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.Stop worrying, sweetheart.” Those words whispered in my ear were both calming and invigorating.All at once, I wished we were somewhere else, and not in a bar.I really just wanted to be alone with Evan.Who was I kidding, I wanted to get naked with Evan, and that’s the thought that stopped me from going anywhere else for the moment.I still had no clue who he was.I knew I had this completely foreign, intense attraction to him, but beyond that… he was a stranger.“I saw books in your room when we were there, are you going to school too?”“Yeah, I haven’t declared a major yet though.I’m just getting all my basic courses out of the way, and exploring my options.Honestly, I’d need to switch to a bigger school for a real degree, and I wasn’t sure my pack would allow that.Especially since they were so hell bent on my pairing with Zach.There’s no way he would have let me go to a University.The closest one is about an hour away.” I shrugged, and took a sip of my drink.“Well, that’s not an issue anymore.If you could go to a university, what would you study?”“I like psychology, actually.I think human nature is fascinating.I would love to be able to learn all I can there, and then carry it over into my own studies of our kind.You know, I think it’s interesting what our instincts lead us to do.For instance, this immense attraction I feel for you…” I almost stopped there, but he seemed genuinely interested, so I continued.“Well, I know some humans believe in love at first sight, and soul mates, but the majority really don’t.There’s hormones, attraction, need, and want.They all play a part, and then there’s just behavior and how you react to all those stimuli.With us, we have our wolves too.They have a completely different criteria for picking a mate.It affects how we feel, whether we want it to or not.Even if our human halves chose a mate, it wouldn’t work unless our wolf half agreed.I find the duality inside us fascinating.”“You’re absolutely right, I’ve often wondered about that myself.”“So, what did you do before you bought the bar?”“I have several businesses around the world.I usually pick up a new interest here and there in my travels.I get them off the ground and move on again.”“I see.” Somewhere inside, that worried me.I didn’t want to get involved with someone who was just going to get bored and move along at a moment’s notice.I wondered what would happen if he got bored with me.Our kind didn’t really care about promiscuity, so long as it ended when you were bonded to your mate.It had been very obviously pointed out that there were no matches for me within my pack though.“Why the worried face all of a sudden?” I ignored him momentarily, lost in my thoughts.When I looked up again it was because Ashley had gotten up off the couch to go sit beside Asi.They were chatting idly with one another when I turned back to face Evan.“So, you get bored a lot and move on then?” I questioned.“It’s not like that, Jess.Remember, I told you I was looking for a suitable mate.”“I know.I just… I guess I’m not one hundred percent comfortable with what’s happening here.” He looked startled, and I began to stumble over my words.“I’m sorry, that didn’t come out right.I just… I’ve never really found anyone that interested me before.Suddenly, there you are, and I am completely out of my element.I feel so out of control.One minute I want to learn more about you, another I’m scared out of my mind, but that’s because of the part of me that just wants to rip your clothes off and get naked with you!” Oh shit! I really just said that out loud.Asi was staring at me now, and laughing, hard.Yup, I said it out loud.“Well, I can definitely get behind that last part!” Evan said to me while waggling his eyebrows up and down.I sat forward, planting my overly warm face down into the palms of my hands.“Hey, come here.” Evan stood up, and peeled my hands from my face, pulling me up with him
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