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January 20 - January 26, 2024
Tao had a very warrior-like mentality: he was fearless, brutally blunt, action oriented, and forceful, and he had no time or patience for diplomacy.
Well, as far as she was concerned, if they’d been drunk, it didn’t count. Nope. Now what to do . . . The best option would be to wake him up and send him on his way. But there was nothing wrong with enjoying the view for a few minutes, right? It was an incredibly hot view, with his smooth jaw, prominent cheekbones, and broad shoulders. And then there was all that taut, toned skin .
“They’re just tits, Tao.” He hadn’t realized he’d been staring at them until then. Tao forced his eyes back to hers. “Your nipples are hard.” “So is your cock.” Fuck, he’d walked right into that one.
whose fault is that? You’re locked up tighter than
something that would lead danger to his pack.
Tao watched Riley quickly retreat into the bathroom. He’d like to stick around and eavesdrop on her call. Instead he turned to the kids looking up at him. Savannah’s gold, unblinking eyes were staring at him steadily. The impish viper shifter might be only four, but she was a fearless little thing.
peer pressure doesn’t work on your stubborn ass.”
“So it was okay for you to know, but not the rest of us?” “I dug up her story because I needed to be sure that everyone—including Riley—was safe from her past. I wasn’t going to turn her story into a subject of gossip; she didn’t deserve that.”
“You really should learn to control your anger better. Eighty-eight percent of men with bad tempers end up with high blood pressure and die an early death.”
“I’m going to fuck that attitude right out of you, Riley; trust me on that.”
“You better hope you’re never on fire, Tao, because I’m more likely to relax and pull out some marshmallows than help you.”
She was a territorial creature and she felt somewhat possessive of the male who’d marked her.
Seriously, she gave away more pussy than a cat rescue center.”
“Let’s get one thing straight,” he rumbled. “I can be a mean motherfucker, I have a shitty temper, and I’m not tuned in to the feelings of the people around me. That means I’ll snap at you, piss you off, even yell at you, but I will never lay a finger on you in anger. Not ever.” “I already know that,”
Curling an arm around her, he crushed her to him and buried his face in her hair. “Don’t go away like that again. You scared the shit out of me.” Her arms slid around him and she tucked her face into the crook of his neck and shoulder.
“I don’t lose it often, but I find it hard to calm down when I do.”
“It’s not weak to admit you’re weak.”
“She’ll take a little time to let you fully in, but that’s only because a subconscious part of her is testing you—if you’re persistent, it will show you’re truly interested and worth the risk. It’s a defense mechanism, I guess, and I’m pretty sure she doesn’t even realize it’s there. But once she lets a person in, they’re in.” Tao tilted his head. “What you’re saying is that I should be patient with her?” “Patient?” echoed Ethan. “No. You don’t strike me as the patient type. We’re telling you to keep on chipping away at her walls. If you give her even a moment’s reprieve, she’ll shore up her
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“If you want the truth,” said Tao, “I was a shit to her in the beginning. If I’d had my way, she wouldn’t have been allowed to step foot on my territory. Why is that funny?” Tao had expected her uncles to be pissed at him, but both were laughing. Ethan took another drink of his water. “When I first met Max, I wanted to kill him. I didn’t even know why. He just rubbed me the wrong way. Looking back on it, I think part of me sensed he was my true mate and felt threatened by it.
Tao rose above her, licking his lips. “Nothing should taste that good.”
Huff and stamp your feet if you want—I don’t mind watching your tits jiggle.”
“Only a raven would care more about revenge than their own life.”
“You know, Cynthia, there are no guys standing around with their pants down, so I can’t help but ask myself why the fuck you keep opening your mouth.”
“Don’t ever think you can intimidate me into doing what you want,” she clipped. “Throw your dick and dominance around all you want, but I have my own mind and I’ll damn well use it.”
The pack’s not upset with you, they’re upset for you. And they’re pissed as hell at whoever shot at you. You’re a Phoenix member, baby. When you fuck with one, you fuck with them all.”
“You can’t teach someone to be a bitch. They either have it or they don’t.”
“You’re a pain in my ass.” “Well, you were a pain in mine last night, so I guess that makes us even.”
A Guardian watched over and supervised the children within the pack throughout the day. The Alphas would offer her such a position only if they trusted not only her ability to protect the kids but that she would do them no harm.
“You know, you can say the sweetest stuff—and yeah, I know you’re not being complimentary, you’re just being direct, but it’s still sweet. Then other times you come out with utter tripe and make me wish I had more middle fingers.”
