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Reika stretched out in the soft bed, delighting in the rustle of clean sheets against her skin. She could feel the warmth of Owen’s body close to hers, and, as she rolled toward him, he reached out for her and wrapped a strong arm around her to pull her even closer.
She couldn’t remember exactly when … or how … they had made it to the bed, but Reika was glad. Owen’s bed was huge, soft, and very warm, especially with his incredibly hot body snuggled against hers.
She sighed with pleasure, happiness running through her like liquid sunshine in her veins. She hadn’t let herself go like that in such a long time, maybe even ever.
Owen’s steady breathing lulled her back into a doze. She enjoyed the delicious ache in her muscles and joints and even the slight throbbing between her legs. All these sensations brought back memories of last night, bright flashes of hot, intense moments.
Reika drifted, letting her mind run through the memories. Her body was coming alive again, and Owen’s strong, hard body against hers was only making it stronger. She smiled softly, knowing that any moment now, she would roll over and run her hands over his skin to wake him, so she could make her thoughts real.
She expected to feel some doubt about what she had done the night before, to make an attempt to justify it by saying she’d had too much wine. It was very out of character for her to rip her clothes off and jump into bed with a man she’d just met.
But all she felt was contentment. Her joy was mingled with a delicious, intense anticipation because she knew there was more to come. He liked her just as much as she liked him, and there would be many more nights like this to come.
What am I even doing?
It didn’t seem to matter. The only thing that did matter was discovering Owen, getting to know him, and quenching her desire for him whenever she felt the need.
Reika was beginning to feel the need pretty badly and rolled under Owen’s arm, so the front of her body was pressed against him. He muttered in his sleep, and she looked at his face, pushing back a strand of reddish-brown hair. His eyelashes fell on his cheeks, dark shadows hiding the amber pools beneath. In sleep, his gorgeous lips were relaxed in a pout.
She knew, the second he woke, those lips would curve into his cheeky, cute grin, and his eyes would light with hidden mischief. Reika stroked his jawline, almost ready to wake him.
Then, she became aware of the unmistakable sound of the door being forced. Reika heard the doorknob jiggling, then a sharp crack as something very heavy was smashed on the door to break the lock.
There was a shattering crash as the door slammed open, and Owen’s body tensed next to her as he came fully awake. Reika acted purely on instinct and leaped out of bed, shifting into her wolf form, something she hadn’t done in a long time since living in the city. She noticed a strange flash of color on the other side of the bed but didn’t pay too much attention as she whipped toward the bedroom door to focus on the intruders.
There was a low, rumbling growl from the other side of the room. In amazement, Reika looked across the bed to see a huge, black wolf with a reddish tinge to his coat staring straight at her. The glowing, pale copper eyes could not be mistaken.
It’s Owen!
The shapes of the intruders solidified into distinct forms, two large, burly men. Reika looked at them and then back at Owen, still trying to grasp the situation. She was too shocked to attack the intruders, and so far, they weren’t doing anything threatening … just standing there, chuckling.
Chuckling?
It was turning into full-blown laughter. One of them pointed at Owen. “Wait till the pack hears about this!”
Owen ignored them, watching Reika with wide, anxious eyes as he shifted back to his human form. She shook her head, knowing that he couldn’t possibly have a good excuse for this.
“It’s okay, Reika,” he said. “They’re my brothers; they don’t mean any harm.”
She peeled her teeth back and growled, the only response she could make. The guys … Owen’s brothers … laughed even harder. While Reika tried to get her emotions under control, she turned to the guy with his muscular arms folded across his wide chest.
“What the fuck do you want?” he snapped.
Reika shifted back, too, and sat on the bed with a sheet wrapped around her as she watched the scene unfold.
“You missed an early morning training session,” one of the guys said, trying to settle his laughter. “We were told to come and get you.”
“Did you have to break the fucking door?” Owen asked, exasperated.
His brother shrugged. “Whatever. I got impatient when you didn’t answer.”
Owen glared, unfolding his arms and clenching his fists. He looked like he was going to snap at them again when his brothers looked at each other and grinned, shaking their heads.
“What’s so fucking funny!” Owen growled.
His brothers had to recover for a moment before they explained. “You were already in trouble,” one of them gasped. “You know, like usual. But this is just too fucking good.”
“What is? What’s too good about this?”
