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“Are you okay?” my mate questions softly. I don’t miss the fact she’s having second thoughts about this plan to coax out her wolf and her wide blue eyes are shining with vulnerability.
“Of course,” I tell her and lean forward, giving her a peck on the right cheek, a twin kiss to match the one Caleb gave her earlier. Grinning down at her I add, “Now I know both you and Caleb take cheap shots.”
That makes her genuinely smile and seeing her beautiful face light up fills my chest with warmth. The moment’s interrupted, though … by her other mate.
“Good job, baby girl.” Caleb gives her another small kiss on her cheek before raising his arms and getting into a boxing stance. “Now come get me, baby.”
He looks ridiculous.
Lizzie just stands there shyly looking between the two of us. “You sure it’s okay, Dom?” she says.
I chuckle at her concern and wipe my nose. The pain’s already gone and I can feel it’s mostly healed. “Yeah, little one. You did good. Now give me a kiss and don’t ask again.” She walks easily to me and brushes those soft, sweet lips of hers against mine. A rumble of satisfaction settles in my chest. I take a step back. “I wasn’t expecting that one. You did well to take advantage of the situation and catch me off guard.”
“Now we’re ready, baby. Come on. It’s not going to be easy.” Caleb motions her forward and she practically lunges at him, aiming for his nose again. Caleb’s quick to wrap his arms around her shoulders in a bear hug and tries to pull her into his chest to capture her, she quickly spins around so her back is to him. Shifting her hips, she drives an elbow into his side putting all her weight behind it. She moves fast. Faster than a human.
Caleb grunts and drops to the floor while I let out a bark of a laugh. I feel myself smile. Her eyes catch mine as I laugh and she stands confidently over Caleb’s balled-up form.
Fuck, why does that turn me on like it does?
“You have such a beautiful smile,” she tells me. Her kind words stoke the fire in me. I want nothing more than to pull her onto the ground and devour her body.
“Not now, jackass.”Caleb’s words resonate inside my head and snap me out of it. I walk forward to reward my little mate with a kiss.
“You’re a natural,” I say. She leans into my touch and then looks to Caleb for a kiss from him. The small act makes me chuckle.
“Okay, how do I hit the groin? You didn’t show me.”
Oh, fuck that.
“Vince, get up here,” I yell out to the now pale fucker who only stops laughing once I call his name.
“Nah, I’m good, man.” I look at Caleb and open my mouth, but he beats me to the punch.
“I got the last hit. You can take this one.” He walks to our little mate and kisses her cheek. “Hit him hard, baby. If you can get a knee to his groin, you’ll get him on the ground for sure.”
Lizzie’s hesitant to ask something but before I can tell her to say whatever’s on her mind she asks, “Are you two letting me get these hits in?”
I shake my head adamantly, as does Caleb. “Notat all. I wasn’t ready for that. You’re much faster than I expected.” His fingers brush the hair back away from her face while he leans forward and whispers to her, “You’re as fast as a wolf. I didn’t expect that.” A blush creeps up her chest and into her cheeks.
“My turn,” Veronica calls out from below. “You three obviously need a break before you start giving the two of us a different kind of show. Come, pup, I want to see what kind of damage you can do.”
I take Lizzie’s small hand in mine. “It will be good for you to watch.” My eyes find Vince’s. “And I’ll enjoy watching Vince’s mate beat the shit out of him.” Caleb laughs on the other side of Lizzie before he pulls her hand to his mouth for another kiss.
She loves it when we kiss her. It keeps her smiling, keeps her happy. I imagine it keeps her thoughts from going elsewhere.
“Can we do it again after them?” Lizzie asks as we climb down.
“Of course. Especially now that we know you have some natural ability. Let’s just take a moment, all right?”
“I’m happy she took that as well as she did.”I speak to Caleb in my head.
“Yeah, that’s our mate, though. She’s such a wild spitfire.”
“Sometimes, but other times she’s so shy.”
“Well, she did just meet us, Dom. She’s gotta have some time to open up.”He has a good point.“And I think she’s doing wonderfully.”I nod at his silent words.
He drops her hand to wrap his arm around her waist, pulling her into him and slightly away from me. Her hand squeezes mine and it gives me enough satisfaction to not be jealous of his possessive move.
