Chapter 4 #2
“Are you okay?”
“That was hands down the best first time ever.” Her fingers ran over the mark she made. My dick twitched inside her.
“How would you know?”
“Cause it was with you. Was it...I mean...Was it good for you?”
“Baby, that was the best time, first, last, and middle. Of course, the next will be better, and the one after will be even better. I can guarantee each time will be the best as long as it’s with you.”
“See! Why do you have to say such sweet things? It makes it hard for me to call you names.”
A sobering thought occurred to me. “Did you truly dislike me?”
“No, not really. I mean, I just thought you were so far out of my league, and that my wolf was crazy.” She nuzzled my neck.
I pulled out, watching her expression for any sign of discomfort. “I hurt you a little.” She tried to deny it. Yet she couldn’t contain her wince as I nudged her opening. “Just a little.”
“Let’s start you with a warm bath, or would you rather shift and go for a run. If you shift, you’ll heal faster.” The thought of going for a run with my mate appealed, but the threat was out there. I’d give her the choice.
“How about a shared bath?” She played with my hair.
I held her hand to my chest. “If I got into the tub with you, there would be more fucking, and less cleaning, and you’d get even sorer. How about you take a hot bath while I make us something to eat?”
She raised her eyebrows. “You can cook?”
I glanced at her smiling face. “I can cook the necessary things. Steak, eggs, burgers, bacon, and shit like that. I can rustle us up something. Don’t you worry your pretty little head. You won’t starve with me, little lady.”
“All right, Chef Boyardee. You get to cooking.” She leaned forward and kissed me, nibbling on my bottom lip. The tender kiss quickly turned into more, but I pulled away. I stood, stretching my arms above my head. A look over my shoulder, and I saw Breezy staring at my ass.
“Like what you see?”
“You have a mighty fine ass.”
“So do you. I love the way it’s shaped like a heart and fits in my hands. No skinny twig for me.” I helped her sit up and then, because I couldn’t help it, kissed her again. “All right, I’ll go get cleaned up across the hall, then fix us something. You, in the bath, now.”
She saluted me pertly. “Yes, sir.”
After I showered, I put my ear to my closed bedroom door and could hear her off-tune singing.
In my kitchen, I looked through the fridge and quickly discarded the idea of omelets.
I needed meat. Thankfully, I always had fresh, thawed steaks and hamburgers in the fridge.
Pulling out three steaks, I grabbed a cast-iron skillet down from the rack above the gas stove and began heating it.
The steaks were almost done when I decided to check on Breezy. I gave a perfunctory knock on the door and opened it to see her coming out with a towel wrapped around her luscious body. “I was coming to see if you wanted a salad or anything with your steak?”
“Sorry it took me so long. I realized my hair was a hot mess after my first shower and decided to dry it. I found a hair dryer in your cabinet.” She stammered.
I nodded. “I think it’s Lyric’s.”
“I don’t have any clothes.”
My lips split in a grin. “I’d say what you’re wearing is great, but I think my heart wouldn’t stand it, nor would my dick.
Let me grab you a shirt from my closet. We also need to call your dad and explain what’s going on, so he and the twins are on guard.
Kellen already sent some backup there to make sure nothing was out of place. ”
She sucked in a breath. “I didn’t even think of that. Here I am fucking around and...”
I crossed the room and silenced her with a kiss.
“You are not fucking around. You were almost killed, taken, or whatever they had planned. Now, we are mated. I’m not gonna apologize for that, except to say I’m sorry it took me so long to come to my senses.
If you’re sorry, then we have some major fucking issues. ”
“No. Oh, I didn’t mean that. I’m sorry, Xan. I’m a mess.”
I wrapped my arms around her, scenting her fear and anxiety, but not one ounce of regret tinged her words.
“We will handle everything together. Except when it comes to dealing with this threat, and then you will not be dealing with them. Promise me you will do what I say when I say it. This is non-negotiable.”
“I promise. I want nothing to do with it, or them, whoever they are. You, Kellen, Rowan, and whoever else can handle it. I’ll be the good female and hide.” She smiled.
I inhaled. “Shit, I think I burned our steaks.”
“That’s okay, I like mine done. Like done done. No bloody T-bone for me.”
Shuddering, I led the way to the kitchen and found our steaks done to her liking.
“You are a disgrace, woman.” I grabbed the bag of premade salad, quickly rinsed it under water, and put it in a bowl.
