Chapter Three
Pierce inhaled deeply at her words. Not out of shock. She wasn’t the first woman in history who was less than excited about a pregnancy. He breathed deeply trying to catch a whiff of the truth.
It was a faint scent. But it was there. Beneath her rich, natural fragrance was something brand new.
He’d never scented a new life before. There was something fresh and precious about the scent. It made him want to lean forward and shield this woman with his body.
He’d breathed normally as he’d held her back when his intention had been to comfort her. Now his lungs filled to capacity with her heady scent. She looked like a city wolf in her fitted dress and heels, but she smelled of turned earth, wind, and sunlight. The beast below nudged at his fly for a taste of its own.
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