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she confessed.
    Slowly but surely, her confession right now was progress. It
    showed him that sooner or later, she’d break down that high, shielding
    barrier she had built around herself and let him in.
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    Did he dare say it? He couldn’t help himself. “You did just fine
    earlier, with me in the stockroom.”
    She turned her head and stared at him with her bewitching green
    eyes. He lost his breath for a moment. She brought her attention to his
    lips, staring fixedly. He dipped in closer to her lips a millimeter at a
    time when he noted her brows furrowed suddenly. Anger obviously
    began to rise in her then, and she was about to say something when
    Jake opened the bathroom door.
    “Ah, that felt good,” he said, coming out wearing only a towel
    around his hips and rubbing his wet hair with another one.
    For once Jake had perfect timing.
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    Chapter 12

    What the hell happened here? Jake’s brow lifted in curiosity.
    Something big had occurred between these two when he was in
    the shower. That much was definitely clear in Jake’s mind. The look
    on Triala’s face when he opened the door spoke volumes of the fury
    building in her.
    He guessed Sam did it again. He said something totally insensitive
    without thinking first. His partner and good friend needed some type
    of filtering system between his brain and mouth soon before Triala
    either knocked his lights out or walked out on their assignment.
    It was time he did something drastic to make her forget whatever
    stupid thing Sam said. He decided he’d use what God gave him and
    tantalize her sexual werewolf urges. That would either make her laugh
    hysterically or distract her enough that she’d lose sight of her anger.
    “The water pressure in the shower is great. The massaging,
    pulsating spray does wonders to reenergize you.” He sat on the bed,
    opening his legs wide. A cool breeze slipped in between his towel.
    Triala’s eyes centered there instantly, and her left eyebrow lifted.
    His cock rose instinctively under her fixed stare and curiosity.
    “Yes, I can see that.” She smirked.
    He crossed his legs, acting all coy. “Oops!”
    She began to laugh loudly then. Her beautiful smile warmed his
    heart. She was such a ravishing, special woman. He longed to get to
    know her better and to kiss her and make love to her. His body and
    soul craved it.
    “Well, I guess I’ll also take a shower, since you say it’s so great.”
    She glanced at her suitcase, then at Sam, and after that at Jake. “I
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    hope you bought something for me to wear at night, too. Or did you
    expect me to sleep au naturel ?”
    “O h, no, we bought you a couple of outfits.” Jake gazed at the
    case.
    “Good, then I’ll take it into the bathroom with me and have a look
    after I’m done.” She picked up the case and headed into the bathroom,
    closing the door behind her.
    Jake got up, rewrapping the towel more securely around his
    midsection. “Okay, Casanova, what did you say this time?”
    Sam shrugged. “What, you’re psychic?”
    “No, I just know you, and the look on her face told me she was
    just about to slug you right before I came in.”
    Sam slumped on the bed and stared at the ceiling. “While you
    were dealing with Johnny, Triala and I went into a stockroom to mask
    her werewolf scent.”
    “You lost me.” Jake scratched his damp scalp.
    “She told me that another werewolf could smell her scent if he
    was close enough and one way of camouflaging it was if my human
    scent was rubbed on her skin.”
    Jake couldn’t help but smile imagining that. “O h, so you’re telling
    me you and she got hot and heavy in the stockroom. You lucky
    devil.”
    Sam snorted. “No, not so lucky, because the bouncer stopped us
    before we got to the intense part.” He paused, taking a deep breath.
    “Anyway, she was just telling me now she wasn’t sure she could play
    the part of our girlfriend for as long as it