mother had been human. Elroy’s mate was a bitch but she’d taken it to a
new level by refusing to accept Grady into their family so he’d been reared in another
one. He probably felt left out and bitter.
Acceptance was probably something Grady longed for. Mating with a human was a
surefire way to never receive it. Mika’s shoulders sagged in defeat. There was no way
Grady would ever mate with her even if she totally fell in love with him and wanted to
mate with him.
She had to face that there wasn’t going to be a happy ending here. She wasn’t what
Grady wanted or needed. If he hadn’t had to bite her, he’d never have touched her.
He’d said it himself. She wasn’t worth losing his balls over and Uncle Omar would
have castrated him if he’d touched her before he’d had to bite her to save her from that
jerk in the bar and maintain peace between the packs.
The house was quiet. She wondered what Grady was doing and what he was
thinking. She could guess he was probably considering what a pain in the ass she was
and wished that he’d never laid teeth on her. He’d be going on his weekend with his
werewolf bitch for his obviously desired animal sex the minute Mika was gone.
The phone rang and startled her. She leaned over and grabbed it before it rang a
second time. “Hello?”
“I wanted to call you last night,” Minnie said softly. “Omar ordered me not to. Are
you all right? I heard what happened and Omar was really upset. He’s worried. He
wanted to call and check on you but he’s afraid to. He thinks you’ll hate him for giving
Grady permission to fuck you and I think he’s afraid you will tell him that you got hurt.
Are you all right?”
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Mika hesitated.
“Damn it. Was he not careful with you? They can be rough and you’re so human,”
Minnie growled. “If he hurt you, I’ll tell Omar. He’ll kill the son of a bitch.”
“No, don’t do that. He didn’t. I’m fine.”
“You don’t sound fine.”
Mika stretched out on her bed and took a deep breath. “It’s complicated but I’m
fine.”
“Do you want me to come over?”
“No. Please don’t.”
“You’re not talking much.”
“You have good hearing.”
There was a pause. “Oh. He’ll hear what you say.”
“Exactly.”
“Did he hurt you during the sex?”
“No.”
Another pause. “Was he hell on wheels?”
“Oh yeah.”
Minnie chuckled. “I’d heard that about him. Us women talk and he’s gotten around.
So what’s the problem? Give me a word and I’ll guess. He won’t be able to hear my side
of the conversation unless he’s sitting close to you.”
“I don’t know what to say.”
Minnie was silent. “You have feelings for him, don’t you? You sound depressed.”
“Yeah. Good guess.”
“He’s a good catch, Mika. If you feel things for him then why fight it? I know your
uncle doesn’t want you with a wolf but Grady is a damn good man. You could do a hell
of a lot worse and you’ve been raised with our kind so there won’t be many surprises.”
“It’s not me.”
Another long pause. “He doesn’t want a relationship beyond the sex?”
“Bingo.”
“You don’t know that. Give it a week. I can’t see any guy spending that much time
getting to know you without falling in love. Any man would be damn lucky to have
you, Mika.”
Mika was silent.
“Mika?”
“I’m sure that’s not going to happen.”
“He said so?”
“In so many words.”
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“Why? What is he? Blind? Stupid?” Minnie was angry. “You’re my baby and that
son of a bitch should know what he has.”
“I’m not you,” Mika said softly. “Do you understand? I’m different.”
Silence. Minnie cursed. “He’s been treated like shit by Eve because he’s a bastard
and because his mother was human. He’s a bigot about you being human? Is that what
you’re saying?”
“You are really good at this.”
“Is he putting you down for it?
new level by refusing to accept Grady into their family so he’d been reared in another
one. He probably felt left out and bitter.
Acceptance was probably something Grady longed for. Mating with a human was a
surefire way to never receive it. Mika’s shoulders sagged in defeat. There was no way
Grady would ever mate with her even if she totally fell in love with him and wanted to
mate with him.
She had to face that there wasn’t going to be a happy ending here. She wasn’t what
Grady wanted or needed. If he hadn’t had to bite her, he’d never have touched her.
He’d said it himself. She wasn’t worth losing his balls over and Uncle Omar would
have castrated him if he’d touched her before he’d had to bite her to save her from that
jerk in the bar and maintain peace between the packs.
The house was quiet. She wondered what Grady was doing and what he was
thinking. She could guess he was probably considering what a pain in the ass she was
and wished that he’d never laid teeth on her. He’d be going on his weekend with his
werewolf bitch for his obviously desired animal sex the minute Mika was gone.
The phone rang and startled her. She leaned over and grabbed it before it rang a
second time. “Hello?”
“I wanted to call you last night,” Minnie said softly. “Omar ordered me not to. Are
you all right? I heard what happened and Omar was really upset. He’s worried. He
wanted to call and check on you but he’s afraid to. He thinks you’ll hate him for giving
Grady permission to fuck you and I think he’s afraid you will tell him that you got hurt.
Are you all right?”
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Mika hesitated.
“Damn it. Was he not careful with you? They can be rough and you’re so human,”
Minnie growled. “If he hurt you, I’ll tell Omar. He’ll kill the son of a bitch.”
“No, don’t do that. He didn’t. I’m fine.”
“You don’t sound fine.”
Mika stretched out on her bed and took a deep breath. “It’s complicated but I’m
fine.”
“Do you want me to come over?”
“No. Please don’t.”
“You’re not talking much.”
“You have good hearing.”
There was a pause. “Oh. He’ll hear what you say.”
“Exactly.”
“Did he hurt you during the sex?”
“No.”
Another pause. “Was he hell on wheels?”
“Oh yeah.”
Minnie chuckled. “I’d heard that about him. Us women talk and he’s gotten around.
So what’s the problem? Give me a word and I’ll guess. He won’t be able to hear my side
of the conversation unless he’s sitting close to you.”
“I don’t know what to say.”
Minnie was silent. “You have feelings for him, don’t you? You sound depressed.”
“Yeah. Good guess.”
“He’s a good catch, Mika. If you feel things for him then why fight it? I know your
uncle doesn’t want you with a wolf but Grady is a damn good man. You could do a hell
of a lot worse and you’ve been raised with our kind so there won’t be many surprises.”
“It’s not me.”
Another long pause. “He doesn’t want a relationship beyond the sex?”
“Bingo.”
“You don’t know that. Give it a week. I can’t see any guy spending that much time
getting to know you without falling in love. Any man would be damn lucky to have
you, Mika.”
Mika was silent.
“Mika?”
“I’m sure that’s not going to happen.”
“He said so?”
“In so many words.”
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“Why? What is he? Blind? Stupid?” Minnie was angry. “You’re my baby and that
son of a bitch should know what he has.”
“I’m not you,” Mika said softly. “Do you understand? I’m different.”
Silence. Minnie cursed. “He’s been treated like shit by Eve because he’s a bastard
and because his mother was human. He’s a bigot about you being human? Is that what
you’re saying?”
“You are really good at this.”
“Is he putting you down for it?
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