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Kotah<br /> My father has days to live, and I’ve been summoned to take my place as the realm’s new ruler, yet the only thing I can think about is my mate, Calli. The universe bound me as a Guardian of the Phoenix, so that trumps a life I never wanted as royalty, doesn’t it?<br /> With Hawk gone, Jaxx and Brant take turns dancing with Calli for an hour while I watch.<br /> They wave me over to join them, but honkytonk new country isn’t the music the Prime Prince was taught to dance to.<br /> Not that it doesn’t look fun—it does—but there’s something more pressing occupying my mind.<br /> When the rhythm slows, I draw a deep breath, head out onto the hardwood, and tap Brant’s shoulder. “Do you mind if I cut in?”<br /> “Not a bit, buddy. Enjoy yourselves.” Brant steps away and Calli swings close and meets me chest to chest.<br /> A sexy sheen glistens on her forehead and her eyes glow bright like back-lit emeralds. I breathe her deep into my lungs, savoring her unique scent—it’s feminine with the smoldering fire of her phoenix and the sweat of exertion.<br /> She feeds my soul.<br /> How is it, the universe thought I deserve such an incredible female?<br /> She searches my expression as we sway close. “I was hoping you’d change your mind and come dance your troubles away with me, but if you want to leave, I’m sure Hawk can catch up.”<br /> Holding Calli has become my happy place. Her energy sings to my wolf, her scent fills my lungs, and her touch warms me to the marrow of my bones. If life could be this—the two of us holding each other close—I could live and die a content male.<br /> Her breath washes the skin of my neck and raises the hair on my arms. The heat of her hand on my chest is the only thing keeping me from losing my nerve.<br /> She eases back and looks at me. “Is everything okay? Your heart is racing.”<br /> My cheeks heat. “That has less to do with going home and more to do with you.”<br /> “Anything in particular, or me in general?”<br /> My body sways against hers, fear of rejection roaring in my ears. “Calli… I was thinking, hoping really… You see, I need… No, I suppose it’s not a need. It’s a want. It’s definitely a want…”<br /> She clutches my hands between us. “Okay, stop with the warmup band and get straight to the main event. You think, hope, need, want what exactly?”<br /> “You.” My breath hitches and I swallow. “I want us to have sex. I want you to want me… to claim me before I go back there… to make it clear that I’m not the same boy who got shipped away from the palace by his parents because he’d never live up to expectations.”<br /> Calli stops dancing and her smile falls. “None of those are good reasons to give away your V-card, Kotah.”<br /> I close my eyes. “I shouldn’t have asked. It’s just… we’ve grown close. I adore you and I think the feeling is mutual. When I picture my future, it’s you. And when we kiss, my entire world comes into focus. You’re the one I want to be with. I know I’m young, but if I was ten years older or forty, it would still be you. My wolf may have been claimed by the mating magic, but you stole the heart of the male.”<br /> Her gaze softens. “Now, that is how you seduce your girl. Those are reasons I can get behind.” She wraps her arms around my shoulders and brushes our lips together. “I’m not sure if you noticed, but there are a half-dozen rooms upstairs. And, if this place doesn’t do it for you, Jaxx and Brant can drive us up the road to find a hotel. Whatever you want.”<br /> “Here’s good.” I glance up at the wooden doors behind the upper railing. “Who do you think we talk to—”<br /> “Hey, pretty lady.” A man with a scruffy jaw and a black cowboy hat tugs Calli’s shoulder. “How about you toss that minnow back into the pond and hook yourself a whopper? Never send a boy to do a man’s job.”<br /> Calli twists out of the reach from handsy drunk number one and handsy drunk number two grinds up behind her. He’s good enough looking that he’s probably used to his pretty face sealing the deal with most women—but Calli is not most women.<br /> “Dude, unless you’re my thong, you have no business crawling up my ass. Step off and mind your manners.”<br /> “You gave every other guy a chance to spin you around the dance floor. I’m just looking for equal time.”<br /> She takes my hand and slides against my side. “Not interested. Buh-bye.”<br /> “You’d rather spend your night with a teenager? What I’m offering is all man.”<br /> She laughs. “And winning charm. Sorry. I fail to see the appeal.”<br /> “Bitch.”<br /> “Says the drunken asshole.”<br /> He takes a swing and my hand flies up. I catch drunk guy’s fist and lock his hand mid-air. My wolf growls long and low. “You shouldn’t have done that…”

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