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smirked.
    My heart fluttered; my nipples tightened as
he gazed down at me. I swallowed past the lump in my throat.
“Sara.”
    “ Sara, what?” he
pressed.
    “ Lofton.”
    “ Well, Sara Lofton, it’s a
pleasure to meet you.” He pursed his lips. His muscles flexed as if
he was holding back, fighting his body over something.
    I shook my head, looking back into my
apartment. It wasn’t messy. Everything I’d unpacked had been neatly
put away. The only mess was the untouched boxes I’d stuffed into
corners to keep the walking path clear. I looked back at the
tempting male. He licked his lips, bending into me. I took a
tentative step backwards as desire flared within me. I didn’t know
what he was going to do, but I knew I wanted him, and that wasn’t
safe.
    Men don’t like curvy women. Men ran from my
thunder thighs and over-stuffed midsection in preference of wafer
thin models. I’d accepted the fact that I would probably be single
the rest of my life; at least I could live out my fantasies through
my books though. Every girl had the right to dream; it was better
than drowning in depression over reality.
    I opened the door, allowing him to enter the
apartment. Damn my heart for fluttering at the sight on him near
all of my belongings, standing in my home like he belonged
there.
    —

Chapter Six
    DESI
    My wolf nearly purred as I heard her heart
skipping a few beats. Her arousal was returning quickly, though she
was fighting it every step of the way. She was going to be fun. I
could already picture her rebelling. What I wouldn’t give for her
to rebel so I could tie her to the bed and wind her body up until
she was crying for forgiveness and begging for release, the need to
come wiping all coherent thoughts from her.
    She closed the door, leaning her head
against it before she turned back around to me. I took a deep
breath, inhaling the smell of her, of gardenias and silk. The
overwhelming scent filling the space wasn’t her though; it was food
that smelled so delicious my stomach growled and my wolf became
momentarily distracted.
    She chuckled at my human faux pa. “It smells
as good as it tastes. It’s my grandma’s recipe. I was just sitting
down to a bowl when you knocked.” Her face lit up as she spoke of
her grandmother and the food. She looked radiant; she drew me
deeper into her. “I’m not sure if you have plans or not, but you’re
welcome to have a bowl with me.”
    My heart cracked open at her generosity,
touching a part of me no one had yet to reach. “I’d love one.”
    She smiled and nodded, immediately heading
for the kitchen. I watched as she stood on her tiptoes to reach the
second shelf in the cupboard. I found her effort adorable; her
petite frame had the top of her head coming to the center of my
chest. Removing the glass cover from the pot, she ladled two
heaping scoops of the chili into the bowl, filling it to just below
the rim. She dug a spoon out of a drawer and handed both to me.
    “ I hope you like it,” she
said. I could tell it meant a lot to her that I did. Even if it
tasted like cardboard, I’d devour it just to make her
happy.
    “ Thanks.”
    “ I, uh, don’t have a dining
room table, so we’ll have to eat in the living room. I hope you
don’t mind.”
    I couldn’t take my eyes off of her. She was
so confident when it came to talking about the things she loved,
yet it was obvious herself and her apartment weren’t on the list.
She fidgeted, self-consciousness clouding her glow as she stuffed
one leg underneath the other as she sat on the sofa. She reached
for her abandoned bowl with less than half the chili she’d given me
in it.
    I sat down next to her, quietly observing
her. She stole sideways glances at me as she blew on her bowl. It
was obviously a distraction since the bowl wasn’t puffing steam the
way my own was. She dipped her spoon into the dish and lifted it to
her lips. She blushed as she caught me watching her. Her mouth
covered the spoon, her lips