maisie
I’m notsure if I’ll ever get used to waking up next to massive Alphas. I didn’t think Callum would be much of a cuddler, but the giant Alpha is wrapped around me like a snake, holding me tight.
Last night was amazing. It’s exactly what I wanted to see from him and I’m not so scared of moving forward with bonding him and Lain now. My date with Lain is today, and everyone knows what’s going to happen.
“Just a few more minutes,” Callum says against my hair.
“Okay,” I say in a near whisper.
His few minutes are up and he grabs my glasses and puts them on my face for me, leaning down and giving me a kiss and he’s no longer tentative with it either. He kisses me like we’ve been doing it forever, and it feels nice to have the same sense of comfort I do with Lain and Greer.
“You’re bonding with Lain today,” he says, and I give him a nod, wondering how he feels about it. Is he jealous or feeling left out?
“Don’t tell him I told you this, but I saw him crying watching the movieThe Princess and the Packlast year. Bonding means a lot to him.”
“It means a lot to me, too.” I run my arms down the massive muscles of his arms. Even stationary, you can feel and see some of the veins there.
“I know I still have a lot of work to do, but when you’re ready, I’m ready to solidify all of us as a pack, too. I’m willing to wait however long it takes, the ball is in your court.”
“Are we nuts for moving this fast?” I ask him, and he shakes his head.
“I’ve never been this sure of a bond.”
“Not ever?”
“Never,” he says easily. “With you know who.” He doesn’t say her name because of how I acted in heat and I can’t say I want to hear about her out of heat either. “It just seemed like the logical next step. None of us ever struggled with holding back with her. But with you? It took everything in me to hold back during your heat. All of this to say when you’re ready, so am I, and that I’m happy you’ve bonded Greer.” His fingers trail around my bond mark and he lets out a long exhale.
“I won’t torture you for long,” I tell him, snuggling even closer to him.
“Even if I deserve it?”
“Callum?”
“Yeah?” he mumbles against my hair.
“Shut up.”
I can feel him smile against my hair and he gives me a quick, “Alright.” He untangles himself from me and I get in the shower first. We’re truly going to need to make some bathroom modifications in here. If there’s one thing I miss about my shower in Chicago is the rainfall feature and all the jets in the side. The handheld showerheads had their own positives, but Iwanted to pretend I was in a rainforest while I cleaned up for the day. I’m definitely using some of my Dermdes hush money for some remodeling.
I’m quick washing my hair and face, getting as much done before Callum comes in and hogs up most of the water. Callum steps in next to me and hisses.
“Fucking hell, Maisie, are you trying to send us to the depths of hell? Christ,” he complains at the water temperature.
“It’s not even that hot,” I retort, and he blinks at me like I’m delusional.
“Yeah, if you compare it to showering in a volcano. Shite.”
“Fine, you big Alpha baby, I’ll turn it down.”
He looks down at me, properly offended, and grabs the shower head, touching the temperature with his hand before placing it between my legs. I gasp at the sensation and he grins down at me.
“What was that, baby?” he questions, a hand at my waist holding me steady while he tortures me with the shower spray.
When I don’t respond, he pulls it away, wetting the rest of my body.
“What happened to I’ll do whatever it takes, Maisie? I’m going to prove I’m a good Alpha?” I joke and he grins down at me, his large body taking up most of the shower.
“I was just cleaning you off,” he says, acting all innocent.
