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A faint blush remains on her cheeks as her lips spread into a gorgeous smile. That smile tells me all I need to know. I can’t help it- I have to reach out for her again, kiss her again. I can’t get enough. I wind an arm around her waist, pull her back in. Stamp my mouth down over hers. She kisses me back greedily, presses her body tighter to mine. I grunt as her abdomen crushes against my boner- she must feel it, because she pulls away from the kiss, the cutest little gasp escaping her lip as she moves back and her eyes fly to my crotch.

“Sorry,” I breathe, reaching down to adjust myself in my shorts.

Brooke blushes again, smoothing her hair. Her lips are swollen from our feverish kisses. “Listen… if we’re gonna do this, I want to do it right,” she breathes.

I swear my heart stops beating for a second.Did she just say we’re gonna do this?!My dick twitches again, painfully hard as my mind drifts to the image of her naked in the shower.Is she saying what I think she’s saying? Are we about to fu…

“I mean I think we should try to get to know each other more, see if this can work. I think we should date,” Brooke finishes.

Oh. Right.

I nod, adjusting my hard-on again, trying to hide it. I don’t want to freak Brooke out with my boner for a second time.

“Yeah,” I choke, struggling to pick my mind up out of the gutter. “That works for me.”

Brooke arches a brow. “It does?”

“Yeah,” I laugh. “Why not?”

She shrugs, that coy smile tugging at her lips again. “I don’t know. Just wasn’t sure if you’d be up for dating.”

She’s alluding to my checkered past; the fact that I’ve never actually dated anyone.

“Listen, kid, just because I haven’t done it before doesn’t mean I won’t kick ass at it.”

She rolls her eyes at my arrogance, giving me a little shove. “Ohhhkay, mister, don’t get ahead of yourself. We’ve still got some things to figure out here.”

I blow out a breath, raking a hand through my hair. “Yeah, I know.” I knew she was gonna make me work for it.

Brooke points a finger at me, narrowing her eyes. “And let’s get one thing straight right now, if youeverleave me stranded again, there won’t be another chance.”

I shake my head adamantly, holding up my hands. “I won’t. I swear. I’ll never leave you again.”

And as I say it, I mean it with every fiber of my being. The bond won’t let me leave her- the mere thought of it is unbearable.

She gives a curt nod. “Okay. I’m gonna hold you to that.”

A smile creeps across my face. “Can we start now?” I ask, waggling my eyebrows.

“Start what?”

“Dating. Let’s go for a walk to Goldenleaf, grab some ice cream or something.”

Brooke giggles, shaking her head. “Oh, so dinner dates are lame but ice cream dates are okay?”

I grin. “Well yeah, duh. Everybody loves ice cream.”

She rolls her eyes, sighing- but a smile tugs at her lips. “Okay.”

I reach out to take her hand in mine and she actually lets me. I turn around, tugging her beside me and starting down the trail back to the complex so we can pick up the well-worn path to Goldenleaf instead.

I can hardly believe this is happening. Somehow, I got another shot, and now I’ve got less than a month to figure this thing out and prove to Brooke that I’m worthy of being her mate. Less than a month to seal the bond and make her mine.

No pressure.

CHAPTER THIRTY

Brooke

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