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cell number one,” Deanna told him.
    “My guest,” repeated Jake slowly.
    Deanna pressed her lips together to stop herself from laughing. “Yes, the irate redhead who was practically spitting when you brought her in.”
    Jake winced. What the hell had he been thinking?
    “I wouldn’t say she was a guest – I arrested her. And I wouldn’t call her irate, she was just being feisty, and I’d say her hair was burnished gold…”
    He stopped as Deanna let out a giggle and looked at her sharply.
    “What?”
    “Nothing, it’s just that when people call my mate wild, I always get all defensive and say that he’s just fun-loving. When you were talking about her, you just reminded me of me, to be honest.”
    Jake narrowed his eyes. “Did you want something else?”
    “How long are you planning on keeping her here?”
    “She verbally abused me,” he said hotly.
    “She called you butthole – yeah, Cain already told us everything.”
    Jake rolled his eyes. Mouthy bear . He could tell that she was forcing herself not to laugh, for which he was thankful. His wolf was already on edge.
    Deanna watched him carefully. “It’s just that I’ve heard people call you worse, and you never said a word. Jeez, Hans Lucas has called you worse, and he’s a friend of yours.”
    “Friend might be a bit strong,” he muttered thinking of the aggressive wolf.
    “Are you sure there’s nothing else going on here? She looked all hot and bothered when you brought her in, but not exactly in an I’m-being-held-against-my-will kind of way. I mean, there are easier ways to get to know a woman other than arresting them.”
    It went against the instincts of his wolf, but Jake said, “I’ll give her an hour to cool off, and then I’ll let her go.”
    Deanna nodded and turned to leave.
    “Does everyone think I brought her in because I… uh…”
    She turned back and smiled warmly. “Who cares what other people think?” She was halfway out the door before she added, “but yes, they do.”
    Quickly, she shut the door and made her escape. Wily bobcat .
    Jake leaned back in his chair and replayed the day’s events. It was pretty normal right up until he got floored by a fiery, five-foot-five bundle of gorgeousness. His wolf yipped happily as a vision of her flashed in front of him. He had to admit it; he’d never had such a strong reaction to a woman. She was beautiful, there was no denying that, but she had something more that other women didn’t.
    It wasn’t just her sinful curves, the luscious outline of her breasts, her long, silken, golden red hair, her pretty heart-shaped face. No, it was more than that. It was her, the way she moved, the way she talked, the way her forehead creased when she was mad, the way she pouted when she was mad, the way she balled up her fists when she was mad – okay, she was just adorable when she was mad . It made him want to fall to the ground and bear his soul to her. It made him want to tell her everything about himself and beg her to accept him. His wolf was all for that; he could feel the beast already circling the word mate and that, quite frankly, freaked him out. He had no idea who this woman was!
    But, he knew he wanted her. And her eyes… they were unusual . Dark brown that illuminated against her pale skin, but they shimmered with flecks of green and yellow. They were… mesmerizing . For a moment, he’d forgotten why he’d bothered to go to that godforsaken construction site. It certainly wasn’t for the warm welcome!
    She wasn’t his true mate. No, he would have been able to scent her if she were. In fact, her scent seemed to be obscured from him. It was strange; maybe it was her perfume, but if he had scented her without seeing her first, he would have sworn she wasn’t human. The problem was; if she wasn’t human, what was she? No, of course, she was human, if she were anything else he would be able to tell. But, he had to admit, she appealed to him more than anyone ever had, and