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Callum laughed. “I’m not rejecting you. I’m not saying no. I just think we should get to know each other a little. Take it slow.”
“But–”
“You’re a virgin, Vivian. It needs to be slow. Keep telling me who you are. I’ll tell you about my life in Maine. We’ll explore.” That thumb stroked higher along her cheek, along her jaw. “I’m going to show you pleasure, but I also want to be sure you want this.”
“That sounds frustrating.”
“Maybe. But our future depends on what kind of foundation we make here and now. What if I imprint on you tonight, and down the line you can’t stand the way I fold socks?”
She giggled. “Wait! How do you fold socks?”
He cringed a little, making her laugh more. “I don’t. I leave them in the laundry basket.”
Groaning, she shook her head. “Well, that’s one thing I can do for you, then.”
The smile disappeared. “I don’t want you folding my socks.”
“Callum.” She sighed.
They really were from two different worlds. It was expected of her to launder and fold her father and her brother’s washing. Callum didn’t want her doing chores on his behalf. Her father wasn’t going to like him. “If we’re going to take this slow, can we keep it secret too?”
“Secret?” He raised a brow.
“I don’t want the pack to know yet.”
“Elliot already knows.”
“So does Rafe,” Vivian confirmed. “But the rest of the pack doesn’t need to know.”
“You don’t want your father to know.”
“Or Thatcher.”
Callum tensed. “We’ll keep it quiet. For now.”
“Will you meet me here? In the evenings?”
“That sounds great. We’ll get to know one another. Have late-night date-nights.”
“I’d really like that.” Her smile was more genuine than she’d ever remembered.
Something changed in his gaze, but Vivian didn’t understand just what the heated look meant until he placed his other hand on her thigh, just above her knee, and leaned close to whisper in her ear. “I don’t want you to think for even a second that I don’t want you. I’ve never been so hard in my life, never been more attracted to anyone, but I have to go now, or I’m not going to be able to resist you any longer.”
His lips closed over her earlobe, the tip of his tongue touching the rim before he released her. His nose skimmed along her neck. Willing, she tilted her head to the side, eager for more of the amazing feelings he was rousing in her.
“This was one hell of a welcome, and in return for offering so much more than just this sexy, sweet body of yours, I promise I’m going to teach you all the best ways for us to find pleasure in our mating.”
Her eyes closed as he pressed a kiss to her shoulder. A small moan escaped her.
But then he was gone, across the room, opening the hatch. He glanced back. “Tomorrow? Same time?”
All she could manage was a nod before watching him disappear.
Her entire life she’d been longing for and dreading her mating. It had been the promise of something great, of an escape. It had been a threat that her existence would continue to be miserable, meaningless, and void of pleasure.
She no longer had to fear it.
She’d known about the basics of lovemaking. She knew the base positions and instructions as her mother had described to her. It seemed too mechanic to her.
