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CHAPTER 9
Grayden
Helia falls asleep in a matter of minutes. She fits perfectly into my arms, her back pressed against my chest. At the risk of being a creep, I bury my nose into her blonde hair and inhale her sweet flowery scent, determined to commit it to memory.
I can’t believe I’ve slept with a human. I can’t even claim that I’ve fucked her because what we did was the opposite of that. While I’ve done more than my fair share of fucking, I’ve never made love to anyone. Until now.
You’re fucked, my wolf comments, clearly having no problems to state the obvious.
What will I do? I ask him, but the reply doesn’t come. Neither one of us has an answer to our predicament.
For a while during dinner, I’d actually forgotten that I was surrounded by humans. As annoying as Jessica and Melissa seemed at first, I had fun hearing the three of them joke with each other. While Matthew kept that asshole Liam occupied, Lorraine was happy to throw me a bone to tease Helia about our supposed beginnings.
It was a fun night, but the morning is coming. Everything is better in the dark. The light always shows the imperfections, forcing us to face the reality.
What the fuck will I do?
What we shared on the sofa was something new for me. I want to experience it again. I want to feel her. To touch her. To kiss her. Fuck, I want everything with her.
Start by telling the truth and see where that goes, my wolf suggests at last.
I shake my head in dismay. This is too important to just go with the flow.
You just met her, he points out. You can’t have caught feelings yet.
I know, but I want to spend more time with her. I want to get to know her. I want to know every little thing about her. Is that crazy?
Yes, he replies, without missing a beat. You’re fucking mental, but guess what? If you think that what you’re doing is bad, remember that your brothers have probably done something that’s even worse.
Garren is getting into some weird shit by insisting that a commoner is his fated mate, I muse, imagining how the people will accept their prince marrying a commoner. Granted, she’s an alpha and comes from a respected military family, but that doesn’t make things much easier for my brother.
It’s a good thing you weren’t born first, my wolf agrees. We can fly under the radar as long as we don’t call too much attention to ourselves.
You’re right. I guess we could give it a try, I agree. We’ll start with parts of the truth and then go from there.
Helia stirs in my arms. Her deep and even breathing changes. It’s too early for her to wake up just yet, but I suppose she’s used to getting only a couple of hours of sleep at a time.
I kiss the back of her neck. Her back tenses ever so slightly, confirming that she’s awake. The second kiss I plant just beneath her ear. Her eyes are still closed, but her lips are twitching. I skip the third kiss altogether and catch her earlobe between my lips, nibbling and sucking on it. Helia lifts her shoulders up and giggles, but I hold her tight.
She squirms against me, her bare ass rubbing against my erection. If she keeps moving like this, we’re going to spend the day doing everything else except talking.
I let go of her earlobe and whisper, “Good morning, baby.”
Helia turns in my arms to look at me. Her beautiful green eyes are heavy with sleep, but they shine with unspeakable joy in them. She doesn’t say anything, but instead lifts her hand and gently touches my cheek, running her fingers through my stubble. I kiss her fingertips as she trails them across my lips.
“Good morning,” she says at last. Her morning voice must be the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard. I smile against her fingertips, and she moves them to my hair, brushing my messy strands backward.
“It’s still early,” I tell her. “You should try to get another hour or two.”
She trails her fingers downward, tentatively touching the bags under my eyes that my wolf didn’t consider important enough to smooth away just yet. “You look like you didn’t get any sleep at all.”
“I know I shouldn’t, but I’ll take this as a compliment,” I tease, then lower my head and kiss her cute little nose.
“Were you watching me sleep all night?” she asks, sounding genuinely curious.
“Like a creep that I am,” I confirm, planting a kiss on her cheek just under the eye.
She slightly raises her brow, and I know that whatever follows is a test. “Do I snore?”
