Fighting Fate

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ew a pair of burly, muscular sex gods could do good business too? I keep drinking my vodka cocktails despite knowing they

persuade her not to withdraw her life savings at least. It took everything I had not to let me eyes rest on Rocco. That dark

Selene," she grumbled, fo

arty and not my panties, "but I can't be bothered t

hed the other gamblers, cheering as some

k that scotch display as a mission statement. By the time the fleet of taxis I had orga

their taxis like lottery winners. I decided to let Greg have a litt

though a magnet drew me in. I didn't want to resist anymore. He moved silently like an assassin around the stacks

ork," I said eventually, lowering

our plate organising everything.

w I'd cut him off. My self-defence had kicked in,

ore, trying to stop my eyes silently betraying my attrac

ity for the past ten years," he said briskly,

ou go

p it," I replied

the barricades. "Same here," he murmured. I longed to as

n this end of the

laborated, leaning in towards him to keep my reply low and discrete. His gaze briefly flicked downwards

ing me, crossing his strong, muscular arms across his chest.. It brought his face closer to

s convincing than when I told myself it earlier. Instead I found myself inhaling deeply, t

how true his declaration was. Would he reall

e me somewhere private and rip this jacket straight off me? H

s as his proximity made my skin tingle. Even his name, Rocco, was ridiculous, yet it rolled around my mind like a roulette ba

Without thinking my arms shifted, pushing my cleavage a little bit more. Against my better judgement I knew my e

suggest a drink, but actually meaning fuck me

napped back to reality, standing up and smoothing down my jacket

t felt as though anything could have happ

e! Finally!" he shouted. I smiled politely as I sat down at the other side of the b

atching as he tried to adjust to waking u

e. You need to wear that jacket

axi was outside yet, "you think you can

ay, shit, he thought I meant I w

ou know what," he replied with a wide smile, "I thi

rabbing me so tightly to him my breath hitched. He needed the support and I wanted him out of my hai

el of his hand on my bare skin, now I was

eased my waist and stood up properly, rubbing his eyes with hi

e heading for good thin

Have you enjoyed your birthday?" I found myself looking past hi

ne of my blonde curls through his fingers. Just because my head had been severely turned tonight by

he sized me up like a menu. His breath reeked of scotch, and I shivered in t

to make an awkward reply

home, so I'll see you Monda

o the casino. My pulse racing and imagination bubbling with images o

s like some giddy teen dreamer. He was too drunk to remember, I tell myself. My wolf desires were

other massive c

minutes earlier. Nice. He stood up on seeing me re-enter the room and at least had the good grace to look

the foyer, cursing my foolishness, Rocco appeared with my long coat and silently assisted me in putting

humiliation I prepared to head upstairs to the exit w

drail causing me to stop in my tracks. A lightning bolt of desi

e cold. Less confident than before, those coffee-coloured pools of

parring whatever you want t

d from mine and running up the steps, bolting into the waiting taxi a

actly why I don't mix with shifters. Clev