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come all the way out here tonight.”
    The opening presented itself, and Jack
maneuvered the conversation in the direction he wanted as deftly as
any hunter. “I don’t mind. But maybe you could pay me back with a
little bit of insight.”
    “ Insight about what?” She
rubbed her left calf with the toe of her right boot.
    That wasn’t a no. Jack crossed the room and leaned against the wall
a few feet away from her. “Hazel. She’s already past due for her
first mating. The young wolves in town are losing their grip on
their common sense, but Hazel ignores every reasonable, safe option
that Lottie and I have put before her. If she hasn’t chosen a mate
by the time she goes into heat…” There was no reason to finish.
Ginny knew as well as he the sort of chaos that was likely to
cause. “You’re friendly with the girl. What is going on in her
head?”
    She started grinning
halfway through his speech. When he finished, she threw back her
head and laughed. “Reasonable and safe. Sounds like what you know
about women could fit in your coffee cup with room to spare, Jack.”
The accusation was saved from being harsh by the low, honeyed tone
of her voice. “’ Reasonable’ doesn’t make our hearts seize up.
‘ Safe’ doesn’t make
us dream about you.”
    He moved before he had time to consider the
wisdom of his actions. Two steps and he had her trapped against the
doorframe, his body pressed along hers. He braced his hand above
her head and leaned down until his lips almost touched hers. “You
don’t need to be a dangerous fool to know how to make a woman pant
for you. To make her beg for your touch until her voice goes hoarse
and she’s come so many times she can’t stand it anymore.”
    “ That’s one thing I never
doubted about you, Jack.” Lust darkened her eyes. “You could make
me see stars, I bet. The question is what comes after
that.”
    A lifetime. He eased his knee between her legs and rocked
against her. “We do it again?”
    Her hands slid up his chest, and she ground
down on his thigh with a harsh moan. Then she pushed him away and
took his hand. “Come to my bed.”
    Anticipation raced through him as he lifted
her hand to his lips. He bit the inside of her wrist lightly and
smiled when she shivered. “Yes, Ginny. A bed is a good idea.”
     
     
     

Chapter Two
     
    Ginny paused in the doorway of her bedroom.
Moonlight shone through the curtains, splashing over the faded
quilt on her bed, and she shuddered. Though she wasn’t celibate,
not by a long shot, she’d never invited a man into her bedroom
before.
    So why now? Why Jack?
    Her hand pulled free of his, and she crossed
to the bed to remove her boots. “Make yourself comfortable.”
    Jack pulled off his boots
and set them next to her door in silence. When he straightened, he
lifted his fingers to his belt. “Are you comfortable?”
    His hands hovered over the buckle, and Ginny
caught herself staring. She tore her gaze away and rose, dragging
her shirt from her pants. “Why wouldn’t I be?”
    “ I’m the alpha, Ginny. You
can’t fool me.” He dropped his hands and crossed the room, stopping
in front of her. His hands covered hers and his knuckles brushed
her stomach, a light touch that gave her a taste of the restrained
energy inside of him.
    Heat blazed through her, and she started
unbuttoning her shirt under his hands. “I didn’t plan on this,
that’s all.” Which was true enough.
    He moved with such speed that she didn’t
realize he’d spun her until her back hit his chest. One hand
gathered her hair and held it away from her ear as the other
splayed across her bare stomach. “Do you plan everything?”
    His breath blew hot over her skin, but she
didn’t hesitate before answering. “Yes. Always.”
    “ Too bad.” He teased at the
shell of her ear with his tongue and bit the lobe with a soft
growl. “No plans tonight.”
    Making plans would involve thinking, and
Jack had stripped her of that ability already.