Page 87 of Hot Girls Date Shifters

“Yeah, it’s fast.”

“If you want to tell me no...”

She searches my face, and I can see the vulnerability flickering behind her brave smile.

“... you absolutely can.”

God, Honey...

Don't look at me like that.

Because the truth? I don't have a single no left in me.

“The thing is...”

She exhales slowly.

“I...”

Those beautiful blue eyes lift to mine.

They're hazy now.

Warm.

Full of hope.

Full of want.

Full of need.

“I want you.”

Fuck.

Me.

Every coherent thought disappears.

I just...

Stare at her.

Because my mate?

My beautiful, impossible mate?

Just admitted she wants me.

I don't move.

Not because I don't want her.

Because I want her so completely that my brain forgets how to function. Also, I’m trying not to nut in my jeans like a goddamn teenager.

One heartbeat.

Two.