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I whimpered when his mouth drifted to my chest. He was making me hot, tenderizing me like he was getting me ready for the grill. All I wanted was to drag him to my bedroom and use him like my favorite new toy. It was unfair to keep him so far away when he was so close…
He cupped my face. “Ginny, what do you think?”
I nodded numbly. “Yes, yes, to all those things.Yes, please.”
“Tilt your head—good girl—that’s it. Show me where you want it—”
Sharp canines tickled my neck. He traced my artery with the tip of one and lapped my flesh with his tongue. Heat mounted as I arched back, letting his arms cradle me, feeling like a maiden in the moonlight in a fantasy comic caught by a werewolf. My teeth started shifting, the canines from my wolf form appearing at the thought of biting him too.
But we couldn’t do anything too obvious. If rumors started up again, that could ruin our plan. I gently guided him to my shoulder and yanked aside the fabric. “Here.”
His growl resonated in his mouth. He wanted my throat—but we couldn’t risk it just yet.
I urged him forward. “Here, Slater. Please, it’s just temporary until we can get our petition approved.”
Some hesitance lingered in his grip. I knew how wolves could get, and I knew Slater personally. He would get what he wanted. That was his way. And I wanted him to have me too.
We just had to be careful about it.
And…
“Slater, I have to tell you—”
He bit my right shoulder before I could finish. Electric heat swirled through my body as he sucked on the wound a few times, drawing enough of me into him each time without causing too much harm. What should have been a painful bite became utter ecstasy, throwing all caution to the wind, turning me into silly putty in his arms.
A moment later he licked up the wound, waited for it to heal, and then stood me up. I hadn’t even realized he had tipped me back to take me. Dizzy and tired but feeling as satisfied as if I’d had an orgasm, I grabbed his shirt and shoved my face into his chest.
“Now you’re tired,” he teased. “Let’s get you inside.”
What a jerk. He wasn’t going to let me walk or anything. He lifted me up, cradled me in his arms, and carried me into the living room. After he turned on the television, he checked the locks on all the doors and then examined the windows. I was half-aware of everything, but so focused on him that I knew what he was doing without him having to say.
Only true mates did things like that.
But how could we be true mates when I was actively lying to him? Guilt crowded my gut and invited him to the couch where he sank into the cushions to gather me back into his arms.
“None of that, Ginny darling,” he warned. “You don’t have to feel guilty for belonging to me.”
That wasn’t it. I needed to tell him. I needed to correct him and make amends for deceiving him.Deceiver. Yes, that was my title now, wasn’t it? I was wearing the scarlet letter so well that everyone would be able to tell I had bagged Slater without so much as a truth admitted.
His kids were right down the hall. And he had no idea they were his kids.
I’m a fool.
But maybe things wouldn’t be so bad once he got to knowing the truth. He wanted to be their father now. I knew because he’d bitten me—and that was enough to quell the guilt for the time being. Slater wanted me, and he wanted to be around the twins. He was good with them. He liked them. And they liked him. What more could we want for our family?
I’m a liar.
Squeezing my eyes shut barely blocked out my thoughts. They beat against the inside of my skull, pushing me to crawl into Slater’s lap where I hoped to hide for the rest of my life. Maybe if I stayed in the house with Slater, I wouldn’t have to face the world outside. I wouldn’t have to face our alphas or his parents. I wouldn’t have to face the neighborhood.
Poor Mrs. Pots across the street might miss us. Aside from her, none of the other neighbors wanted anything to do with us. And maybe it needed to stay that way. Hiding in plain sight had been a useful skill before now. Who said I couldn’t do it again?
But I knew better than to hope for the past to stay buried. Things buried in loose soil always washed up with heavy rain. A thunderstorm approached—and with it would come the waves of truth just waiting to drown me.
Chapter 11 - Slater
I had to slow my roll.
Only mates were supposed to bite each other. Only people destined for a lifelong pairing were permitted to do such a thing. I had defied my alphas and my pack by claiming Virginia for myself—physically and spiritually.
