THE COLOR OF LOVE

your son"

t, son. But this wild blood of

ted his

ou

nce, boy. Remain with the pack and I would

f I re

high pitched voice. Then added, "I doubt if Ary

yo

t to make any

stepping forward i

his heel. It was Troy again. He squared his shoulders and squatted, relaxin

ead through his entire body. His fingers grew longer, curving into talon-lik

Troy took a few steps back only to launch himself at him. Not to be caught off-guard

before attacking again. He charged at him, slamming his head against t

enemy off

e echoing in his head. Grunting, he raised his

im off c

Alpha's voice interrupted,

own with even more force than he had the first time, only th

I'd rather be a m

as learned his lesson, you

palms agains

arned nothing. But, just like every infection,

You would

mouth when the alpha charged a

l I find her, S

ed, unable to call

ve to kill me first." He blu

But first-"

n

alm against her thigh hoping to quell the nervousness that knotted in her stomach. W

ener or milk" the stranger

so divine – and blatantly British! A baritone as deep as a

r replied, his trademark chub

oke again, "Could you do something else, anythi

Rebe

er stomach could easily be mistaken for butte

ed, "Unless you'd have whatever I whi

anced at h

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ther forty-five-minute speech on how punctuality would always be the s

it." Mr. I-don't-know-what-I-want was saying with an exot

eferred to sit at a corner and wait until the fearsome queue thinned out. But right now,

e me then?" sh

out loud, "Excuse me," she said, making her w

fee, double espresso for the gentleman?"

ided his eyes. One

ut a lid on them. If she could maintain this act a few secon

nt?" Carl asked, beaming at

know my c

ing chivalry was dead

confidence she had built up in the past few minutes fizzled through her eyes. If her naïve

a

dy. His eyes were the most beautiful shade of blue she had ever seen in all her years of ogling handsom

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