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Gesturing to the women who, thankfully, are leaving the communal area, I watch Maya with concern. She doesn’t look up but curls tighter against me, her hand now gripping the front of my shirt instead of merely resting there.
“Rationally, I know you’re entitled to a past, and I shouldn’t judge. The fated mate bond trumps all else, so if that’s what you feel, nothing else will compare.”
“But…” I prompt, still rubbing comforting circles on her back, although now my hand drifts lower on each sweep, caressing the dip in her back just above her firm ass.
“But I’m furious about every single woman who’s had what you’re saying is mine, and that I’m going to have to look at them every damn day. I’m worried that won’t go away.” She hesitates for a second before lifting her big doe eyes to mine and whispering. “I’m envious. They know you better than I do, in every way possible.”
Maya’s jealousy shouldn’t make me happy, but it does. Without saying a word, I press my lips softly to hers. Swiping my tongue gently along the seam of her lips, and I wait to see if she welcomes deepening the kiss, if she’ll let me show her exactly who I belong to. She moans softly as she lets me in, and her tongue meets mine in a gentle caress.
“They’ll never know me like this. This is special. This is forever.”
I’m in heaven. We kiss and hold each other, tucked away in our quiet little corner, with all the time in the world.
“I’m all yours, Maya. You’re my mate, my one and only. Nothing else could ever compare. I regret not having more consideration for how you might feel. I genuinely thought I’d never be lucky enough to find you.”
I tuck a silky strand behind her ear so I can see her beautiful face better. She uses her grip on my shirt to pull me back in for another kiss, this one much more heated than before. My fingers tangle in her hair and hold her place, while I grip her hip tightly, trying to keep her as close to me as I can.
We’re both panting by the time we break apart and desire swirls in her lust-drunk eyes. Fuck me. How am I going to take things slowly? Once again, I’m staggered at how Cooper did this for months.
Maya gets to her feet and extends a hand to me with a shy smile.
“Come on. I don’t know about you, but I’m shattered. It’s bedtime.”
I promised to take things slow, but my body apparently didn’t get the message. My cock is pressing painfully against the fly of my jeans, and I can’t stop the train of sexy thoughts running through my hand as I let her pull me to my feet. All I want to do is throw her over my shoulder and drag her into my bed, but I need to let her set the pace.
As she turns to lead the way, my gaze travels over her lithe body. Her dress sways as she walks, giving me brief glimpses of her toned thighs and the outline of her ass. It has me hypnotised. I’ve seen her incredible body already and I want to have my hands on her again, exploring every single inch.
Approaching the top of the stairs, I see her eyes drift to my door and her smile dims slightly. Deb and Lisa’s words play heavily on my mind. I can’t bring my mate into the bed I’ve shared with another she-wolf as recently as a few days ago. I tug on Maya’s hand and turn us towards her apartment. She arches a brow as I remain silent, letting her pull out her key and open the door before I speak.
“Tomorrow, I’m going to get the keys to Cooper’s cabin and move in there. It’s empty now that he’s living in the packhouse, and we’ll have some privacy there to hang out and spend time together away from the packhouse.”
Maya glances back toward my door, and she nods.
“Thank you.”
She sounds genuinely touched, and I’m delighted that I thought of it. Anything to ease her concerns and make her feel more comfortable here.
“Can I ask you for a favour tonight, though? To make my wolf feel better about not sleeping beside you.”
Maya smiles indulgently at me when I hit her with my best puppy dog eyes and giggles when I walk her backward through the door and kick it closed behind me. She gasps when I grab her suddenly, hooking one leg behind her knee and wrapping it around my hip as I press her into the wall.
“Maybe,” she teases breathlessly. “What’s the favour?”
She smells so good. I take in a deep lungful of her scent before brushing my lips across hers in the barest of touches. Feathering tiny kisses from her chin along her jaw, I cover her body with mine and rock my hips, letting her feel exactly how hard it’s going to be for me to leave her. She moans, low and needy, and I can’t help but smile against her skin as I trail kisses from behind her ear all the way down her elegant neck and along her delicate collarbone.
“Let me taste you. Let me make you come apart so I can dream about your face as you cum while I’m alone and miserable.”
CHAPTER 18
NATHAN
Maya’s soft groan has my cock twitching in response. When she doesn’t answer immediately, I decide it’s better to seek forgiveness than ask permission again. Dropping to my knees, I move the leg that was around my hip and drape it over my shoulder. Her dress rides up and I can see her lace panties, the only thing separating me from my prize.
The scent of her arousal is incredible, and it makes my head spin. An extended claw takes care of her tiny white underwear and I bring them to my nose, loving her stunned expression as I breathe her in. Shoving them into my back pocket, I gaze at her perfectly plump pink folds. All fucking mine.
“So fucking pretty.”
I rest my forehead against her thigh, eyes closed, as I take a second to compose myself and make sure my teeth don’t come down. I’ve never heard of anyone marking their mate by biting their pussy or upper thigh, but suddenly, my gum itches to do it. My wolf thinks it’s a great idea.
