Abandoned

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Authors: Becca Jameson
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ran her fingers across the end table. “You don’t have a television?” She lifted her gaze.
    “I do. It’s inside that cabinet.” He pointed at the rustic armoire in the corner. “I just don’t like to see it all the time. Something about the modernness of it doesn’t suit the space.”
    She twisted around, her gaze roaming over the real wood logs that made up the walls. “You’re right. It doesn’t really fit in.”
    Daniel left her to explore and entered the kitchen area. The room was all one great room, so he could see her while he pulled food out of the refrigerator and began to cook. “Do you like hamburgers?”
    “God that sounds delicious.”
    He set about making patties and then grabbed a bag of precut fries from the freezer to stick in the oven. Anything more elegant would have to wait for another day. Right now, he just wanted to eat and wrap himself around his mate again.
    She wandered over to the island he worked at and leaned on her elbows. “Feed me.” She grinned.
    “Working on it.” He grabbed a pan and set it on the stove. “Cheese?”
    “Yum.” She licked her lips , and he couldn’t resist leaning over the island to kiss her again. “What can I do to help?” She righted herself and propped her hands on the granite surface.
    Daniel turned to the refrigerator again and pulled out lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles. “Want to cut the tomatoes?”
    “Sure.”
    He handed her a knife and a cutting board , and they worked in silence for a few minutes. When he set the burgers in the pan, the smell filling the room made them both groan.
    “I’ve never been this hungry. Even though I haven’t eaten well in months, I feel like a weak , starving refugee right now.”
    “Mating will do that to you.”
    She flushed. Her cheeks grew pink as the heat rushed down her face and neck.
    The dinner was easy. They devoured everything. He loved the way she didn’t worry overly so about manners or filling her mouth too full or getting ketchup on her lips.
    When he finished, he set his elbows on the table and watched her eat the rest of her food. “You’re beautiful.”
    She swallowed a bite and rolled her eyes. “I’m eating like a pig.”
    “I love it. You’re too skinny.”
    She grinned. “There’s a line men don’t usually use.” She glanced at the window. “Shit. It’s dark. I haven’t spoken to my parents all day.”
    “Do they know where you are?”
    “Yes. I told my mom when I left this morning. About you, I mean.”
    “Then they know.” Every wolf who’d ever mated understood what happened in the first few hours, days, weeks. “When are they leaving?”
    She turned back to him. “We were supposed to leave together in a few days.”
    He took her hands across the table and held her gaze. “Will you stay?”
    “Twelve hours ago I would have told you hell no. I don’t see how that’s an option anymore. But I haven’t been home yet. I need to go back to New York and take care of my things.”
    “Were you living with your parents?”
    She shook her head. “No. But my belongings are at their place. I was living with a family as their nanny.” Her gaze lowered as she inhaled.
    “I’m so sorry. That must have been hard.”
    “Yes. They were sweet kids. They had to scramble to find another caregiver when I disappeared. They’re also shifters , and the family has been very kind to my parents, providing them with a shoulder to lean on when they realized I hadn’t just run off with my mate but had been taken against my will.”
    “What made them think you had gone on your own accord?” He gripped her hands tighter. He ached deep inside for what she’d been through.
    “I texted them several times the first few days to let them know I was with my mate and the happiest person alive.”
    “Why did you do that?” He furrowed his brow, confused.
    “I didn’t.” She tilted her head to one side. “But they thought I did. My kidnapper acted as though he were me. It took several

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