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Eleven
Evie
Istretched, opening my eyes. My body felt languid and used in the best kind of way. Pouting, I ran my hand over the cold spot where Nathaniel had slept. I knew he had a pack to run, but it would’ve been nice to—
I blinked. “One p.m.?”
I’d slept for approximately eighteen hours.
Okay, maybe I could forgive him for not being here when I woke up.
As if the thought had summoned him, Nathaniel opened the door. Our bond lit up, and I could feel his pleasure at the sight of me in his bed. I grinned at him.
“This is going to take some getting used to.”
“Just don’t leave.”
And now I could feel his worry that all of it—the pack, the bond, andhim—would be too much.
My chest clenched. “I won’t. I promise.”
I was the one who had a fear of abandonment, and I’d passed it on to my mate. Perfect.
“No,” Nathaniel said, sitting next to me. “It was nothing you did.”
“Are you reading my mind?”
A faint smile curved his lips, and I couldn’t help myself. I leaned forward and kissed him.
Annnd, I definitely had morning breath. I leaned back, but his hand was in my hair, holding me still while he explored my mouth.
“Um, I should brush my teeth,” I said when he slowly pulled away, his eyes dark.
“Evie, I could barely keep my hands off you when you were covered in blood and gore.”
I grinned.
“To answer your question, no, I’m not reading your mind. It should settle in a few weeks.”
There was something he wasn’t telling me. I could feel it. I opened my mouth, but his expression had shut down, and I could no longer feel him in that little compartment in my mind.
It was clear he wanted privacy. Time for a change of subject.
“What day is it?” I asked. “I lost track.”
“Wednesday.”
“Shit. I’m meeting my uncle at my office.”
I swung my legs over the side of the bed, grinning at Nathaniel when I felt his sudden interest.
“Later,” I promised him. My body howled at me. Nathaniel had warned me of the way we’d crave each other even more during the first few weeks of our mating. And all I wanted to do was roll him beneath me and…
He let out a groan and got to his feet. “Don’t look at me like that unless you want me to tie you to that bed and fuck you until you can’t walk.”
My body heated. “You’ve threatened the bed-tying thing a few times now. When are you going to make it happen?”
“Just as soon as you give me the green light.”
