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expression eased, but his stance didn't. "How are you?"
    The words to answer stuck in her throat. She nodded, instead.
    "I know the feeling."
    When she didn't answer, he walked toward the bed with the same determination he'd used to come through the door.
    And probably up the corridor. Across campus. Down from his suite of rooms...
    To her surprise, he settled lightly on the edge of the mattress and stared at her.
    "Why are you here, Tyler?"
    He sighed. "A very smart wolf reminded me of a few things."
    "And what would they be?"
    "The first one is that females expect us to follow when they run."
    Julianna wanted to deny it, but she couldn't. How many hours had she dreamed of him demanding what she'd run away from?
    I never knew what I would answer. She swallowed hard at the fact that she would have to decide soon. In moments.
    Tyler's hand cupping her cheek shocked her back to the present. He smiled slightly, and her stomach did flip-flops.
    "Why did you run?"
    Explaining it was harder than Julianna thought it would be. Why? It seemed so clear to me when I ran.
    "Julianna?"
    "I didn't think there was a future for us."
    "Why?" he pressed.
    "You said..."
    Tyler turned her head to meet her gaze directly.
    That freed up her tongue. "You said you couldn't imagine spending your life with one of my kind."
    He winced. "I told you I was wrong about that. I was...insecure, trying to learn to be a confident Alpha. I made the wrong choices and said the wrong things. I think I knew it then. My words weren't intended to hurt you. They were intended to hurt me."
    Her heart skipped in joy. Julianna tried not to show it. "That doesn't make it right."
    He eased his hand away from her. "Are you saying you can't forgive me?"
    "No. I'm not sure what I'm saying." Admitting that galled her.
    "I understand that too." Tyler paused for a moment. "What did you think was happening between us? All that time I was trying to make my sincerity clear to you, but I failed."
    Julianna swallowed down a lump in her throat. "You couldn't imagine spending your life with me, but you wanted me."
    He groaned. "After everything we've shared, you still believed that about me?"
    "I didn't want to. The only reason I stayed so long was that... Well, I didn't want it to end, and I hoped you didn't."
    "Then why did you run?" He seemed genuinely perplexed by it.
    "It was so sudden." Julianna blinked back tears she couldn't account for. "I don't know," she admitted.
    Haven't I spent the last two days trying to figure out why I ran? And why I didn't go back?
    "I can be patient if you can."
    "You mean... We go on as we have been and let it come naturally?" That sounded a lot less frightening.
    His smile came naturally that time. "That's precisely what I mean."
    The answer to that came readily to mind. "I think we should."
    His eyes shifted, and his fangs came down. "That's good."
    It wasn't a threat, but Julianna couldn't guess what it was. "I hope so."
    He leaned toward her, his arousal rising, based on his scent. "Maybe I should tell you the other thing I was reminded of."
    Her nipples peaked, and her body came to life for him. "Maybe you should."
    Tyler came down over her, and Julianna sank to the pillows beneath him. His lips closed on hers. The kiss heated, and Tyler unfastened his trousers. He pushed them away.
    Taking his lead, Julianna pulled up at her dress, urging him on. Tyler thrust inside her, and they parted long enough to voice their pleasure.
    Then he parted her lips again. Tyler started moving, and Julianna wrapped her legs around him, drawing him closer.
    The time apart made their joining all the more potent. In a matter of minutes, she was lost in climax, his seed coursing into her, waking her nerves with memories of how well they meshed sexually.
    Julianna screamed in pleasure, and Tyler howled in triumph.
    In the quiet moments afterward, Tyler chuckled darkly.
    "What is it?" she asked.
    "The other thing I was reminded of."
    She stared at him, confused.
    Tyler