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I drag her leggings back up her hips, giving her ass a slap for good measure once it’s covered again. “Looks like it’s time to break the damn window latch again.”
36
“Do you really need the moon to tell you whether this feels right?” Madd asks, crowding me in against the wall of the corridor across from the IT hub. The hard planes his body meet my own soft curves, the two of us melding together seamlessly as I stare up at him.
“No,” I admit, enjoying his proximity a little too much. His arms are braced against the wall on either side of my body, Madd caging me in to create our own little bubble out here in the hall. He’s got stuff to do back in Goldenleaf with his own pack, but when I told him I was planning to help Lo in IT today, he insisted on driving me up to the squad complex and walking me in- like he’s afraid if he lets me out of his sight, I’ll change my mind about tonight.
“Then stop getting in your head about it, babe,” Madd drawls, leaning down to brush his lips against mine. “No matter what happens, it’s me and you.”
I wish that were true.
Between our families and our friends, I feel like everyone is watching us expectantly, waiting for the moon to confirm what we’ve always suspected: that Madd and I are fated mates. All the signs are there, but the only way to know for sure is for us to run together beneath the full moon. It’s finally our time; our turn. And I’m starting to feel the pressure.
“I already told you I’d be there,” I say, reaching up to cup his jaw in a hand. His stubble tickles my palm, his skin warm beneath it. “And you’re gonna have to just trust me on that, because you can’t babysit me all day. Lo needs me here, and your pack needs you back home.”
Madd leans in closer, pressing a kiss to the corner of my mouth. “I know. My wolf doesn’t wanna let me leave, though.”
I’m glad it’s not just me. My own wolf has been feral over Madd today, crazed at the thought of us going our separate ways for the afternoon. It must have something to do with the pending full moon.
“Mine either,” I whisper against his lips. “But they’ll see each other tonight.”
Madd pulls back with a pained look in his eyes, like it physically hurts him to separate from me. “Tonight,” he agrees. Retreating another step, he points a finger at me. “And if you’re late, I’ll hunt you down.”
“Don’t tempt me with a good time,” I laugh, pushing off from the wall and swatting at his arm with the back of a hand as I pass by, bound for the open doorway of the IT hub.
As soon as my back is to him, Madd lands a hard swat on my ass that makes me yelp. I whip around to retaliate, but he’s already taking off down the corridor, glancing back at me with a devious smirk.
Asshole.
I roll my eyes at him before I turn back toward the doorway of the IT hub, stepping inside and heading straight for Lo’s usual workstation near the back. My wolf keens for Madd in a way she never has before, but I shove her back into the recesses of my mind so that I can focus on doing what I came here to do- assist with final security checks before the packs’ full moon runs tonight.
I find Lo hunched over her laptop, twirling one of her blonde pigtail braids around a finger as she stares at the screen. She’s so deep in concentration that she doesn’t even look up until I’m practically on top of her, startling when I lean in to get a look at whatever has her so captivated.
“Jeez, Sloane!” she gasps, jolting back and slapping a palm over her heart. “You can’t sneak up on me like that!”
I stifle a giggle, shaking my head. “You’ve gotta be more aware of your surroundings, girl. What’s got you so focused?” I glance at her screen again, seeing the name Javier Cruz in the search bar. “Did you find something?”
Lo shakes her head with a sigh, pressing the lid of her laptop closed before I have a chance at another peek. “Nothing worth reporting. Cruz is way too common of a last name. I just keep hitting dead ends.”
“Well I have no doubt that if there’s something worth finding, you’ll be the one to find it,” I say, leaning a hip against her desk.
“Of course I will,” she replies confidently, swiveling her chair toward me. Lo’s blue eyes meet mine as she folds her arms over her chest, tilting her head in question. “So, what’s the verdict?”
I arch a brow, acting as if I don’t know exactly what she’s talking about.
It’s all anyone seems to be talking about.
She levels me with a skeptical look, calling my bullshit, and I heave a sigh as I hop up to sit on the edge of her desk. “Yeah, we’re gonna run together,” I say.
“I knew it!” she hisses, lips spreading into a victorious grin. “Ares owes me ten bucks.”
“You guys really need to stop betting on us,” I grumble.
“Aw, c’mon,” Lo chuckles, rising from her chair and clapping a hand on my shoulder. “It’s all in good fun, you know we’re rooting for you guys.” She moves away to step around to the other side of her desk, grabbing another laptop and carrying it over to me. As she hands me the computer, she meets my eyes, her expression shifting from playful to serious. “Are you nervous at all?”
I shake my head as I take the laptop from her. “No. Well, not about the actual run. It’s so weird, because on one hand, this feels fast. We only just got back together and we’re still trying to figure out how we fit after so much time apart. But then on the other, it feels like we’ve been waiting forever for this, and it’s about time we finally knew, right? So why would we even considering prolonging it?” I sigh, hanging my head. “I think all the pressure is just starting to get to me.”
Lo flinches back in surprise. “Madd’s pressuring you?”
