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missing by taking things slow. It took a moment for his erection to fade so he could pee. Luckily he FROM PACK TO PRIDE
    Amber Kell
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    didn’t have the gorgeous lion shifter next to him so it was possible, but as soon as he stepped back into the room, he found the handsome man lying half naked on his bed.
    Talan had stripped off his shirt and looked more delicious than any man had the right to.
    “If you want to stick to kissing, you should probably keep your clothes on.” Adrian stopped a safe distance away from the bed gazing at the big hunk of man lying there. He was pretty certain drool was allowed.
    “I thought we could get to know each other better,” Talan said hoarsely, gazing up at Adrian with hungry eyes.
    “I probably know more about you than you know about me, nun-flasher.” Talan laughed. “They never can resist that story,” he said with no sign of embarrassment. “Why don’t you come closer? I’m a tactile learner and need my subject up close and personal,” Talan said, beckoning to him with one long finger.
    Adrian smiled and walked over until he was towering over the bed and the sexy occupant on top. It was nice to be taller than Talan for a brief moment, but he didn’t trust the lion’s wicked smile. He was pretty sure they were tempting fate but the big lion knew his rules better than Adrian and if he wanted him closer, Adrian wasn’t going to deny him. At least that was the idea before the big lion hand reached out and yanked him off balance.
    Adrian gave a loud yelp as he landed on top of the larger shifter.
    “You could’ve just said to hurry.”
    “I was enjoying looking at you.”
    “If you were enjoying it, why did you yank me down?”
    “Because I knew I would enjoy you on top of me even more.” To Adrian’s amusement, Talan rubbed his cheeks across Adrian’s, first one then the other.
    “Marking me?”
    “Absolutely. I don’t want you to get within fifty feet of another shifter without him smelling my scent on you.”
    It was a struggle to keep up the banter. The body beneath him was all heat and hard muscles. Adrian felt a strong animal compulsion to roll over and show his belly. If Talan was another wolf, they’d be having hot shifter sex by now.
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    Amber Kell
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    However, Adrian was trying to respect the lion’s ways even as the lion was pushing him beyond temptation. Adrian realised with a shock that he was beginning to really like the big cat who was looking up at him with heat and laughter in his eyes.
    “What about a her?” Adrian teased.
    “Are you bi?”
    “No.”
    “Then I’m not worried about women.”
    Adrian didn’t know what it was about the big cat, but he felt happy lying there in Talan’s arms. The urge to mark the man in a more primal way shot through Adrian.
    Until he was certain he wanted to keep the lion or not, he didn’t want other shifters sniffing around Talan. There was enough to think about with leaving his pack and integrating with another species, without worrying about interested outsiders.
    Following his instincts, Adrian licked a long line down Talan’s neck. He waited until the lion was relaxed before opening his jaw and sinking his fangs into the lion’s shoulder.
    Now any shifter who came within six feet of Talan would know the big cat was involved with someone. It wasn’t deep enough for a mating mark, which was done on the neck and much deeper. It was more of a ‘keep away from my guy’ mark.
    “Shit!” Talan screamed.
    Adrian felt warm wetness against the bare skin on his stomach and knew Talan had come from his bite.
    The bedroom door slammed open. One of the males shouted from the doorway. “Fuck, he’s eating him.”
    Adrian disengaged his fangs and licked the spot. “I’m not eating him,” Adrian said in a calmer tone than he felt. “I’m marking him.”
    “That hurt,” Talan said, wincing.
    “Don’t be such a baby.” Looking at the group crowding the bedroom doorway, Adrian’s