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“Alpha, come, give me your knot.”
He jerked my length again, and this time, I wasn’t able to hold back. My release came quickly. Faster than I wanted it to. I wanted to ride my mate for hours, but once he hit the spot inside me, his hand touching me so perfectly, I couldn’t hold back. Cum splashed between us, and Silas’s release followed soon after. His hips bucked, driving his cock deeper. Then the base swelled, locking us together.
His knot pressed against the walls of my already sensitive channel, and it was like I orgasmed all over again. Cum spurted from my spent cock and tingles raced down my limbs.
“Oh fuck,” I cried. I nearly fell over, but Silas held me still.
“I’ve got you,” he said. “I’ve got you.”
“We’ve got each other,” I corrected. “We’ve got each other.”
Chapter 11
Silas
“I’ve decided to turn myself in,” I said as the two of us lay in the cave where we had spent the night. The early-morning sun was just peeking above the horizon, but I’d been up for hours.
Waiting here like a sitting duck, putting my mate at risk… it wasn’t good for either of us. I needed a healer if I would ever truly recover, and Pol had work that he needed to go back to—important work. And even if none of that was true, turning myself in would give me a leg up. At least that was my hope.
The air inside the cave was cooler than it had been when I went to sleep. It was only our shifter blood and each other’s body heat that kept us from getting too cold. I could go start a fire, but I wasn’t quite ready to leave his embrace yet.
The night before, when we made love for the first time, I saw a whole new side of Pol. I knew he’d be a considerate lover, but the way he’d actively ignored his needs and desires the few times I struggled with the pain—that meant absolutely everything to me.
Today was the day. Regardless of what I decided to do, Pol had to return to Asilo. People counted on him. It wasn’t like what I did for work. If I didn’t get my number crunching done because I was sick or on vacation, no one’s life was harmed by that. Not having the self-defense he taught—it might harm someone. Not directly, obviously. But one day, when they needed that info, it might not be at their ready.
Pol lay on the bedroll, the blanket just barely covering him. We hadn’t dressed after our lovemaking last night. Most mates could spend days in bed enjoying each other after they found their fated mate. Pol and I didn’t even get a bed. I wasn’t bitter about that. This was our story, and it was exactly the one we needed told. But also, a bed would’ve been better.
Shame filled me as I thought about how we had gotten to this place. My mate deserved so much more than what I had been providing for him. I needed to set things right.
I sat up, my hip and leg protesting every movement.
“If we tell them the truth, they will see the evidence for what it is. They will know I didn’t harm Nathan,” I said, wanting to believe my words. “There are those within my pride who will speak up for me.” At least I thought there were. Who knew what had happened there since my last time walking out.
“I think turning yourself in is a good idea. It had crossed my mind as a possibility also.” He didn’t say why he hadn’t mentioned it. If I were to guess, he thought I would think less of him. I wouldn’t, but I could see how easy it would be to come to that conclusion. “However, I can’t take you to Asilo right now. I don’t know if you could walk that far. And since you can’t seem to shift still, it’s better if you just stay here, and I can talk with Morgan about what our next steps should be.”
I growled, frustrated at my inability to shift. We had tried, but with my leg in the shape that it was in meant that my animal wasn’t coming forth. He was protecting me, I understood this. Didn’t mean I had to like it.
“Does it hurt this morning? We weren’t exactly gentle.” Red spread over Pol’s cheeks as he asked.
“The pain I feel is well worth being with you,” I said, twisting so that I could face him better. I bit back the wince at the pain that radiated through my hip. I was growing used to the dull ache, but these ones? There was no getting used to them. “I’d break my other leg if it meant spending another night with you, my mate.”
“Thank you for the sentiment,” Pol said with a wink. “But please don’t do that. But seriously, how much pain are you in?”
“A considerable amount,” I admitted. “The bone in my hip is definitely messed up.” At first it was a bruise. As far as I could tell, it wasn’t. I feared that the damage was beyond repair. Not that I knew anything about broken bones or how they healed. I’d never heard of a bone breaking so bad that it prevented a shift. Then again, before this whole ordeal I’d never known pain on this scale. It was something I’d have happily been blissfully unaware of.
“Let me go back to Asilo. I’ll talk with Morgan. I’ll see where the investigation is at. Maybe it’s already finished and you are all clear of the charges?”
“Wouldn’t that be nice?” I wasn’t going to hold my breath on that.
“And then we’ll come and get you. We’ll bring the ATV so that we can transport you safely. Alphas aren’t always permitted on Asilo territory, so I can’t just bring you there without notice.”
It made sense that alphas were kept away, generally speaking. But where did that leave me? I would never ask him to leave his job, it was too important. We’d have to cross that bridge when we came to it.
“Well, it’s a little late now, I’ve been here for several days. Plus, you’ve told me of the other Asilo Pride alphas that live on the territory.” I loved hearing about his packmates. They sounded like an interesting crew.
He shot me a look. “Gideon, Cooper, Dean, and Shaw are different because they are mated to the omegas in charge.”
“I’m mated to you,” I said. It shouldn’t have bothered me that we couldn’t share our news with everyone, but it did. I hated hiding in this cave, I hated not being able to properly provide for my mate.
