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Upstairs in my room, I tried to keep myself busy with the task of getting ready for bed. I still had no idea where Cade was going to sleep. He had told me that he would be sleeping in my room, but I wasn’t sure if he would be sleeping on the sofa or in my bed. I couldn’t help the flutter of apprehension in my stomach at the thought of sharing the same bed as him.
My attraction to him was undeniable and when my eyes settled on my bed, I couldn’t help but think about Cade without his shirt on and how I wanted to run my hands across his well-defined chest.
I bit my bottom lip as I let my fantasy continue. I wondered if his skin felt as soft as it looked, as soft as his lips were. Just remembering what his lips did to me was enough for my teenage hormones to go into overdrive.
I shook my head, trying to dislodge the thoughts of Cade.
I glanced at my beside clock and it was nine in the evening already. I had no idea how long Cade had been gone for and I wondered when he would be coming back.
I’d showered and changed into my pajamas. My room was slightly darkened, with only my side lamp lighting the room.
“Did you miss me?” Cade asked with a smug grin as he strolled into my room an hour later like he owned it. I narrowed my gaze to glare at him, signaling I hadn’t forgotten about our earlier disagreement or the fact that he’d been out for hours and I’d been worrying about him.
“No.” I issued the lie with a straight face, but his grin just widened.
“You do realize that when you became a member of my pack, I can hear your thoughts,” he revealed smugly.
Ah, crap!I’d forgotten about that. Besides, even if I was aware of it, I had no idea how to stop my thoughts from filtering to him.
His smile widened as he stood with his arms crossed, watching me realize that he’d heard my thoughts all day. I couldn’t stop the red tinge to my cheeks when I remembered some of my thoughts about my attraction to him.
I could glare at him all I wanted, but he knew exactly what I was thinking. It was so annoying.
If the werewolves in his pack could block their thoughts from me, then I should be able to block my thoughts from him.
“You’re right,” he confirmed.
“Will you teach me how?” I reluctantly asked. I wanted my thoughts to be private, so at least then I could decide what thoughts he would hear and which ones he wouldn’t.
“I thought you were mad at me,” he reminded as he watched me squirm. I was tempted to switch off my bedroom light and ignore him, but the need to keep my thoughts private made me soften my glare slightly.
“I still am, but I’m asking you nicely to teach me how to block my thoughts from other members of the pack,” I said, and I may have fluttered my eyes a little. All was fair in love and war, wasn’t it?
“You know I’ll do anything you ask,” he said as he walked over to the bed. I was already tucked into my side of my double bed and he sat down beside me.
“Anything?” I asked, thinking back to our argument over his unwillingness to allow me to fight.
“Anything but that,” he said as his eyes held mine. He wasn’t backing down, but I was stubborn enough to keep at it until he compromised.
“Fine,” I stated with a sigh and crossed my arms.
“I’ll teach you how to block your thoughts,” he offered in consolation. I studied him for a moment before I relented and smiled at him.
“Okay,” I said.
It was disconcerting that he was able to know what I was thinking without me saying the thoughts out loud. Maybe it wouldn’t feel so weird if I could at least hear his thoughts, but just remembering the pain I’d gone through when I’d overloaded on the thoughts from the pack was enough for me to hesitate.
“Think of something,” he instructed.
Trying to keep my thoughts clear of Cade, I thought about my car that had been totaled.
“We’ll get it replaced,” he assured me as he caressed my cheek. I knew it was replaceable but it would take time and I wasn’t the most patient person.
“The next time you think about it, imagine a wall around the thought,” he instructed as he dropped his hand from my face so I could concentrate. His touch was always so distracting.
Naked chest.
He gave me a smug, knowing smile. Annoyed with myself, I pushed the thought from my mind and thought about my car again. But like he instructed, I imagined a tall wall that protected my thought from prying eyes.
