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Malcolm heard the rapid beating of her pulse.
    Take her.
    Mark her.
    Claim her.
    Mate her.
    Being in his wolf form was too damn dangerous for both of them. He couldn’t let the wolf remain in charge. He couldn’t control the urges sweeping through him.
    Dropping down, Malcolm shifted back into a human and heard her gasp. In the next instant, he stood in front of her.
    “Do you have a fucking death wish?”
    He pushed her up against the nearest tree, wrapping his fingers around her neck, and holding her in place.
    “No, Sir.”
    “Drop the fucking names. I’m Malcolm. We’re not at the club anymore.” In this place, he ruled over her anyway. She was just a human; he could easily kill her and wipe away the evidence. But he wouldn’t do that; he would never harm his mate. “Why did you follow me?”
    “I wanted to make sure you’re okay. You ran out of there.”
    “I wanted to be left alone.”
    “Why did you run from me? I’ve never done anything to offend or displease you.”
    Malcolm made a low, dangerous sound. “Stop.”
    She bit her lip, and her eyes filled with tears.
    Cursing, he pressed his head against hers. “You’ve got to stop. You don’t know what kind of mess you’re getting yourself into.”
    “Tell me, please.”
    Her voice was broken as she spoke, and it hurt him. The last thing he wanted to do was cause her any kind of pain, yet here he was, doing just that.
    “Stop, please,” he said.
    “Why don’t you want me? I give you more than any other sub. I open myself up to you. I love you.”
    He slammed his fist against the tree, right beside her head, hitting the rough bark. Madison didn’t flinch.
    “You’re right. You’re the best sub I’ve ever had. I’ve thought about you even when the club was closed. I want you, and that is never going to change. But I can’t have you.”
    “Why?”
    “I’m a fucking monster.”
    “No, you’re not a monster. I won’t believe that.”
    He laughed. “Then you’re a fucking idiot.”

    “No, you don’t get to talk to me that way. We’re not at the club, so I’ve got my own thoughts. My own mind. You’re not a monster.” Madison wasn’t going to listen to him do this to himself. He wasn’t a monster.
    “I’m a shifter, Madison. I turn into a wolf. Don’t you think that’s enough?”
    “No.”
    “There are people out there who will disagree with you. Fucking a man who is not really a man is stupid, dangerous.”
    “Stop it. Stop hiding from me.”
    Malcolm growled and turned away. She watched him walk away again, and she’d had enough of it.
    “Stop!” She screamed the word, and grabbed his hand. “Stop being a coward. You feel for me as well. I know you do; otherwise you wouldn’t keep running. You say you’re not a man, fine. Be a grown up, and stop running away.”
    “You think I’m a coward?”
    He wrapped his hand loosely around her neck and tugged her so that she was pressed against the front of his body.
    “You’ve got no idea who you’re dealing with.”
    “Then tell me.”
    “No one knows where you are. I could snap your neck right now. It wouldn’t be hard. You’re brittle. You’re weak.” He leaned down, sucking on the ear that he had bitten. She’d not bothered to wipe away the blood.
    Malcolm had never hurt her. She’d been open and begging him to punish her to the point of pain, yet he’d held back. Madison had seen the emotions in his eyes and had known he’d felt something more.
    “Then do it.” Madison was tired of being threatened and being held at arm’s length. The truth was, she didn’t see herself in any kind of threat. She wanted him, craved him, and still he held back. She’d give him whatever his heart desired, and this is what it had come down to.
    “What?”
    “End this for both of us. You clearly hate me, otherwise you wouldn’t threaten to end my life. Do it and end this misery for the both of us. I love you, and if I can’t have you, I don’t want to keep on