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fork down. “A friend of mine killed an officer for making a bad call that got most of the unit killed. Including my good friend’s brother.”
    Laken didn’t know what to say to that. She’d seen more than her share of death in Africa. “You left, and now this? With the Shifter Supreme Court?”
    “Yes, and you? No mate? No baby shifters running around?”
    “No.”
    He leaned his barstool forward, balancing it on two legs, bringing that big body of his closer, eclipsing her view of anything but him. A low growl came from deep within his chest and sent a barrage of chills throughout her body. Her breath caught in her throat as his face approached. She closed her eyes, yielding to the emotions surging within her. Desire pumped through her veins, forcing parts of her to swell with the divine torture of being absent from pleasure for way too long.
    “Really? No mate?” He released the words in a whisper, his breath warm and all male, caressing her face.
    “No.” The word was a wisp in the air, torn from her oxygen-deprived lungs.
    His lips alit on hers, claiming her mouth. Her lips parted to his demands, and his tongue explored her mouth as if it were a new territory to seize. His eyes were glowing a white-gold flame. His bear and his lust were battling within him and Laken knew exactly what he was going through. Her own panther struggled to govern and override Laken’s self-control.
    “I want you,” he growled against her flesh. His hands tangled in her hair, pulling her head back. His teeth raked the flesh of her neck, sending pinpricks of longing coursing throughout her body.
    A large bulge jutted against her thigh. He took her by the hips and rocked her against his hardness. Dropping his head, he gave her neck a long, hungry lick.
    She pulled away, wanting more than anything to give in.
    “I let you go once,” he snarled. “Never again.”
    “We have a job. We have… We can’t complicate things.”
    “Does this feel complicated?” His tongue lapped at the hollow in her neck as his fingers traveled to the zipper of her pants and released it.
    It feels like heaven. It feels like everything right.
    She put her hand over his but couldn’t bring herself to stop him, even though it meant he’d know. “It feels very complicated.”
    “Your scent says you like this kind of complicated.” The words came from deep within his wide chest, a gravelly growl sent by his bear.
    Ky’s fingertips alit on her mound, then moved and tugged on her pants, pulling them down, over her prosthetic leg.

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    K y froze , his lungs full of the scent of her desire.
    Her leg.
    It was missing.
    Both thighs were beautiful, full and wonderfully curvy, but one stopped just above the knee, where the leg was replaced with a prosthetic.
    Why wouldn’t she tell me? He’d asked her what she’d been up to. This didn’t look like ‘not much’.
    She was quiet; it seemed even her breathing had stopped and her pulse had frozen. This woman was the epitome of strength and beauty, and she was watching him for a reaction. But what kind of reaction did she want? The only reaction he’d had was a complete desire to make her his mate and bond with her right now.
    That won’t do.
    No, it wouldn’t do. It would be best to make sure that that was what she wanted as well.
    He leaned forward and kissed first one thigh, then the other. Placing an arm under her legs and one behind her, he swooped her into a carry and moved toward the couch.
    “What are you doing?” Her voice was a whisper.
    “I’m going to make love to the woman who’s been out of my life for way too damned long. That’s what.”
    His bear roared agreement.
    “You can’t.”
    “Why not?”
    With supernatural speed, accompanied by a crunching and tearing sound, she shifted into a beautiful black panther. Her prosthetic leg dropped to the floor with a thud that punctuated her shift.
    She stood there, her panther eyes dark, glaring at him, her mouth parted enough to give him