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and pulled out of the parking lot.
    Susan sat in shock for a moment. What the hell was she supposed to say to that? Not only was she sitting in the truck of someone she hardly knew without any underwear on and cream dripping out of her, her nipples were so hard they were almost painful. She would have given anything to pull her bra off at that moment.
    Closing her eyes and leaning her head back, she concentrated on breathing steadily and trying to calm her racing heart. It didn’t work. Was he expecting her to have sex with him? Did she want to have sex with him? Her mind gave her a hundred different reasons why she shouldn’t, but her body paid no attention to what her mind had to say. Her body said, ‘Hell yes, ride that cowboy!’
    His voice brought her out of her musings and she snapped her eyes open to see that he had pulled into the driveway of a lovely, two-story house. “Baby, come on, I’m not going to attack you. I just want to talk to you, so we can get to know one another a bit better. And please, don’t even think about lying to me and telling me you’re not turned on, because I know better. Unfortunately, I can also smell your fear and that is something I can’t tolerate. Yes, you are my mate, and as such, it is impossible for me to hurt you in any way on purpose. I know you are scared, I get that, and I am willing to slow things down until you feel comfortable. But, darlin',” he stopped and moved closer to her so their faces were only an inch apart, “don’t run. Because I will find you, and when I do, I can’t promise I’ll be this nice. Once a vampire finds their mate, they need to be close to them more often than not.” He stopped and gently ran the back of his fingers down the side of her face. “Just promise me you won’t run. We can take everything else one day at a time, until you are comfortable.”
    His voice was whiskey smooth and she watched those sensual lips of his move as he spoke, wondering how they would feel wrapped around her nipples that were currently throbbing. Unable to speak at the moment, she merely nodded her head in consent and he gave her a quick grin before turning and getting out of his truck. A huge dog came bounding around the corner of the garage to greet him. It seemed very friendly until Nathaniel walked around to her door and opened it. The dog took one look at her and went from a friendly, playful big teddy bear to a snarling, teeth-baring, vicious, take-no-shit guard dog. Nathaniel issued a one-word command, “Halt!” and just like that, she watched as the dog immediately stopped barking and sat down next to his owner. Nathaniel patted his head and stated, “Jake, it’s okay. She’s a friend.” The dog watched Susan carefully as Nathaniel helped her down out of the truck, but he never budged from the spot where he was sitting.
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    Nathaniel mulled over everything he had learned about his mate today. Once Walter realized Susan was his brother’s mate, he wasted no time in filling Nathaniel in on all of her troubles over the past few months. Then, he had gotten an earful at lunch eavesdropping on Susan and her two friends.
    If she had never experienced an orgasm before, even after being married for almost ten years, it was no wonder she was scared to be alone with him. Her asshat of a dead husband obviously had no idea how to please his wife, or he didn’t care enough to.
    Oh, but he wanted to taste her cream so badly. His fangs continued to push forward, trying to press downward, but he was able to keep them up and put away. Barely. Now, as he placed his hand on her lower back and escorted her up to his house, he noticed she kept eyeing Jake dubiously. “Don’t worry about Jake. Once he knows you are a friend, he’ll be a big lap dog to you.”
    He couldn’t help but notice the appreciative look she gave his front porch. It was a wrap around. It covered the front of the house and wrapped around to cover half of one side of the house. There was