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her whilst she flat out lied.
    ‘Brandon’s going to be pissed,’
said Callie. ‘Come on, let’s clean you up before he sees you. Did you see who
knocked you?’ Callie turned and got some tissues from the cubical and soaked them
in cold water.
    ‘No, it all happened so fast. I
think they were drunk. Will Brandon be okay? I mean... I didn’t mean to stay in
here, I just wanted to calm myself before I went back.’ Maggie’s nervousness
made her voice so quiet that, had Callie not been a wolf, she wouldn’t have
heard.
    ‘Maggie, he won’t be annoyed at
you,’ replied Callie. ‘That’s not what I meant. He will want to kill whoever
left these marks on you. Brandon thinks the world of you. If you haven’t
already noticed…’ She smiled at Maggie, putting her at ease.
    ‘Callie, I don’t deserve such a
great friend as you. I hope, when the time comes, you can forgive me if ever I
upset you.’ Maggie wanted to tell her more, but she couldn’t for fear that Greg
would keep his promise. She didn’t want to live in that house with Marcus and
his pack, but neither did she want to hurt the people who had opened their home
to her in her time of need. They were such trusting people who had lived a
happy life until Marcus had turned up.
    ‘Maggie, I don’t understand. Why
would you upset me?’ Callie eyed her suspiciously.
    ‘Nothing, just ignore me,’
replied Maggie quickly. ‘I’m just feeling sorry for myself. Do I look good
enough to face the crowd yet?’ Maggie held her chin up as if to project a
calmer appearance.
    ‘You look perfect,’ said Maggie. ‘But
if you prefer, I can get Brandon to come get you and take you home?’
    ‘No, no. It’s Sarah’s wedding and
I don’t want to take him away from his family.’ She shuddered at her last
comment, because wasn’t that exactly why she was here? To tear the Penn Lake
pack apart?
    ‘Come on then, let’s go.’ Callie
hugged her tight, then took her arm and led her towards the door. Once outside
she locked eyes with Brandon, who was waiting for them both.
    ‘Maggie, what happened? You okay?’
He moved forward and, in one step, he was in the bathroom with them, standing right
in front of her. She could feel his breath on her face as he spoke to her,
sending shivers through her body.
    ‘I’m fine. Really. Just got
knocked over by someone. I was feeling sorry for myself.’ But Brandon didn’t
look convinced. ‘Really, I’m fine.’ She smiled up at him, hoping to calm his
already growing anger.
    ‘I smell Greg on you. Was it Greg
who hurt you?’ Brandon’s eyes were glowing amber as his wolf tried to take control.
    ‘No, he helped me up. He was
going to come and tell you, but...’
    ‘He never said a fucking word. He...’
    ‘I told him not to, as I didn’t
want to ruin your evening. I’m okay, really.’ With that, she stretched up on
her tip toes and kissed him, ever so softly, on his lips, hoping to stop his
wolf from making an appearance. ‘I’m fine, really,’ she repeated. ‘I’ll even
let you kiss me better, if you want to…’ She couldn’t believe she was being so
brazen, but she had such little time. She didn’t want to hurt Brandon, but self-preservation
had made her bold and she knew, from what the others had told her, that Brandon
liked her.
    ‘Urgh! Please, you guys,’ said
Callie. ‘That’s my brother you’re talking about, Maggie!’ She laughed and went
back outside to be with her own mate and the rest of the family.
    Brandon couldn’t take his eyes
off her the entire time she was standing there. His nostrils flared as his
heavy breathing drew in and out and, before she could step towards the door, he
was on her. He was kissing her lips like he was a man on death row and she was
the last meal.

 
     
    Chapter Three
     
    Brandon had tried to focus on the
problem at hand, he really had, but he couldn’t think of anything else but
kissing her right then. Her lips moulded to his as he felt her fingers