down and kissed her
savagely. His lips were brutal; his tongue thrusting,
hot and wet, into her mouth, his whole body hard
against her own. It was minutes before she came up
for air, panting.  Jack?
He sighed.  Yes?
 I feel strange. This whole wolf thing, it s not
going to happen right now, is it?
 No, not quite yet.
 Good, because I d hate to try to eat you.
He laughed again.  Feel free, he murmured,
leaning down and licking slowly across her breast,
biting down gently on the swollen tip.  Because I
definitely plan to eat you.
He lifted her effortlessly, turning her so she lay
on her back beneath him.  Do you know how long
I ve wanted this? he said, pressing his body into
hers.  What you did to me in that cell, rubbing your [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]