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Only problem was, she didn’t really want to hurt him.

“I wonder if you taste as good as you smell.” Corwin carefully bit down on the flesh between her neck and shoulder and sucked.

Natalie’s head swam. “What is happening?” she whispered.

Pippa giggled. “You’ve got a wolf nibbling on your neck and you still haven’t figured it out?”

Natalie narrowed her eyes at Pippa.

She was still trying to figure out what that meant when she realized—dear goddess—Jared was nibbling at Pippa’s neck in pretty much the exact same way that Corwin was.

Natalie shook her head, or tried to anyway.

Corwin let out a low growl and bit down harder.

Natalie froze.

What the hell was going on?

Before she could come to any kind of conclusion, Corwin let out a yelp, released her neck and lunged away from her.

Natalie was in such a daze, it took her a few moments to realize Corwin was shouting, and a couple more to understand what he was saying.

“Get her off me. Pippa, Jared, help!”

He whirled in a circle, begging other diners to help him, but everyone was laughing too hard to be of any use.

Finally, he turned back to Natalie and begged, “Please, Natalie, please. Just get her off me.”

That’s when she realized Moonbeam was attached to his jeans. Her claws appeared to be embedded in his thighs and her teeth—

Natalie winced.

That just couldnotfeel good.

“Moonbeam, sweetheart. Leave the poor wolf alone. Come here, darling.”

Moonbeam let out a growl and—swear to the goddesses above—she actually shook her head a little.

Corwin let out a strangled squeal, which caused more hilarity among the diners. “Get her off me, Natalie, or I swear she’s going to find herself biting into a wild wolf, any minute now!”

Natalie sighed. “All right. Calm down, you big baby.” She reached out and grabbed Moonbeam by the scruff of her neck.

Moonbeam immediately went limp and Natalie simply lifted her away from Corwin, who grabbed his crotch and bolted toward the bathroom, laughter and unsolicited advice following in his wake.

“Better check to make sure it’s still there, Corwin!” one of the wolves shouted.

“Might want to get a rabies shot,” another called out.

“Hey!” Natalie exclaimed. “Moonbeam’s perfectly healthy.”

“Of course, she is, darling,” the offending wolf said. “We’re just messing with Corwin, you know.”

“Oh. Well then, carry on.”

CHAPTER4

“You know,I hate to say it, but Moonbeam could give Cleocatra a run for her money,” Tivali said.

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