The Recruit (Book Three) by Elizabeth Kelly Page A

couple.”
    He smiled a
little and she returned his smile. “I mean it. I swear to God, I’m
dying to fuck you again already and smelling your arousal really
isn’t helping.”
    “It can take
some getting use to.” He replied. “But you will get better at
resisting it.”
    “I hope not.”
She said candidly. “I like fucking you.”
    He laughed. “I
like fucking you too.”
    Her eyes
drifted across his naked chest and he growled softly as his hand
tightened around hers. She took a deep breath and did her best to
ignore the voice screaming inside her head to jump on Will.
    “Rein it in,
big fella. We need to talk, remember?”
    “Right, talk.”
He rolled his shoulders and stretched his neck like he was a boxer
preparing for a fight and she laughed softly before sobering.
    “I almost
killed Douglas.”
    “What?” He
blinked at her in surprise and she nodded.
    “We were
talking about you and how the Board of Directors thinks that you
turned me because of the stigma of humans and Lycans mating.
Douglas said that the new guy is going to be keeping a close eye on
you and that they’re rethinking the whole “Lycan” in the program
thing. They’re threatening to kick you out, Will.”
    She could feel
her anger rising and she closed her eyes and took a few deep
breaths before continuing.
    “When Douglas
told me, I – I got angry and it brought on my first shift. Only,”
she stared at the counter and when she tried to tug her hand free
he held it more tightly, “I couldn’t control it. I couldn’t think
past the anger and the hurt and I – I wasn’t even really thinking,
you know? I mean, there was a small part of me - the human part -
way down deep inside my head but no matter how hard I tried, I
couldn’t get past the wolf. And the wolf wanted to tear Douglas
apart.”
    She gave him a
small smile. “Am I crazy, Will?”
    He shook his
head immediately. “No, honey. It takes time and practice to learn
to control your Lycan side. And I told you before, it’s harder for
humans who are bitten.”
    “Yeah.” She
sighed. “Anyway, I was about to attack Douglas but luckily Selena
showed up and shot me.”
    “She what?” He
shouted in astonishment.
    “She shot
me.”
    His nostrils
flared and his eyes glowed as hair grew on his cheeks. Her wolf
snarled in response, wanting to shift with its mate, and she
swallowed thickly. “Will, don’t! If you shift, I will too.”
    He closed his
eyes and after a moment, the hair disappeared from his cheeks and
he gave her a small smile. “I’m sorry. But Selena shouldn’t have
shot you.”
    “Yes, she
should have. I was out of control. I was about to attack her too
and I didn’t give her a choice, Will. Besides, she knew it wouldn’t
kill me.”
    “It could
have.” He tried to keep his voice even. “If she had shot you in the
chest, there was a strong possibility that you would have died. Not
all humans who are turned are as strong as those of us born Lycan.
You need to remember that, Hannah.”
    “I will.” She
said absently. “Besides, she shot me in the shoulder. It was fully
healed by the next day.”
    He didn’t reply
and she gave him a look of heartbreaking fear. “I can’t control it,
Will. I can’t. What if I get angry again and I hurt someone?”
    He moved around
the counter and pulled her up against his broad chest. “It’s only
been a few days, honey. You can’t expect to have any type of
control after that short amount of time. I’ll help you learn to
control the shifting. I promise you. Okay?”
    “Okay.” She
sniffed and rested her head on his chest, her fingers stroking
through the dark hair. “How do you get used to how loud people are?
And how awful some of them smell?”
    He laughed.
“I’ll teach you some techniques to block the constant noise but as
for the smell – I’m afraid you just have to get used to it.”
    “Right.” She
continued to rub his chest. “I know you went to see my mom and
dad.”
    “I needed to
tell