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catch up with you tomorrow.”
     
    A minute later, Sal was gone and I was driving Ellie’s pink Mustang through town.
     
    “ You look so macho, Sheriff,” Ellie teased.
     
    Kate snickered beside me. I studied her sideways. She covered her mouth, trying to hold back, but failed. She moved her hand, revealing her big grin. “Sorry!” she laughed. “I still find you sexy if that counts for anything.” She had no idea how important she was, what her words meant.
     
    My wolf puffed his chest, at the ready to prove himself should anyone challenge his strength or his reputation as alpha. I ignored him.
     
    I linked my hand with Kate’s. “It counts.”
     
    Her eyes softened, her gaze melting into mine. Her heart was a steady thump, a soothing lullaby to my wolf.
     
    “ Eyes on the road, Romeo.” Ellie thrust her body against the back seat, reminding us of her presence.
     
    Kate briefly met my gaze, each of us smiling coyly at the other.
     
    —
     

Chapter Thirteen
     
    KATE
     
    Ellie and Jerry showed me the best of Snowy Mountain, South Carolina, at least along the main drag of town. It was very different from Miami. Everyone waved a greeting, and anytime we stepped into a business, they were on a first-name basis with the owner and employees. The charm of the place was apparent. I’d seen my neighbors twice in the three years I’d lived in my apartment and they certainly didn’t wave a greeting or bother to introduce themselves.
     
    We stopped in for coffee and spent the next hour exchanging childhood stories. Ellie and Jerry were quite the team growing up. In their small town, grade levels were often mixed at school to increase overall participation. Looking at them now, I couldn’t picture Ellie being tall and lanky or Jerry being small and scrawny.
     
    I revealed my literary theatrics. I was alone a lot growing up and I would act out scenes from books where the hero came sweeping in to rescue me, the damsel in distress. I also built reading forts. I would layer blankets over chairs and tables, stools, etc, stuff half the pillows in the house on the floor and lie down in the center to read by flashlight. During summer, I lost days in there.
     
    “ That sounds fun now, minus the whole reading part.”
     
    “ Ellie isn’t fond of books. She used to have me save my homework and essays so she could use them again when she got that class.”
     
    Ellie laughed. “You offered.”
     
    “ Jokingly,” Jerry clarified.
     
    Watching them, they had such great chemistry. “Did you two ever try dating each other?”
     
    They immediately shook their heads negatively; Ellie was emphatic with the motion.
     
    “ Never. I’ve always like boobs.” Ellie smiled wide as she blatantly stared at mine.
     
    “ I was willing. The lesbian queen wasn’t.” Jerry poked Ellie’s shoulder.
     
    “ Have you ever thought about dating a woman?” Ellie asked, leaning closer to me.
     
    “ No.” I studied her figure for a moment. “Don’t laugh, but I never saw the point before now. I guess I was a tad naïve as to what sort of pleasure you could have with a woman, given our anatomy was built for a man’s…um…”
     
    “ Equipment?” Jerry offered, amusement vivid in his depths.
     
    “ Exactly.” I nibbled my bottom lip.
     
    Ellie snickered as she jerked me closer. She gazed straight into my eyes. “Oh, I can definitely give you as much pleasure, if not more, than Jerry.” She brushed her lips across mine. It was a gentle touch but the flames of desire consumed my core.
     
    As if she sensed my aroused response, she wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me into her lap. She hooked my thighs and pulled them on either side of hers before moving her hands to cup my ass aggressively. She thrust her tongue into my mouth, tasting me as if she owned me and had every right to.
     
    My nipples hardened, pressing beyond every layer between us as she possessed my mouth. In that moment, all else fell away. I