He released her and closed the door, turning on the overhead fluorescent and sealing them in the small space.The pale light above cast his face in shadows, and she slapped him hard enough that her handprint remained.
“What the hell?”he growled, rubbing his cheek.
“You drag me in here like a caveman.”
“You lied to me.”
She lifted her chin.“And how did I lie?”
“Omitting who you were was nothing short of lying.”
“I didn’t think knowing my identity would change anything.You’re still not staying and I’m still not going.Give me the divorce papers and I’ll sign them.”
Not only did a mega dose of regret burn in her heart, the sadness also lingered.Her wolf whimpered because they both knew they’d get over him with time, but it would never be the same.A wolf mated for life, and it was a shame he didn’t feel the same.
“Why?”
She blinked.“Why ...what?”
“Why wouldn’t you come home?”
“Iamhome.”
“Nae,” he said, shaking his head.“You’re hiding.”
Mairi held up her hands.“Wait.This time yesterday, you wanted nothing to do with me.Why this sudden interest in our mate bond?”
“I thought I knew everything,” he replied, his voice hollow.“Thought I had it all figured out.My company, my work was the only important thing to me.My gran told me I had to marry you to gain control of it, and I would’ve done anything to ensure my grandfather’s legacy.I hate to say this, but you were a means to an end.”
She knew all this.Her own gran had told her the conditions of his acquiring the title of CEO.They’d been childhood friends so she assumed he would be happy to be her husband.That belief, however, was her own damn fault.
“What do you want from me?”she asked quietly.
“I want us to try.”
She tilted her head.“What happens if you decide you don’t want a mate?Do you cast me aside so I’m forced to heal from another broken heart?If so, it would be best if we never try.Reject me now so I may find someone who could love me.”
A low growl rumbled from his chest.“I don’t like the idea of you with another man.”
“Really?”she asked sarcastically.“I doubt you’re a virgin.”
He gave a wry grin.“I understand your point.Doesn’t make my wolf any less jealous.”
“Makes two of us,” she muttered, not liking the visual of him fucking another woman.
Whoa.Wait, why am I jealous?
With the horrid images of him possessing another woman flashing in her head, and before she even realized what was happening, she’d stepped up to him to grab the lapels of his suit jacket.Instantly, attraction ignited into an inferno of magnetism and need.Fires stoked by the flames of jealousy.Yet, she wasn’t the only one falling into the abyss.Tavish gripped a handful of her long hair, pulling her head back.He grazed his teeth down her throat, scraping over the pulse that pounded erratically.Burying her fingers in his hair, she didn’t even hesitate when he sealed his lips over hers.Kissing him was like touching a live wire, the electric shock traveled through her body until it touched her soul.Her wolf howled in her head, surrendering to her mate.If she had her way, she’d be presenting her backside to him right then and there, whining for him to mount her.
It was only through sheer force of will that she broke the kiss and flung herself out of his reach.Panting like a bitch in heat, she stared at him in wide-eyed wonder.She shouldn’t have done that.Kisses like that could never happen again if she wanted to maintain her sanity.
“I don’t want a divorce anymore.”
“W-what?”
He closed the distance she had put between them.“I don’t want to divorce you anymore.”
Mairi took a deep breath in an attempt to steady her nerves.
