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I don’t suppose you’d care to explain the we-don’t-have-a-choice aspect to Naomi?” Javier rejoined sarcastically.
“Why bother? She’s bound and determined to fight her beast and in turn, her shifter nature. I say let her.”
Incredulity marked Javier’s expression. “Isn’t that counterproductive to your, make that our, goal?”
“No, it is simple biology,” Ethan explained. “She will eventually come to us. Keep in mind, the longer she denies the pull to mate, the harder the desire to claim us will ride her.”
“That sounds kind of callous,” Javier remarked. “I’m surprised. I expected more of you.”
“You didn’t let me explain what my plan was while she fought her nature. I plan to stay glued to her side, apart from practices and games, of course. I will get to know her, and in turn, she will come to know me. Befriend her, in other words, and if I’m lucky, perhaps she’ll even come to love me. I know I’m already half way there.”
A romantic like his father, Ethan believed in love at first sight despite his more pragmatic friend’s comments.
Javier snorted. “Gods, don’t let the opposing team ever hear you yapping like a woman. For a giant bear, you’re awfully sentimental.”
A dark look shot Javier’s way made his feline friend grin. Ethan growled. “You are lucky I am holding her, or I’d make you swallow your words.”
“Down Smokey,” Javier joked. “Actually, your plan is a good one. She is most definitely intriguing, and if we’re going to spend the rest of our lives with her, then I guess becoming her friend before her lover is a good start. But I warn you, if she insists on sex, I will sacrifice myself for the greater good to please her.”
“Whatever,” Ethan scoffed. “You might be the oral master, but I will still always have the bigger cock.”
And with that parting shot, Ethan stood with his precious burden and lumbered upstairs to find her bedroom.
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