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exactly an answer, but she let it slide. For now. She decided to ask something
    else that had been weighing on her mind. “Exactly how old are you?”
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    His lips pursed. Under the moonlight streaming in, his face was all harsh lines and
    angles. “Roughly five hundred.”
    She gasped. He barely looked forty years old. And that was stretching it. “How is
    that possible?”
    He shrugged again, but this time he didn’t answer at all.
    “Does anyone else know?”
    “The members of The Council.”
    “Shit.” She had more questions, like what had happened to his pack, but suddenly
    nothing else seemed that important. How the hell was he that old?
    “I’d appreciate it if you didn’t tell anyone my age. It’s not a secret exactly, but I
    don’t spread it around.”
    She nodded and stared at the ceiling. She was barely a hundred, but she’d thought
    werewolves only lived to be four or five hundred years old. Since she’d never actually
    seen one that old, she’d assumed they’d look older. Adam looked younger than Lucas
    Lazos, the Alpha of the Lazos pack, and she was pretty sure Lucas was only two
    hundred years old. It didn’t make sense. Unless Adam had different magic running
    through his blood. Just like her. Interesting.
    “I can see those wheels turning in your head. Shut your eyes and get some sleep.
    We’ll talk in the morning,” he murmured.
    Technically it was already morning, but she didn’t comment. When he lay on his
    back, she shifted and stretched out across his chest. His heartbeat was steady and true.
    She could also see his cock was hard as a rock underneath the sheet, but he didn’t make
    a move to touch her other than wrapping his arm snugly around her.
    For the first time in over a year, she felt safe. Ironic that it was in his arms, but she
    didn’t care. As she listened to the thump of his heart, she allowed the blackness of sleep
    to engulf her.
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    Adam opened his eyes as the increasing sunlight crept up over the sheets through
    the window. Paz still lay across his chest and every so often, a soft cry erupted from her.
    He knew she was battling something in her sleep and needed to get it out. Despite the
    wet tears on his chest and the protective need that nearly overwhelmed him, he
    refrained from waking her. If she could fight her demons while asleep, it would be
    good therapy.
    “No—” She jerked up and met his gaze. Her hand was still on his chest. She looked
    at it, then him. Her eyebrows snapped down in confusion. “Was I dreaming?”
    “Yeah.” He tried to catch his breath as he stared at her. Her dark hair was mussed
    around her face. He rubbed his thumb across her cheek, swiping away some of the
    wetness. “Are you okay?”
    She nodded, but she didn’t look okay. Those dark eyes were haunted and full of so
    much sadness. His belly ached as he looked at her. No matter what had gone down
    between them yesterday, he couldn’t stand to see her in pain.
    Sliding his hand through the curtain of her hair, he cupped the back of her head.
    “Come here.” He wanted to give her a chance to say no.
    Her lips parted slightly as she realized what he wanted. Without pause she leaned
    forward and pressed her mouth to his.
    He’d gone to sleep with a hard-on and he’d woken up with one. And it was all for
    her. For centuries he’d had complete control of his body. He loved sex as much as the
    next wolf, but his fist would do just fine. Hell, it had been all he’d had over the past
    couple decades. Now he couldn’t imagine using his rough hand when he had her sweet
    body.
    As he teased her lips open, his hands strayed to her waist. He shifted so that he was
    half sitting and he pulled her so she straddled him. Jerking his hips, he rubbed his bare
    cock over her covered pussy. Without wasting time, he tugged on the hem of her tiny
    top and drew it over her head.
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    When her breasts were bared he had to