He blew out a breath, and I realized that answer had been all that mattered to him too.
“Good, because my wolf chose you as its mate. I suspected it ten years ago, but I couldn’t deal with it. Not with everything my dad had put my mother through.”
“And now?” I whispered.
“Now, I can’t ignore it anymore. I’ll admit, I tried to fight it when I first saw you again, but I’m not fighting it anymore. And even when I was resisting the mate call, I loved you. Like a human man loves a human woman. There’s no magic or coercion in what I feel for you. You’re amazing, Cat. Beautiful, smart, funny, a hell of a brawler.”
I smirked.
He grinned.
“And I can’t do this life without you,” he added. “Don’t make me.”
I reached a hand to his cheek, brushing against the stubble there.
“I love you, kitty cat.”
I smiled, letting his words wash over me.
“Does this mean I get to bite you back?”
“What?”
“The mating bond,” I explained. “It’s only fair that my wolf gets to claim you too.”
East laughed. A current of energy ran between us now. The tension we’d been tugging on for days was pulling taut. His hand began to wander up my midsection, excruciatingly slow. “You can bite me as many times as you like. As long as I get to do the same.”
My pulse quickened. “Will it hurt?”
His eyes darkened to something sensual. “Do you want it to?”
I shuddered, and his gaze flicked to my mouth again.
He leaned in. “Is that a yes?” he asked, his voice hoarse now.
“It’s a yes,” I told him, drawing him down.
“What do you want, Cat?” His hand brushed over my breast, and I arched into his touch.
“Kiss me,” I whispered.
His eyes danced in a mixture of playfulness and passion. “You’ve got it, my midnight mate.”
About the Author
Heather Hildenbrand was born and raised in a small town in northern Virginia where she was homeschooled through high school. She’s only slightly socially awkward as a result. She writes romance of all kinds with plenty of abs and angst. Her most frequent hobbies are riding motorcycles, talking to her plants, and avoiding killer slugs.
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Kiss of Death: A fae agent-in-training with a score to settle. A city overrun by demons. And a professor who thinks he’s the angel’s gift to the female species…Gem will need more than her books to help her ace this test.
The Girl Who Called The Stars: A fierce heroine far from home and the army she left behind must reunite to save the galaxy from utter darkness.
Bitter Rivalry: Two long lost sisters are reunited and forced to compete for the alpha role in their pack. The winner has been promised to the vampire prince. One sister wants to kiss him; the other wants to kill him. Can siblings survive rivalry and forbidden love?
A Risk Worth Taking: A New Adult Contemporary Romance with southern charm and a hippie farmer capable of swoon and heartbreak in the same breath.
Dirty Blood: A Young Adult Paranormal Romance about a girl who falls in love with a werewolf, only to find out she’s a Hunter, born and bred to kill the very thing she means to save.
Imitation: A Young Adult SciFi Romance with life or death choices and a conspiracy so deep, even a motorcycle-riding bodyguard can’t pull you out.
O Face: Is Summerville’s most eligible bachelor hot enough to melt the ice princess herself?
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Protected By The Bear
The Badge & The Bear
Wilde Bear
River Bear
Alpha Undercover
Guarded By The Alpha
For a complete list of titles, visit Heather’s website.
