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I watch his head move slowly, nuzzling my skin as he tends to the healing wound. Because it was from a silver blade, it’s going to take longer to heal, but it will eventually. I won’t even have a scar—at least, I won’t until the night of the Luna Ceremony when I finally let Ryker mark me.
It’s such a sweet gesture, I almost forgive him when he glances up at me and says, “Besides, it doesn’t matter if he gives a shit or not. You have territory of your own where he can’t threaten you.”
And… here we go again.
Every time we mentioned possibly bonding to one another, I always made it clear that I might do it one day, but not if he expects me to drop everything and move back to Accalia.
I don’t want to think of ours as a long-distance mating or anything, but more like an expansion of our territories. I could visit him in Accalia, he could come see me in Muncie, but I’d still live here, still work here.
I knew he wasn’t happy, but that was my condition. One of them, at least, but the one I was going to stick to the most.
“You know I haven’t changed my mind, right? Not about becoming your bonded mate, and not about staying in Muncie. I love you, Ryker, but I love my life here, too.”
He lifts his chin, nipping his canines against the underside of my boob. “I know.”
I jerk a little at the tiny jolt of pain before it hits me what it was that he said. “You know?”
“I want you as my mate. Together forever, Gemma. No matter what.”
I want to believe that so badly.
“Even if I want to stay here? I’m not saying for forever, but for now?”
Another nip. But, as much as I love what he’s doing to me, this conversation is important. I smack the top of his head gently, drawing his attention back to me instead of my boob.
He shrugs, running his hand lazily across my belly. “Sure. But only if I can stay with you.”
That’s the last thing I thought he was going to say.
“What? Ryker… you belong in Accalia.”
“Correction.” A swipe of his tongue beneath my boob. I let that one pass because it feels so fucking good. “I belong wherever you are.”
“Of course, but—”
“No buts. I already bought this place.”
And... another shocker. “What?When?”
“When you told me that you’re the Alpha wolf of Muncie. This isn’t my home, sweetheart. It’s ours. Why do you think I’ve spent so long trying to get you to like it? To stay?”
I blink. I… I don’t know what to say.
That’s okay. Ryker isn’t done yet.
“Downstairs can be the den. You can invite anyone inside.” He pauses, his molten gaze cooling slightly as he adds, “Within reason.”
Translation:not Filan.
“But up here?” he adds, slowly pulling my legs apart so that he can climb between them, his lips already lowering to my pussy. “This is just for us. Okay?”
“I—”
He uses his nose the nuzzle my clit before taking it in his mouth, sucking it gently.
“Okay.”
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