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all ways. I would love to make your night better,” Trevor said, stopping at the junction between her neck and shoulder. Nicole fought not to close her eyes.
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    really looked at you, saw into your eyes, I knew. Tell me you feel it, the heat, the need to be close to one another. It’s the pull. You can’t escape it no matter how much you try. No one ever does. Ayden marked you, didn’t he? Bit you somewhere on your body?”
    Nicole’s hand immediately lifted to where she remembered the bruise. “Yes.”
    “I don’t understand. Do you feel this pull to Ayden? Surely, he wouldn’t mark you if you didn’t.”
    “Yes, I feel the pull. When we’re not together, my heart hurts. I feel empty like I’m not myself at all.”
    “Tell me what you felt when you first looked into my eyes, Nicole.”
    She stared at the tall blond. His blue eyes touched something deep inside of her.
    “I felt the pain ease a little and electricity.”
    “Impossible,” he whispered.
    Placing his body against hers, she felt her breathing quicken. The reaction he caused in her body felt just like the way Ayden’s did when he neared. The need to touch his skin, to taste him pushed into her mind.
    “Can I kiss you? I have to see.”
    Nicole couldn’t speak, couldn’t move past the thought of him placing his full lips against hers. Not only did it excite her, it left her needing to be touched.
    He lifted his hands and cupped her cheeks. The heaviness of his breathing resembled hers. Placing her hands on his chest, she tried to process what exactly was happening. Hard muscle tensed under her fingers and he moaned pulling her impossibly closer.
    Lips crushed into hers filling her whole body with a passion she only felt for one other, his best friend Ayden. It took every bit of her control to pull back.
    “Stop, we can’t do this. Nothing makes any sense to me.”
    “I know and I’m sorry. How about I let you go to sleep, but you Stalk Me
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    meet me for coffee in the morning before you go to the hospital? I’ll try to fill you in more, then.”
    “You know about that?” Nicole asked, narrowing her eyes at him.
    “I was on scene. Fire crew is always called in when major accidents are reported. I would love to go to the hospital with you.
    Maybe we can ride together?”
    Nicole nodded mindlessly. “Sure. I was going to head up there around nine. Is that all right with you?”
    “Sound’s great. I’m afraid we’re going to have to go in your car, unless you don’t mind motorcycles.”
    “We can take my car. That’s fine. Trevor, are you sure Ayden didn’t tell you anything else that might indicate he was coming back for me? I just thought…”
    Anger began to replace the hurt. It was always better to be angry than to feel rejected.
    Trevor smiled sadly. “He just told me to take care of you in all ways. He said that you deserved to be happy, and he didn’t think he could do it. He’s marked you, and that makes you his mate. I’m the only one he’s allowed the exception, unless, of course, you find someone who isn’t pack.”
    Nicole bit her lip. “Why would he allow his best friend to sleep with the person he marked as a mate? It doesn’t make sense to me.
    Wouldn’t he be angry?”
    Trevor laughed. “Ayden is a jealous person, but not of me. We’ve shared before. You’re the only person he’s hesitated with, but since he and I are blood tied, he feels what I feel. Maybe he felt desperate to feel you without feeling guilty for actually touching you. I think he blames himself for what happened, so I guess in some weird way, it makes sense.”
    “What is blood tied?” Nicole asked, curious.
    “Well, it was Ayden’s idea actually. I’m his most trusted man. To make sure I’m always loyal to him, he’s bitten me three times, which links him to my feelings. Do you understand?”

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    “Yes, I believe so. You’re