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the ground. He zipped up his jeans, picked
her up and carried her to her bed. He sat on the bed and they
stared at each other.
    Zane felt ashamed that the first time with
his mate, he had fucked her roughly against the wall. Jackie
deserved a gentle lover. Their first time together should have been
romantic, not this frenzied coupling as if he was an untried
teenager. Had he ruined that too? Wanting to apologize, Zane
began, “Jackie—”
    “Don’t. We both know it’s because of the mate
thing….” She turned away from him. Zane sighed and not knowing what
else to do, left.
     

Chapter 4
    The next morning, Lanie ordered Lucien to
take Zane shopping. He would need clothes for his upcoming
“honeymoon.” Jackie had been sent home to pack her clothes. Lanie
decided to make them a picnic lunch. Earlier that morning, Lucien
had sent a couple to remove her lingerie and stock their cabin with
supplies.
    On their way to the cabin, Lucien told them
how he met his mate.
    “Why did you run away from Lucien? Were you
scared of him?” Zane was curious about how the human had reacted to
the dangerous Alpha.
    “Not scared of him. Scared of how he made me feel .” Both Zane and Jackie seemed confused.
    “Humans are not like wolves. From what I
gather, when you see your mate, you just… know . As if some
part of you recognizes your soul mate. Humans aren’t like that.
Well, maybe some of us are. When I first met Lucien, warning bells
went off in my head. Literally. I know it sounds crazy, but they
did. That had never happened to me before and I was confused. I
misunderstood and thought it meant he was dangerous. That I should
stay away from him. But later, I realized that it was to make me
sit up and take notice. That he was my soul mate.”
    “I might have been a little stubborn about
it, but Lucien didn’t give up on us. He convinced me to give him,
us a chance. And I’ve never been happier.”
    “A little stubborn?”
    Lanie laughed and they teased each other good
naturedly. It was obvious the Alpha pair were deeply in love.
Jackie felt a little pang of jealousy. Ok, to be perfectly honest,
it was a large pang of jealousy. She wanted that kind of love and
devotion. How could she even consider making a life with her
brother’s killer? Jackie felt guilty that she wanted Zane, knowing
what he had done. She was angry with him, because he would use her
to stay alive and satisfy his sexual urges. Of course he
would be glad to be mated to her, as it saved him from being
executed. Because she was his mate, sex would be an added bonus for
him. She knew the mating instinct was too strong to ignore and she
would have to give in. She hated him for it. Despised herself for
enjoying sex with her mate. Blamed him for ruining the happiness
having a mate should bring.
    During their picnic lunch, Lucien told them
about their “Love Nest.” He gave them the rated G version, knowing
his mate would maim him otherwise.
    “You mean he actually kidnapped you?”
Jackie’s mouth hung open in disbelief. Lanie laughed at her
expression.
    “I think that’s the same expression I had on
my face when I realized what he was doing. Actually, he tricked me
into coming here and then kidnapped me and took me to our cabin.
Once we were there, he convinced me to give him a chance. I chose to stay with him and give him a chance to prove to me
that we belonged together.”
    “How did he do that?” Zane desperately wanted
to know how the Alpha convinced his mate to stay with him. Lanie
looked at him for a minute then smiled gently.
    “You’re a wolf. I’m sure you can figure out a
way to make your mate stay with you,” she said softly. Lanie looked
at each of them and continued, “both of you have a choice to make.
Only you can decide whether to keep the other as a mate. If
you don’t, you will be subjecting both of you to a lifetime
of pain and loneliness. You seem like decent people.
Uh...wolves…whatever. The point is, you control your