bed thankful someone, pro bably Bonnie, had thought to remove my tattered sundress and put pajamas on me. Standing up against the wall by the door as far away from him as I can get I declare , “ Umm … I thi nk I need to get cleaned up. Y ou can go in the living room. I’ll be in shortly and we can talk.” Yeah, I know I’m real smooth. It’s ok, he’s our mate. You don’t have to win him over , we already have him. Great, now I’m getting advice from the voice in my head.
Strutting over to me he stops and places on e hand agains t the wall by my head and leans in close so our faces a re less than an inch apart. That traitorous wolf half of me i s screaming for him to kiss us, while the more sensible human half wants to kick him in the balls so he’ll back up out of our personal space. Come on; close the distance so we can see what his mouth tastes like. My wolf pushes. I know he can hear my thoughts and they ’ re probably what is causing the shit eating grin that he has plastered to his face. He leans in closer and I instinctively close my eyes and brace myself for his lip s to touch mine, but it never co me s. Instead when I open my eyes I fin d him smelling t he crook of my neck. I surprise my self by being mad that he didn’t kiss me.
“You smell so good, darlin’, like fresh picke d strawberries , ” h e whispers when he steps back from me.
Exasperated I throw my arms up and growl , “Freaking shifters and your freaky smelling abilities! Go to the living room now so I can get cleaned up or you’re sleeping on the porch tonight.”
“No reason to get upset, darlin’, I promise I’ll kiss ya. I just want to wait till you can handle it.” He chuckles at my outburst.
Glaring at him and pointing at the door, “Out!”
Holding u p his hands in surrender he says , “Ok ay , but don’t take long. We have a lot to discuss.” Then he leaves my room.
Remembering so mething he said early I holler , “And I caught that Tennessee comment earlier and I am not going!” My wolf whimpers because she doesn’t like that idea.
“Yes, you are!” He hollers back and the way it co me s out I kno w it isn’t up for discussion , which has my inner wolf smiling.
Chapter 21 – Pike
~ Our Dirty Little Secret ~
I pull out of her thoughts while she ge t s cleaned up. She needs the privacy so she can think through everything that’s happened today and I need to gat her my thoughts before we talk . I’d already explained our mate connection, but we have some decisions to make and I know she’ll have questions . She may not see it now but I can feel the pull she has to me and no matter what she may say or think I know she wants me with her just as much as I want to be with her. So she has to come home to Tennessee with me. I’ve already been gone from the pack too long and need to get back, and I’m not leaving here without her. My pack needs to meet their alpha’s mate and we need to talk to the Elders about her not being able to shift. I’m hoping one of them has some insight. I’m happy with my mate either way, but I can feel how uneasy she was when she realized she should’ve shifted by now. I’m going to help my mate through all of these changes in her new life, it’s the least I can do for her since she’s going to let me love her.
“Pike, are you awake?” She asks softly c ausing me to open my eyes. I sat down on the couch to sort through my thoughts and I didn’t even realize I’d closed them.
She crosses the room and s i t s at the other end of the couch facing me with her legs pulled up against her. Her hair’ s wet and braided down her back and her perfect face i s clean of all make-up. The gash that had been on her head, from being hit with the gun, is already healed. She’s wearing her favorite worn in jeans and a loose fitting white t-shirt. She ’s avoiding eye contact with me by picking at her perfectly manicured toe
Strutting over to me he stops and places on e hand agains t the wall by my head and leans in close so our faces a re less than an inch apart. That traitorous wolf half of me i s screaming for him to kiss us, while the more sensible human half wants to kick him in the balls so he’ll back up out of our personal space. Come on; close the distance so we can see what his mouth tastes like. My wolf pushes. I know he can hear my thoughts and they ’ re probably what is causing the shit eating grin that he has plastered to his face. He leans in closer and I instinctively close my eyes and brace myself for his lip s to touch mine, but it never co me s. Instead when I open my eyes I fin d him smelling t he crook of my neck. I surprise my self by being mad that he didn’t kiss me.
“You smell so good, darlin’, like fresh picke d strawberries , ” h e whispers when he steps back from me.
Exasperated I throw my arms up and growl , “Freaking shifters and your freaky smelling abilities! Go to the living room now so I can get cleaned up or you’re sleeping on the porch tonight.”
“No reason to get upset, darlin’, I promise I’ll kiss ya. I just want to wait till you can handle it.” He chuckles at my outburst.
Glaring at him and pointing at the door, “Out!”
Holding u p his hands in surrender he says , “Ok ay , but don’t take long. We have a lot to discuss.” Then he leaves my room.
Remembering so mething he said early I holler , “And I caught that Tennessee comment earlier and I am not going!” My wolf whimpers because she doesn’t like that idea.
“Yes, you are!” He hollers back and the way it co me s out I kno w it isn’t up for discussion , which has my inner wolf smiling.
Chapter 21 – Pike
~ Our Dirty Little Secret ~
I pull out of her thoughts while she ge t s cleaned up. She needs the privacy so she can think through everything that’s happened today and I need to gat her my thoughts before we talk . I’d already explained our mate connection, but we have some decisions to make and I know she’ll have questions . She may not see it now but I can feel the pull she has to me and no matter what she may say or think I know she wants me with her just as much as I want to be with her. So she has to come home to Tennessee with me. I’ve already been gone from the pack too long and need to get back, and I’m not leaving here without her. My pack needs to meet their alpha’s mate and we need to talk to the Elders about her not being able to shift. I’m hoping one of them has some insight. I’m happy with my mate either way, but I can feel how uneasy she was when she realized she should’ve shifted by now. I’m going to help my mate through all of these changes in her new life, it’s the least I can do for her since she’s going to let me love her.
“Pike, are you awake?” She asks softly c ausing me to open my eyes. I sat down on the couch to sort through my thoughts and I didn’t even realize I’d closed them.
She crosses the room and s i t s at the other end of the couch facing me with her legs pulled up against her. Her hair’ s wet and braided down her back and her perfect face i s clean of all make-up. The gash that had been on her head, from being hit with the gun, is already healed. She’s wearing her favorite worn in jeans and a loose fitting white t-shirt. She ’s avoiding eye contact with me by picking at her perfectly manicured toe
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