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didn’t want to care for
    this man. Didn’t want to feel anything. Somehow he’d gotten under her skin without
    even trying.
    Her feet were quiet along the carpeted hallway, the stairs and the wood floor that
    led to the kitchen. The aroma of rich hazelnut coffee and something— someone —tickled
    her nose. Whoever she scented was female.
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    Marisol frowned as she stepped into the kitchen. “Hello?” She jumped back when a
    tall—very pretty—redhead popped up from behind the large island in the middle of the
    room.
    The redhead’s blue eyes widened. “Hi…who are you?”
    Marisol didn’t sense any danger from the woman, but she was surprised at the jolt
    of jealousy that shot through her. Why the hell was another woman in Stephan’s house?
    She took a step forward when the other scent hit her with startling intensity. This
    woman was marked by someone and it most definitely wasn’t Stephan. “You’re
    human,” she blurted out before she could censor herself. She hadn’t even realized
    humans and werewolves could mate.
    A curious smile played across the woman’s face. “A few months ago, I might have
    thought you were crazy if you’d said that to me… I’m Carly by the way. Are you
    friends with Nick’s parents or something? Alisha said I could stop by, but she didn’t
    mention anything about anyone being here.”
    “Uh, who are Nick and Alisha?”
    The redhead’s mouth pulled into a thin line and a wave of blatant distrust rolled off
    her. “Who are you ?”
    Marisol opened her mouth, though to say what, she had no idea. The sound of a
    doorhandle jiggling stopped her. She turned to find a completely naked Stephan
    walking in from the backyard.
    “Oh my Lord! I don’t want to see that!” Faster than Marisol would have thought
    possible, Carly threw a dishtowel at Stephan and covered her eyes. “For the love of
    God, cover yourself!”
    To Marisol’s surprise, his neck and face turned four shades of red. “What the hell
    are you doing here?” he muttered.
    “Your mom sent me over to grab candlesticks for Nick’s birthday thing. Which by
    the way, you still haven’t responded to… Are you covered yet?”
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    He shot Marisol a guilty look and cleared his throat. “Yeah.”
    Carly dropped her hand and glanced back and forth between Stephan and Marisol
    with narrowed eyes. “Why are you staying at the guesthouse? I thought you were out
    of town or something.”
    “Guesthouse? You don’t live here?” Marisol asked.
    “Not exactly,” he muttered.
    “Are you related to him?” Marisol directed her question to Carly because she had a
    sneaking suspicion that Stephan had been holding back a lot from her.
    Carly nodded. “He’s my brother-in-law—”
    “Damn it, will you just stop?” Stephan thundered.
    Both women turned to stare at him.
    “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to yell. I just…ah, damn it.” He raked a hand through his
    dark hair and cursed under his breath.
    This woman was mated to a werewolf and as far as Marisol knew, only one pack
    lived in Miami. If Stephan had lied about where he lived… “What’s your last name?”
    she asked Carly.
    The pretty woman bit her bottom lip and cast a nervous glance at Stephan, but she
    answered. “Lazos.”
    Marisol swiveled to Stephan who held his hands up in defense. When he did, he
    dropped his towel.
    The redhead averted her eyes again. “Oh for the love of… I’m leaving…it was nice
    to meet you, uh, what was your name?” she asked Marisol.
    Despite the barely leashed anger humming through her, she gave the other woman
    a tight smile. “I’m Marisol.”
    “It was so nice meeting you. Sorry about barging in. I didn’t mean to interrupt
    anything…okay, then, I’ll…” Oversized candlesticks in hand, she brushed past her and
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    hurried from the room. Her heels clacked against the tile of the kitchen and echoed as
    she moved throughout the rest of the