her into his lap and just hold her.
“Bryce” she said looking at him with tear filled eyes.
“Hey, you’ll be alright. I’ll make sure of it.”
Ashley reached out to Bryce as he closed the gap between them. He didn’t frighten her. She wanted him to just hold her. The feel of him as he pulled her toward him was like nothing she had ever experienced. His touch felt more than right. This was more than just simple physical contact. Her heart that should have been panicked was singing with the nearness of him. She gasped as she realized that, with Bryce, she felt more than just protected, she felt loved.
“ Fire in the blood,” that’s how Lexi had described it. Was this what she had felt?
“ Holy shit,” Bryce huffed as he enclosed her in his arms. “Ashley, please tell me you feel that.”
Ashley knew what he meant, but was having trouble responding. Her emotions flooded her brain to the point it threatened to shut down. “Bryce, I can’t...”
“Ash , please?” he pleaded.
“I feel it, Bryce. That’s not what I was going to say.”
“Okay , tell me,” he said holding her closer.
“I can’t be with you right now. I want to. I do. I just…”
“ Don’t reject me just because you’re scared, Ash. I’ll wait. I’ll wait a lifetime. Just give this a chance.”
“ ’This, as you call it, will probably get you killed, Bryce. I need to go, to run somewhere they can’t find me.”
“I won’t ever let anything happen to you, Ash. You are meant to be mine. Don’t shut me out.”
Ashley was silent for a moment the thought of running didn’t override her need to be with Bryce. He still held her against him like she was something precious. There was no doubt this was the feeling that Lexi described. Could she walk away from Bryce? The answer came easily. No.
“I won’t shut you out, Bryce, but I have to do something,” she said relaxing into him. She couldn’t fight the feeling his touch sent through her, and, in truth, she didn’t want to.
“ We will do something, you and I. We are a team. You’re my mate, Ashley.”
“I got that memo the second you touched me, Bryce. Lexi said the mate fever was real. I didn’t believe her.”
“You believe her now?”
“Yes Bryce, I believe her. I just don’t want to put you in danger.”
“ Losing you would put me in more danger than Bane ever could.” Bryce kissed the top of her head. He was holding her. Under the circumstances, that was as far as he knew he should push her. She wasn’t pulling away. She trusted him. In time, she would be comfortable with more. They had a lifetime. He could wait.
“You should call your uncle. Tell him what your friend said. If they left this morning, I doubt they will try anything today. We will come up with something to smoke them out. Do you know what they look like?”
“ Yes.”
“ That will help. First we eat. Then we’ll head back to the pack house. No one will get in there I can assure you.”
“Bryce , what kind of life will we have if I can never leave the pack house?”
“ We will have it all, Ashley. No one is going to stop me from giving that to you.”
Ashley tipped her head to look at Bryce as he held her against him. The warmth and love coming off the man were mixed with sheer determination to make his promise to her come true. It was strange how she could almost tell what he was thinking. He was her mate. There was no doubt in her mind that Bryce Woodland was sent to her to heal and protect her. She wanted to give him everything. She wanted to give him herself. That discussion could wait until they were at least out of the car. He was hers, and nothing, not even an attack by another were, was going to keep her from mating with this man.
“Bryce , I think you might have to let me move so you can drive,” she smiled.
“ Oh… right… it would be a bit difficult. Call Drew. I’ll order us something. Burgers okay?”
“Yes with everything.”
“ A girl after my
“Bryce” she said looking at him with tear filled eyes.
“Hey, you’ll be alright. I’ll make sure of it.”
Ashley reached out to Bryce as he closed the gap between them. He didn’t frighten her. She wanted him to just hold her. The feel of him as he pulled her toward him was like nothing she had ever experienced. His touch felt more than right. This was more than just simple physical contact. Her heart that should have been panicked was singing with the nearness of him. She gasped as she realized that, with Bryce, she felt more than just protected, she felt loved.
“ Fire in the blood,” that’s how Lexi had described it. Was this what she had felt?
“ Holy shit,” Bryce huffed as he enclosed her in his arms. “Ashley, please tell me you feel that.”
Ashley knew what he meant, but was having trouble responding. Her emotions flooded her brain to the point it threatened to shut down. “Bryce, I can’t...”
“Ash , please?” he pleaded.
“I feel it, Bryce. That’s not what I was going to say.”
“Okay , tell me,” he said holding her closer.
“I can’t be with you right now. I want to. I do. I just…”
“ Don’t reject me just because you’re scared, Ash. I’ll wait. I’ll wait a lifetime. Just give this a chance.”
“ ’This, as you call it, will probably get you killed, Bryce. I need to go, to run somewhere they can’t find me.”
“I won’t ever let anything happen to you, Ash. You are meant to be mine. Don’t shut me out.”
Ashley was silent for a moment the thought of running didn’t override her need to be with Bryce. He still held her against him like she was something precious. There was no doubt this was the feeling that Lexi described. Could she walk away from Bryce? The answer came easily. No.
“I won’t shut you out, Bryce, but I have to do something,” she said relaxing into him. She couldn’t fight the feeling his touch sent through her, and, in truth, she didn’t want to.
“ We will do something, you and I. We are a team. You’re my mate, Ashley.”
“I got that memo the second you touched me, Bryce. Lexi said the mate fever was real. I didn’t believe her.”
“You believe her now?”
“Yes Bryce, I believe her. I just don’t want to put you in danger.”
“ Losing you would put me in more danger than Bane ever could.” Bryce kissed the top of her head. He was holding her. Under the circumstances, that was as far as he knew he should push her. She wasn’t pulling away. She trusted him. In time, she would be comfortable with more. They had a lifetime. He could wait.
“You should call your uncle. Tell him what your friend said. If they left this morning, I doubt they will try anything today. We will come up with something to smoke them out. Do you know what they look like?”
“ Yes.”
“ That will help. First we eat. Then we’ll head back to the pack house. No one will get in there I can assure you.”
“Bryce , what kind of life will we have if I can never leave the pack house?”
“ We will have it all, Ashley. No one is going to stop me from giving that to you.”
Ashley tipped her head to look at Bryce as he held her against him. The warmth and love coming off the man were mixed with sheer determination to make his promise to her come true. It was strange how she could almost tell what he was thinking. He was her mate. There was no doubt in her mind that Bryce Woodland was sent to her to heal and protect her. She wanted to give him everything. She wanted to give him herself. That discussion could wait until they were at least out of the car. He was hers, and nothing, not even an attack by another were, was going to keep her from mating with this man.
“Bryce , I think you might have to let me move so you can drive,” she smiled.
“ Oh… right… it would be a bit difficult. Call Drew. I’ll order us something. Burgers okay?”
“Yes with everything.”
“ A girl after my
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