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Bob or Bill or something. I heard him arguing with his wife earlier. Their room is next to ours.”
    “And now they are making up. What’s the problem?” The man kept the compliments flowing once he got the woman lowered on the blanket. Carter appreciated the man’s effort.
    “That’s not his wife,” Samantha said.
    “Oh.” The man, Bob or Bill, shucked pants and prepared to put his cheating cock anywhere the woman would take it. He could feel the tension roll off of Samantha, and Carter wanted to return her to her earlier state of playfulness. “What do you want to do?”
    “I want to scare the infidelity right out of him.” Samantha flashed a mischievous grin at him before shifting back to bear. Carter caught on quick. He shifted and followed her round rump through the rest of the bush. Samantha rose on her back legs and let out a roar that echoed through the forest. Carter rounded the couple and growled. The couple screamed and yelped before they scrambled to their feet and left their clothes and blanket behind. Carter noted they ran in the direction of the lodge, relieved he wouldn’t have to worry about being part of a search party for them later.
    Samantha lumbered over to the blanket and shifted back to human. Her bellow of laughter rivaled her roar.
    He shifted and joined her on the thick blanket. Their laughs mingled for several minutes before drifting to a comfortable silence.
    “Serves them right. I hate cheaters,” she said.
    He glanced at her but didn’t say anything.
    She propped up on her elbow and used her hand to support her head. “I didn’t sleep with Caroline’s fiancé. We were all a little drunk after her bachelorette party, and I was sleeping it off on her couch. Gregor came over after his bachelor party and climbed on top of me. Caroline pulled him off and kicked his man-hood so hard he screeched for twenty minutes. She walked out, and Gregor told her parents and anyone else who’d listen that she’d caught us going at it. They believed him.”
    He placed his arms behind his head and stared up at the bright afternoon sky. Satisfaction at her confession seeped through his limbs. “Why don’t you just tell everyone what really happened?”
    “After she left without saying goodbye, I didn’t think anyone would believe me. Gregor got his say, and now it’s a matter of pride. Everyone in town should just believe I didn’t have sex with another woman’s mate.”
    Carter rolled to his side and mirrored her position. His face, among other things, now inches away from her. “I believe you.”

 
     
     
Chapter Five
     
     
    The slow burn creeping up Samantha’s body would soon flame out of control if she didn’t move. Carter’s lips were dangerously close, and she’d be a fool if she didn’t admit she wanted a taste. He said he believed her, but did he really? The tone of his voice, and his closeness begged her to lean in for a kiss. If she crossed this line with Carter now, there’d be no turning back. She wouldn’t trust herself not to want more. She pushed up to sitting. “If we don’t head back now, we’re going to miss dinner.”
    He traced a finger down the side of her arm. “I’m not hungry for food anymore.”
    She grabbed his hand intending to brush him off, but he interlocked their fingers and pulled her closer to his chest.
    “Carter, I don’t think we should do this.”
    “I know. I’m listing all the reasons we shouldn’t in my head too. This is serious bad timing. But I see you here, more vibrant and full of life than any woman I’ve ever known, and I want you.” He pulled her hand up to his lips and placed the softest kiss on each of her fingers. “I want to know every inch of you.”
    “There’re a lot of inches here.”
    He untangled their fingers and palmed the curve of her hip, giving it a light squeeze. “I’ve got all night.”
    “That’s the problem, Carter. You may be here tonight and then maybe tomorrow night, but in a week or so