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“Calvin, then?”
“No. Patrick, the one who came here to help.”
“Really?” Sterling asked with a smile.
I frowned.
“None of this is her fault, Sterling, and I won’t have you blaming her!”
Sterling smiled, cold and cruel, and it didn’t make me feel any better. Instead, it made me realize that if things went wrongs, they were going to blame Eliza for all of it, even though she had nothing to do with it and it wasn’t her fault.
That just made me more bound and determined to make sure everything worked out in our favor. It certainly didn’t make me feel like I wanted to distance myself from her. I don’t think anything would make me feel that way about Eliza. I just needed her, all of her, no matter what. I knew who she was, and she was perfect for me. Eliza was special and she was going to help us somehow, even if I didn’t know how.
17
ELIZA
Back at the bunkhouse, I was confused. So much was different now and I wasn’t sure how I was supposed to take it. I was mated and bonded for life to Patrick. I wouldn’t change anything, but I know it could have been different. I could have been happy with Eddie or Calvin. They were good men and I would have liked being a Night Rider, to belong to their world officially. They treated me well, better than my own people, even though I came from an enemy pack. They could have just easily turned me away and left me to fend for myself. They didn’t, though, and I would always be grateful for that.
So, the problem was now, how was I supposed to choose? I couldn’t be Bransom Country and a Night Rider; I had to make a choice. The Bransom Country pack didn’t really feel like my people anymore. They were nothing to me; my only tie to them my name and my relationship with Patrick.
I laid in bed for hours, until the sky outside started to get light. When I woke later that morning, I saw wolf tracks outside the bunkhouse. I couldn’t tell who they belonged to. Dark Riders or the enemy.
I went to find Calvin and brought him back to the bunkhouse with me. I showed him the tracks and he looked a bit guilty. It didn’t take much to realize that those prints belonged to him.
“Why didn’t you just come in? The place is open,” I reminded him with a smile. “What were you doing out there in the middle of the night?”
He shrugged. “I wanted to see you, but it seemed like I was supposed to keep my distance. I don’t know what to do. You are mated to another man now and I’m confused. You have been staying in our bed for a while now, and now you’re here all alone. I don’t like you alone, not when you have several choices to keep you safe and warm.” He took a deep breath, and his face fell even more. “You smell like Eddie.”
I had been with the two other men in less than half a day and I bet Calvin was feeling left out.
I grabbed his hand and told him that we were going down to the small bend in the river where I took my quick washes in the morning. I hoped I could get his mind off of the fact that he was being left out. He wasn’t, I just hadn’t had the strength last night. Eddie had handled me different than he ever had before, and I hadn’t been able to recoup as quickly as I usually did. I’d had both of them before on the same day, at the same time, but last night Eddie was working my body some kind of way and it wasn’t hard to see why I had run back to the bunkhouse and called it a night. I should have gone to see Calvin, but I was tired. But I could reassure him now.
When we got down to the water, I didn’t say anything as I took off my shirt and watched him taking it all in. There was something about the way Calvin looked at me that really got to me. He was watching every little thing I did. His hands and fingers twitched by his side and his jaw clenched hard. I liked the way he looked at me with open desire and need. I was already so turned on by the desire in his eyes. It didn’t take long at all for me to be wet and needy.
“Are you going to join me or not?” I asked as I walked into the water and let it cover me.
His clothes came off as slowly as mine did, and I really liked the way he was keeping eye contact with me. I couldn’t keep my eyes off him. He was already so hard, his manhood standing proud and taking all of my attention. I hoped I looked as hungry as he had when he was looking at me. His body was hard and muscled, and his skin was tanned and smooth. My eyes followed his ridges, dying to touch all of them. He got into the water, and I was sad when part of him disappeared into the water. The water was clear, but it wasn’t the same as seeing it all right in front of me.
Then, it didn’t matter because I was in his arms, feeling the way he needed me firsthand. He was crashing deep inside me before I knew it, taking me to another level of pleasure. He had me begging for his come, telling him that I couldn’t go on, and then being proven wrong.
My knees were shaky in the water, and Calvin had to help me get back to the riverbank. I was feeling better and could tell that Calvin was more relaxed. I wanted him to be okay, to see that it didn’t have to be bad, all the changes.
* * *
When I went backto the bunkhouse, Flora was waiting for me. There was trouble on the redhead’s face.
“What can I do for you?”
“Do you know who I am?”
“It would be easier if you just told me. I don’t do well with guessing.”
She rolled her eyes. “I was Eddie’s intended.”
“Oh, the one that rejected him? You are with Leroy now, aren’t you?” I didn’t have time for wasn’t in the mood for whatever this was. “What is it that you want?”
“I am here to tell you to stay away from Eddie,” Flora said.