She grabbed out salad dressing and plates, and then we sat down at the table like two old married people.
I found it to be the best dinner I’d ever eaten.
“Why are you smiling like that?” She asked, pointing her fork at me.
I loved how tiny she was, yet she fit me perfectly. Everything about her was made just for me.
“Report, soldier.”
“She got away.”
He stood with his eyes straight ahead, his hands clasped behind his back.
Rage threatened to consume me. “What do you mean, she got away? There were four of you. Two vehicles and hers. She is a weak female. I understand you are human, but I’ve trained you.
So tell me again, how she got away?” My growl had the men in the large conference room bowing their heads.
A show of submission that calmed my wolf.
“We had her, and then a crazy wolf attacked. He killed Peter, Alan, and Jason. I barely escaped and only because he was more concerned with her life than mine.”
I glanced around at the dozen men standing around me. Each one was hand-picked and trained to fight to the death. They knew the consequences of failure. My claws came out.
“Wait.” He held his hand up. “I went back and watched through my binoculars. Your daughter is either mated or fucking the beta of the Iron Wolves.”
“Good job, Russ.” I patted his cheek, my nails scraping a little close to his throat. “Next time, if I send you on a mission to bring my daughter to me, dead or alive, you’d better make sure you follow my orders, or don’t come back.”
It was good being the one in charge. It had taken years for me to build a pack that could take on my old one, but first I needed to make her heel.
The hatred I felt toward the girl burned in my gut.
I’d been the light of my mate’s life until they’d had the young female, and then he and their twin boys had loved her more.
Every time the girl with the golden blonde hair smiled, they acted as though the sun rose and set on her shoulders.
I would have to sit and watch them fawn over the child, and forget I, their female, existed.
It was up to me to discipline the female, since the males didn’t seem able to.
Then what did they do to me? They exiled me.
Made me a pariah to my pack and tossed me out with nothing but my clothes and a few thousand dollars.
Well, I’d show them who was the alpha, the top bitch of the pack, and it sure as shit wasn’t a sniveling little whelp that came out of my vagina.
“I want a team to head over to Xander Carmichael’s place. Boys, this is a level five.” Growls met my orders. Four of my strongest warriors stepped forward. Eyes bright, a soldier nodded.
“We will go.”
“Yes. Lead them and come back with good news, Yuki.” I glanced around at the rest of my pack.
All men were willing to do what I told them.
Yeah, it was good to be the alpha. A quiver of excitement went through me.
Once I rid the world of the little bitch, I’d allow my mate and sons to grovel and beg me for forgiveness.
After they met my punishments, I’d see if they were worthy of my pack.
I met Ron’s gaze across the field house.
Lust shimmered in his black eyes. Inhaling, I could smell his need for me.
Although he was young enough to be my son, I enjoyed his stamina.
Most humans couldn’t keep up, but he seemed most eager to prove he could.
With a tilt of my head, I turned on my foot and left the men to keep watch while I took care of my needs.
Ron followed, his steps almost silent. I’d have to work on a few things with him once we finish.
Need pulsed through my veins as I imagined what I would do to my old mate.
He was insatiable when we’d been together, until. ..I stopped thinking along those lines.
The door to my apartment was kicked open. I turned around, facing the large human who followed me in. “Get naked, now,” I growled.
I pulled the top out of my cargo pants, kicking my boots off while he fumbled with his own clothes.
He tore off his boots, but I finished before he did, walking backward to the bedroom, motioning to him with my finger.
He was on me in seconds. I allowed him to lift me, enjoyed having his weight over me as he pinned me to the bed.
When he shifted over me, his mouth moving to cover mine, I turned my head.
I didn’t kiss him, I never did. Instead, I allowed him to suck on my neck.
He didn’t have canines to bite and leave a mark, but I still enjoyed the feeling.
As he filled me, I closed my eyes and pretended he was someone else. My mate Brien.
I clamped my lips shut, coming quickly and silently. Ron shuddered through his orgasm. He’d learned I didn’t enjoy vocal lovers.
“Will you ever choose a mate?” He asked above me.
I tilted my head, calculating. “Don’t you have rotation?”
He grunted. “Yeah.” He sat up. “I’ll take a shower, and then I’ll head out.”
“You do that.” I patted his back, knowing it would be the last time I’d allow him to visit my bed.