Chapter 12
TWELVE
Camden
She loves me.
That thought has been playing through my head all night, and I can’t stop grinning. I’m the luckiest man alive. My wolf nods in agreement, curling up inside me. He’s so content now our mate is wearing our mark.
I nuzzle Holly’s hair, trailing kisses across her skin as she stirs in my arms. “Morning, mate.” She cuddles closer. “Morning.”
She tilts her face up, and I don’t hesitate to kiss her, needing that connection with her. Holly is still wrapped around me, but it’s not enough. I need to be inside her. I need to hear her moaning my name again.
I drag her on top of me, and Holly moans as her wet cunt drags along my cock.
“Ride me,” I order.
Holly’s eyes fall to half-mast as she does as I ask. Her small hand wraps around my length, and she guides me to her entrance. We hold our breath as she slides down on me. She goes slow, slow, slow, taking me inch by inch until I’m buried inside her.
“Fuck, mate. So damn hot. You’re fucking perfect,” I grunt, running my hands over her curves.
She moans as I cup her breasts and rocks on top of me. The sensation of her tight channel dragging up and down my cock has me gritting my teeth so I don’t come immediately.
“You're so big,” she gasps.
I groan. “You’re so hot.”
She bounces on my dick, picking up her pace as she loses herself in her pleasure.
“Harder!” she cries.
I pinch her nipples between my fingers. I’m discovering that my mate likes sex to be a little rough. She likes my talking dirty and dominating her a bit. All of which I love.
Holly makes those little gasping sounds I recognize as signs that she’s about to come. I grip her uninjured hip and move her up and down on my dick, guiding her as she surrenders to our lovemaking.
Tingles hit the base of my spine as my orgasm builds inside me. I tangle my fingers in her hair and tug her down to me, kissing her and swallowing her cries of pleasure as she comes.
I follow her over the edge, spilling inside her. I curse against her mouth and hold myself deep as the last of my orgasm is wrung from my body.
“Fuck,” I grunt.
Holly laughs, rolling off me.
“Morning,” I repeat breathlessly.
She smiles, kissing my shoulder. “Great morning.”
“I love you too,” I blurt.
She blinks. “Too?”
“You said you loved me last night. Did you not…” I trail off, dread filling me.
“Oh.”
“If not, that’s—”
“I love you too,” she says quietly.
I let out a breath of relief.
Holly kisses my shoulder again, and I slip a finger under her chin, tilting her face so I can kiss her.
She sighs and relaxes against me, and I growl low in my chest, happy to have this moment with my mate.
My phone buzzes, and I frown as Holly climbs out of bed.
I grab my phone and scan Foster's message. “I have to go into town. Meeting about the cult.”
“Okay, I’m going to Adeline’s,” she says, tugging on her clothes from yesterday.
“I’ll drop you off. And I can pick you up so we can grab your things and bring them here.”
She nods, looking happy and loved.
We did that, my wolf howls proudly.
We finish dressing and leave the house. I drop her off, kissing her goodbye, and then head to City Hall to meet the other Alphas.
Rhodes starts once we’re gathered around the table. “How’s Holly?”
“Good. Bruised, but good.”
He nods and takes a deep breath. “What are we going to do about the cult?”
“I’ve been thinking about that,” Foster says. “We should start a regular patrol unit and establish a rescue protocol for anyone who wants to escape the cult.”
I nod along with the others, and we talk about logistics.
“We could call it The Midnight Haven,” Cyrus says, talking about the shelter for those looking for refuge.
“And the rescue team can carry out patrols, alerting us to any attempts or kidnappings,” I add.
“I’ll spread the word around my Pack,” Rhodes says, and we all agree to do the same.
“Doctor McAdams says he’ll help with the shelter,” Foster says, checking his phone.
“Good, we might need that. The cult seems to be more than willing to use violence,” I say grimly.
I shift in my seat as my wolf paws at me, anxious to get to our mate. Pushing to my feet, I say, “I’ll let you know who signs up.”
“Same,” Rhodes says as he stands.
We file out, and I make a beeline for my truck, following Rhodes to his place. I park next to him, and we head inside. I smile as I hear Holly giggling with Adeline, and my wolf sighs happily inside me.
“Go get your girl,” Rhodes says with a knowing smirk, “so I can have mine.”
I grin, clapping him on the back and following Holly’s laugh to the kitchen.
“Hey,” I greet her, pulling her into my arms for a quick kiss. “Ready to go home?”
“Yeah, my bags are upstairs.”
“I’ll get them.”
“I’ll help,” Rhodes says.
We go upstairs and grab Holly’s things. By the time we come back down, Adeline and Holly are out on the front porch, hugging goodbye.
I shake my head. “They act like they’re never going to see each other again,” I mumble to Rhodes.
He laughs. “They’ll be talking on the phone in an hour.”
“All set?” I ask my mate.
We put her things in the back of my truck, and I help Holly into the passenger seat. My wolf and I are excited to have our mates’ things among ours. I can’t wait to come home to her, to wake up with her, to fall asleep with her in my arms.
Once at my place, I park and climb out of the truck to grab her things.
I laugh, realizing how happy I am with this new work-life balance.
I can’t believe I ever thought of my mate as a weakness.
Holly is the best thing that’s ever happened to me, and I’m lucky I didn’t let her slip through my fingers.
And I intend to show her that every day for the rest of our lives.