Luisa returned to the examination room to find it empty. She looked at her watch, cheeks burning. She'd been in the bathroom for twenty-three minutes.
Her clothes were hopelessly wrinkled, but the white coat she wore over them hid most of the damage. She licked her lips tasting the autumn sage flavor that imbued her mate's kiss. Delicious.
Her Bear was glowing within her and she knew the animal was practically preening in her satisfaction. Never an extrovert, Luisa had practically attacked Nate in the bathroom. Okay. She did attack him.
It was crazy. All the reasons she'd given herself for keeping him at bay had fled her mind the second he started talking as if she was leaving him. Fear had made her stand still as he'd talked on about her giving up on them and she just couldn't take it
