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her world had tilted on its axis and the entire universe stopped moving. His eyes were a dark brown almost like dark chocolate. A hunter-green bandana held his hair back from his face, but some refused to be contained and curled around the edges close to his face. He looked exactly the same as he had seven years before and her heart skipped a beat the same way it had the first time she’d seen him.
    “You!” Her body ached to feel his hands on her skin and a deep heat radiated up from between her legs in memory. Thoughts she’d refused to remember over the years rushed into her head, the feel of his teeth on her skin, the brush of his rough cheek against her inner thigh. The way he’d growled “mine” into her ear as he pressed his cock into her.
    A small, high-pitched laugh washed away all those heated thoughts. She glanced at Zack and then back at the man who could take him away from her. He could destroy her life and leave her more alone than she’d ever felt. She had to get out of here and fast.

Chapter Four
     
    Cris learned long ago there were things in life you couldn’t avoid. It was set in stone as decisions Fate made and you went along with them. He’d fucked with Fate once before and paid the price. He’d lost his Mate. The one person in the world meant for him, and he hadn’t realized what kind of treasure she was until it’d been too late.
    When he rounded the corner of the Bennetts’ place he’d wanted to check on the woman who’d been in the accident earlier that day and let her know about her car. What he had never expected was Fate granting him a second chance. The setting sun made the tips of her hair glow like embers around her heart-shaped face. It had been longer six years ago. He remembered the satin curls that corkscrewed around his fingers. She was thinner than he remembered and she looked tired. The creature inside of him snarled. He should’ve killed the drunk for threatening the life of his Mate instead of calling the police.
    “Tara!” He didn’t even remember moving when he gathered her up into his arms. Wonder and excitement rushed through him like a cyclone. His primitive side recognized her scent and howled in his head. It took all his restraint not to echo the sound to the sky. “I’ve been looking for you for years.”
    Tara stared up at him with wide eyes and something akin to horror in her expression. The acrid scent of panic flooded his senses. He expected shock, but the fear confused him and his animal. She gripped his arms, but her body was rigid and he was willing to bet if he let her go she would’ve taken off running. Why’s she afraid of me?
    “Mom!”
    “Holy shit.” Jelani looked back and forth between the little boy and Cris repeatedly. Cris didn’t have to ask what his problem was. He could see the resemblance. It was like looking at a picture of himself thirty years before.
    “I think we better take this inside.” Marcario stepped between Cris and Tara to lead them in the house. Cris snarled at Marcario for trying to separate him from her.
    Jessica wrapped an arm around Tara and led them into the house while Marcario and Jelani blocked the doorway. Marcario set his jaw and crossed his arms over his chest.
    “Do you really want to get into that right now, too, Cris? Does she know?”
    Cris paced the deck, trying to pull his primal side back under control. Inside he could hear Tara pleading with Jessica to take her away from here. “Don’t let her leave.”
    Jelani looked back over his shoulder through the glass door. “Jess won’t leave with her, but, Cris, what’s going on here? Tara’s obviously your Mate and Zack’s a spitting image of you.”
    “I didn’t know.” Cris leaned back against the railing and shoved his hands into the pockets of his jeans. Trying to sort out his feelings was hard enough, but keeping his primal side under control was taking more effort than he ever thought he’d need.
    “How could you not know?” Marcario