Page 55 of Wolf Blood

If the Guild was finally making their move, I couldn't leave Harper behind. The Tower was technically safe, but as far as I was concerned, she was at risk any time she was more than five minutes away from me.

"I'm bringing Harper,"I finally told Maverick, already buttoning my pants.

My cock still strained against them. Probably would until breeding season finally ended.

"Do you really think that's wise?"Mav's voice was measured.

He didn't want to sayno, because he knew I didn't follow his orders, but thenowas implied.

"No. Doing it anyway."

He sighed."Don't tell Bloom. I’m sneaking out while she’s working in bed."

She was going to find out, and she was going to be pissed, but that was his problem.

I knocked loudly on Harper's door before unlocking it with the code. She hadn't changed her own, apparently.

As soon as it opened, her scent hit me in the face, and I had to put a hand on the wall to steady myself.

Apples, and salty pleasure.

She'd touched herself.

She had never done that in the entire time she'd been in the tower. I would've smelled it.

I took a handful of breaths to calm down, but the scent of her in the air made it nearly impossible. My cock throbbed violently.

Her shower was running, but the scent of her pleasure was on the bed. I gave myself a moment to walk over and inhale directly from the blankets—and found a pair of her shorts beneath them.

They were still damp.

Had she made herself climax? She’d been worried she couldn’t.

I lifted them to my nose. It took so much effort not to let myself lick her pleasure off them that I didn't notice the shower turn off or hear the rustle of a towel.

"Are you seriouslylicking my underwear, Rhone?"

My head jerked in the direction of her sarcastic drawl.

My sexy little vampire was standing in the bathroom doorway, a towel wrapped around her loosely.Her cheeks were almost as pink as her hair, which had faded slightly since that morning, and she lifted a single dark blonde eyebrow.

"What if I am?" I finally asked.

"I'd tell you to wait until the next time I bite you and get it from the source."

I nearly dropped the shorts then and there. "That's not a good idea."After I had her on my mouth, I’d crave her even more.

"What are you doing in here?"

I cleared my throat. "Someone took down the system at the investment company. Mav wants to go check it out. I'm not leaving you here alone."

Harper blinked. "You want me to leave the tower?"

I nodded. "No one will recognize you."

Between her hair and the weight she'd lost, she looked completely different.Even if they did recognize her, the media was already talking about werewolves protecting vampires.

"Okay, fine. Give me a second to get dressed. And throw me those."