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.It only took a moment for him to return the gesture, and I could literally feel the stress drop away from him.It was the first real touch I had initiated since we fought.He kissed the top of my head.“Let’s get back to my place so we can get ready.” He started to move, which made me have to turn, but I kept one of my arms locked around his hip, and his remained around my shoulder as we walked.When we got back to the car, he did the gentlemanly thing, and opened my door for me, but I turned to face him instead of climbing in and sitting down.I kissed him, bringing my hand up around his neck to cup the back of his head and bring him in closer to me.He happily kissed me back.When I finally pulled away I whispered, “I missed your kisses.I didn’t know it was possible to miss a person’s kisses in just one day.”“It’s definitely possible.I really don’t know what I was thinking.I’ve never craved someone so much in my life, Jess.”“I understand.I don’t like what you did, but I get it.Let’s get back to the house, before you’re late to your own party!” I turned and got in the car.When he got in the car, I automatically felt like I had to fill up the space with talking because the last 24 hours had just been too awkward.“So, what do you think they’re going to do with Zach?”“Are you worried about him?” I couldn’t quite place Evan’s tone as he asked the question.“I’m not worried about him, just curious as to what they’re going to do with him.Listen, I grew up with Zach.He turned into a douche sometime after he went through his last transition, and I really didn’t like the guy anymore after that, but we still grew up together.I don’t wish him harm, I just wish him out of my life.I think part of his bad behavior is to do with the way Marcus brought him up.”“Isn’t Marcus his Uncle?”“Yes, but Zach’s dad died when he was young, and his mom… well, she wasn’t the best mom, or wolf for that matter.No one ever talked about it in front of him, but rumor was she’s the one the unmated men in the pack went to for a good time when they were lonely.It’s not like she really tried to hide it either.That’s why Zach was always with Marcus.There was a time I felt bad for him, because even though we never talked about it in front of him, he knew.”“Well, I didn’t grow up with him or form any kind of childhood bonds, so trust me when I say, I don’t wish him well.” Evan looked down at my arm then.“Maybe you should shift to wolf for a while when we get back to my place, just long enough to speed up the healing on that.”“Yeah, I didn’t even think about the bruises when I bought that top.It’ll show, then people will wonder who did it to me.” I was pretty sure Evan wouldn’t want me on his arm for the opening of his club if it looked like he was beating me behind the scenes.We got back to Evan’s house, and went inside to get ready.I immediately went to the guest bathroom, while he went to go get his clothes out of his closet.I dropped my clothes, so I could shift into my wolf form, and when I did I just lie down on the cool tile of the bathroom for a minute.My wolf knew that I was indoors, and she didn’t stand a chance of being let out, so she was okay with just chilling out for a little while.I heard Evan’s footsteps getting closer, he was coming to check on me.I looked up just as he rounded the corner to the bathroom, and watched him stop, suck in a breath, and have to pick his jaw up off the floor all at once.“Holy…” he started and couldn’t get any more words out.He took a very tentative two steps closer, then leaned down and reached his hand out so my wolf could smell him.I had already picked up his scent, and my wolf was okay with him.She nuzzled her nose into his hand, and he slowly slid his hand up and over my head, back behind my ears, and down my back.“This is what you meant when you said you didn’t have markings?” The awe in his voice was unmistakable.I whined, a small noise from the back of my throat
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