Free Wolf Mate by Natalie Kristen

name.
    “ Rebecca Rose is...in a
coma,” Melynda said at last, recalling what she'd read in his
notes.
    “ Yes. She suffered
severe head injuries in the course of the altercation.”
    Melynda mumbled, “Lawyerlese.”
    Dax raised a brow at her.
    She cleared her throat. “You
didn't say she was injured when Phin Lester attacked her.”
    “ We don't know that.”
    “ Yes we do! Levi would
never hurt her,” she answered hotly. “And he didn't kill
that man either.”
    “ That's what we hope to
prove.” He paused, letting her digest the full import of his
words. “You can help him, Melynda.”
    She hugged herself tightly.
“Are you asking me to do what I think you're asking me to do?”
    “ Yes.”
    “ I...I've never done
this before...”
    “ Really? I have a
feeling...” He narrowed his eyes. “I'm sure, yeah I'm
pretty sure you did this to me last night.”
    “ Did what to you?”
she asked defensively.
    “ Manifested my feelings
for you.”
    Melynda gasped as Dax slammed
his hand against the stop button. The lift jerked to a halt and if
the display panel was to be believed, they were hovering somewhere
between the ninth and tenth floors.
    Dax braced both palms against
the wall. Melynda whimpered as her back pressed hard against the
wall of the lift. She squirmed as Dax slowly lowered his face to
hers. There was nowhere to run. She was trapped.
    Slowly, he leaned in and
whispered in her ear, “It wasn't just a dream. I was in your
bed last night. And I did take you, didn't I, Melynda?”
    I don't know what you're
talking about.
    Melynda squeezed her eyes
shut. She did know what he was talking about. The image of her
naked on her bed, her legs spread wide as Dax entered her flashed in
her mind. She began to pant at the erotic image, and she heard
herself cry out.
    It was real. His feelings
were real. He desired her and wanted her so badly.
    He wants me. And he hates
that he wants me.
    Melynda opened her eyes to
meet Dax's blazing gaze. “Yes. I did manifest your emotions
and I did take you to my bed. But I...I never thought I would
succeed. It was...my first time. I never tried using Emotional
magick before. I always tried to get my Elemental magick right. But
I always made a mess of it. Last night was the first time that
everything felt...right.”
    She blinked repeatedly,
expecting him to laugh at her or make a derisive comment. Instead,
he growled and pressed his lips to hers in a bruising, burning kiss.
    She gasped into his mouth, her
eyelids fluttering shut as she surrendered to the pleasure and the
passion.
    Dax kissed her fiercely,
angrily, his mouth demanding that she yield to him. She moaned
against his lips as he sucked her plump lower lip and flicked his
tongue over her lips.
    Melynda speared her fingers
through his dark hair and kissed him back with all her pent-up
passion and frustration. Dax could hurt her, but he could also heal
her.
    When he kissed her like this,
she literally saw stars and she couldn't think straight.
    “ Stop, Dax...please,
stop,” she panted.
    He gave her one last lingering
kiss and pulled back. Resting his forehead against hers, he closed
his eyes and murmured, “Tell me.”
    “ Tell you what?”
    “ Tell me that this is
real.” His voice was strained and tortured. “Tell me
this isn't magick.”
    Melynda pressed her shaking
hand to his cheek. “There is no magick, Dax. I never used any
magick to make you want me, to make you feel anything for me.”
    A look of pain crossed his
face.
    That was what she said as
well.
    No magick, just love.
    Dax sighed and opened his eyes
slowly. He smiled at her, but she saw his struggle and his sadness.
He so wanted to believe her, but...he just couldn't.
    Never again.
    Damn him. Damn that witch!
    With a huff, Melynda shoved
him off her and punched the button to restart the lift.
    As the lift whirred back to
life and began its descent, she straightened her clothes and hair,
and spun round to glare at him.
    “ I will help Levi.