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</div></div><span style="font-family: 'Didact Gothic', 'sans-serif'">His words caused more pain within her than she'd ever expected. He'd tried to find her, he'd hung on for her. That was not how it was supposed to go, not at all. He was supposed to move on with a family,  someone to settle down with.  She was supposed to be his past,  not his future. They couldn't possibly make this work, could they? It was something she couldn't describe,  there was a connection with him that she could never shake. A longing. Even as she turned to leave, it was clawing at her. How could she ever hope to leave and forget about him? Maybe Grace wouldn't help the pack and everything would go back to normal. It wouldn't be ideal... hell, it'd be harder than just helping them. Raelyn wasn't sure how she'd cope without him a second time, let alone another ten years.<br/>
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As she'd turned, a strong grip fastened around her arm and dragged her back against the warm, hard wall of his chest. A soft, tender huff escaped her as she felt his hands slide along her form only to grip her thighs and raise her from the ground. Automatically, her legs curled around his hips as her hands trailed up to rest along his shoulders. All she could hope for was that nobody was walking past at the same time. The male's words brought a hint of a smile to her lips. He'd certainly changed from the young wolf she'd once known. They both had grown bold and far more confident in themselves.<br/>
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Any words she'd formed soon disappeared as she felt the warmth of his breath against her neck, causing a soft groan of approval to slip from within her. All she knew was that his words were right, she'd never felt the pang for him ease, it was as vibrant as it had been the moment she left. Raelyn tilted her head back as she felt his lips caress along her collarbone, her lips parted slightly as his overall warmth became intoxicating. It was safe to say that the moment he nipped her flesh, the roar of need within her was reflected in her emerald orbs, alight and burning with need. They mirrored his own. The dark haired woman gave a soft sigh, it felt like a battle they couldn't win. Mixing races was forbidden.<br/>
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"It's not as easy as skipping the idiotic part," Her words were soft, her expression soon followed as she gazed toward him. "You know that your pack will never accept it, I know my coven will never accept it. We need them, we can't just drop everything we've worked so hard for, our lives.." Even as she spoke, she didn't believe her words. The younger version of herself screamed at the very mention of people rejecting their love, who cared! Somehow, her obligation and role in the coven made it difficult. What they were doing counted in the world, they saved lives. How could they just drop who they were for love?<br/>
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"I'm not going to avoid you, but we need to keep this quiet. If we can find a way to make it work... then it can work." Raelyn couldn't be selfish, not now. Back in her parents day, they were burned for betrayal. Witches were meant to stick with their own, breed into power, and feed the coven. "We have people we need to protect, that we love. You can't tell me you'd give everything up just to have me beside you every day." the woman whispered softly, her hands slipped up along the back of his neck, her fingers sank into his hair as she leaned in to brush her nose against his. "I have missed you, but I am not the girl that left you." Her whisper was warm against his lips, her soft tiers pressed gently against his, nuzzling almost. "I nearly forgot how warm you were." A ghost of a smile crept over her lips as she hinted the way he held her; it felt as if her whole body was being heated just from wrapping her legs around him.<br/>
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"We should get home.. If you don't put me down I'm going to want to break our laws right here and right now." Her mind wandered, would they smell her perfume on him? Either way, in that moment she didn't really care. All she could focus on was later that night, when he would crawl into her bed and she would be more than happy to have him.</span>