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against the ear not resting on the bed. He didn’t want to hear this. He was no one’s mate. He didn’t want to be anyone’s mate. Being a mate meant pain and fear and blood.

    “I don’t know what has happened to you in the past, but I promise you I won’t give up. You will come to trust me,” Kasey stated calmly and with certainty.

    If he’d been in his human form, Seth would have snorted and said good luck, but he merely rolled his canine eyes. It would take at least a day or even two days for his limb to heal enough that he could shift back. He gnashed his teeth together, wondering what he would tell Chessie about why he had just up and disappeared for forty-eight hours without letting her know. What could he possibly tell her?

    Kasey’s voice cut through his thoughts again. “I was born a werewolf. Most of us are on the reservation. But there are some that are not born that way. We call them the Created. They’re an abomination, a travesty. They are not allowed in our territory and never allowed to join our pack. Since I first saw you three nights ago, I’ve wondered if you are one of them. One of the Created.” Frustration entered Kasey’s voice. “Are you one of the Created? Were you bitten and changed? Just… just shake your head no if you aren’t.”

    Seth refused to answer him. Instead, he just closed his eyes and ignored the other male. Even the wolves in this territory were bigots. Were they born hating others? Why would they hate wolves who had been bitten and changed?

    A strong hand gripped his muzzle, forcing his eyes to open wide in surprise. Dark eyes glittered fiercely, but pain shimmered in their depths.

    “Please… tell me.”

    Huffing indignantly, Seth glowered at him but shook his head. The stiffness in Kasey’s body seemed to desert the older man all at once, bringing him to his knees beside the bed. “Thank God,” he breathed.

    Seth wrenched his muzzle from the man’s grip and bared his teeth in warning. Kasey’s hand lay on the bed near his muzzle, but he didn’t move it. “You won’t bite me,” he said confidently.

    Arrogant bastard, wasn’t he? Seth shoved at Kasey’s hand with his paw, attempting to push him away, but that warm, tanned hand wrapped around his paw gently, holding it. Seth tensed as pure emotion slammed into him, twisting his gut tightly. Heat, lust, and affection all slammed into him at once. His head whirled with the strength of it all. He felt as though he knew this man, like he recognized him in some primeval way. No… no, this couldn’t be happening. He gave a pained whine at the depth of the feelings swirling through him, his mind and his heart. Angry, he clamped his jaws down on the hand holding him but didn’t bite, just held it there, growling a warning.

    Kasey didn’t struggle to pull away but merely waited for the wolf to release him.

    Seth wanted to bite down, wanted to injure this man trying to claim him as his mate. He didn’t want this. The sheriff lifted his free hand, and Seth’s ears dropped down flat to his head as he flinched. But instead of a cruel fist crashing into the side of his face, the hand came to rest gently on the top of his head. Those long, lean fingers softly traced through the fur on the top of his head, scratching easily.

    “I won’t hurt you,” Kasey murmured, “even if you hurt me. I will never touch you in anger, pup.”

    Seth whined again in confusion. He’d just threatened to hurt a stronger wolf. Why was there no punishment? His jaws loosened, and he pulled his mouth away from Kasey’s hand. What was this man doing to him? He started to struggle to stand, wanting away from him, away from these things he had never wanted to feel for another wolf.

    Kasey sighed but moved away. “I am sorry, pup. Forgive me for being overeager. It isn’t my intention to make you uncomfortable. For now, I will leave things alone. But once you return to your human form, we will talk.”

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