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was a bittersweet feeling of home with a missing chunk called mate. But this freedom to just commune with nature was something she could only do here, so she’d spent hours wandering the deer paths and charting out hidden streams.
    She’d already been in the forest for several hours today and was just now winding back. The peak blaze of the sun had passed, but it was still hot as it started to sink lower in the sky. When she reached the edge of the forest, which was still charred from Zoe’s outburst, Skylar was surprised to see a figure marching across the field toward her. She shaded her eyes— it was Daniel. Her heart lurched a little, and her wolf perked up immediately. She hadn’t quite broken out of the forest yet, so he couldn’t see her… but he was headed straight for her.
    She stepped out into the sun. “Hey, hot stuff. You’re back.”
    He stumbled to a stop, squinting at her. She kept her smile bright but hoped she hadn’t just scared him off. After a long hesitation, he continued tromping through the tall grass of the field.
    “Hey,” he said. “I didn’t know you were out here. Going for another naked run?” The edge of his smile quirked a little, and it flushed an unexpected heat through her. He stopped in front of her, his blue eyes twinkling with humor.
    She put on her full flirtation mode. “Is that an invitation?”
    The smile dropped from his face, and her heart lurched again. But the aura that shimmered around his body wasn’t pulsing red with anger or offense, but a purplish kind of heat. Lust. Auras didn’t always make their presence known, only when she was making an effort to read them or when the emotion was particularly strong. He stepped closer with an intense look that she could read even without an aura… and suddenly, it was difficult to breathe normally.
    “I was just planning on a walk,” he said, quietly, blue eyes blazing. “But I could be talked into other things.”
    “Is that right?” Did she want to talk him into something? Her wolf was whimpering yes, yes, yes. But that was precisely why she shouldn’t—the insanely masculine scent of him wafting over her was already making her wolf want to burst forth, not to mention those broad shoulders and barely concealed muscles under his tight-fitting t-shirt.
    She swallowed.
    He eased even closer. “Definitely yes,” he breathed. Then he blinked and pulled back a little. “But that would be… unprofessional.”
    She nodded, a little too fast. “Given that we’re working together.”
    “Exactly.” But there was still a shine in his eyes, and he wasn’t backing away anymore.
    The sinking feeling trickling through her was either disappointment or relief—maybe both. “I should probably thank you for that,” she said.
    He frowned. “For what, exactly?”
    “For still letting me work with your wolves. And not sending me packing after what happened the other day.” Jumping Daniel’s crazy-hot body was probably a terrible idea, but staying on his good side definitely wasn’t—she would take all the time she could get here in the forest and among the wolves. Being close to Daniel was just an added bonus. At least, that’s how she explained it to her secret wolf… after telling her to stop whining.
    He looked at her quizzically. “That wasn’t your fault.”
    “Well, I did encourage her.” Then she rushed out, “But I’m fairly sure it was an accident. She just needs to learn a bit more control.”
    “Control. Right.” He nodded like this made sense to him, but he backed off a little more, putting space between them.
    She cocked her head. “Are you sure you wouldn’t like to try?”
    He was back to frowning. “Try what?”
    “To bring out your inner witch.” She gave him a small smile. “We could go in the forest, where no one will see. The others don’t have to know.”
    He hesitated a long time before answering, flicking looks to the shadowed trees behind her. “I don’t