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carefully.
    “What?” I turned back to look at him in surprise.
    “We made a trade. He said he would show me what happened at
the end with Navarre. I have no memory of it at all.”
    “And what did you have to give him in exchange?”
    “I let him read me.”
    “You what?” I looked at him in shock. Not long ago he had
scolded me for letting that very thing happen. Besides being able to dig
through a person’s memories, Salvador was a Reader. With a single
drop of your blood, he could read your powers and potential. It wasn’t exactly
like seeing the future, more like seeing what was possible in the future.
    Nash shrugged. “I needed to know what happened and I
thought I could spare you, so you wouldn’t have to relive it by telling me.”
He kissed the top of my head. “I didn’t want to cause you pain.”
    I stilled in his arms, biting my lip. “And what did he show
you?”
    “Everything,” Nash’s voice sounded awed. “I saw everything,
like it was through your eyes. I felt everything you felt.”
    I swallowed nervously. “Everything?”
    “Everything.” He squeezed me tight against his chest. “Oh
god, Harry, I’m so sorry for what you had to go through. What you sacrificed of
yourself in order to save me. I never would have wanted you -”
    I twisted in his arms and scowled at him, putting a finger
to his lips. “I didn’t do it for you. I did it for me. I was there too,
wasn’t I? I did it to save the both of us.” I turned my back to him again and
crossed my arms.
    “Harry, I know. I know how you felt when you thought all
was lost.” He kissed the top of my head again. “I never want you to have to
feel that way again.” He paused, taking a deep breath. “And I know how you
feel about the mark and I’m sorry for that. Truly I am. If it was really
something I knew you didn’t want I would respect your decision. I would walk
away.”
    “You’d walk away from your mate even though you’d never find
another, could never be with another woman?” I looked at him skeptically.
    “Yes, I would. I won’t force this on you, Harry. Even
with the mark you could move on, have a relationship with someone else.” He
paused as if to let me ponder the possibility and then tipped my chin up to
look me in the eyes. “But I know you have feelings for me. I felt them. I have the same feelings for you.” I began to protest but he hurried on,
putting a finger to my lips. “I know you need time. I’ll give you all the
time you need. Just give me a chance to prove my feelings to you, to prove to
you that they are real and not just because of the wolf.” He studied my face,
a look of concern in his eyes.
    “Okay,” I said quietly. My mind was still in turmoil. Did
he know about Salvador or didn’t he?
    Nash smiled and kissed me gently on the lips. “Okay,
Harry.”
    I turned and settled back in his arms, not really watching
the meteors any longer but enjoying the feeling of peace that came over me.
I’d tell him my secret when the time was right and we’d figure things out, if
we didn’t kill each other first. I smiled to myself and Nash, picking up on my
contentment, gave me a little squeeze. I leaned my head back
against his shoulder, tilting it to the side and he bent his head to nuzzle my
neck, sending a shiver down my spine.
    “So, if you don’t put out on a first date,” he whispered in
my ear, his voice full of mischief, “how far do you go?” He pulled me tight and I
could feel his erection against my bottom. He slid his
hands up under my jacket to rest at my waist as his lips nuzzled the back of my
neck, brushing across the mark. I gasped, feeling the sensation right down to
my toes.
    “I don’t know, maybe you had better kiss me and find out.” My
voice was soft and breathless. I turned in his arms to look up at his face. Nash’s
eyes took on a wild gleam and he inhaled deeply. Grasping my chin, his lips
descended, latching onto mine. I groaned and leaned into the kiss,