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If anyone here deserved a happy ending, it was Mika. Whether he would be happy remained to be seen, but at least he was safe and far away from this sadistic shitshow.
“Thank fuck,” I said. “Do you have any idea how decent of a place this Haven is? Like, are they pooping in the woods? Hunting their own food? What?”
“I don’t know. Zoe isn’t complaining about stuff like that in her letters, but it could be she’s got more to worry about than creature comforts. It has to be better than here, though.”
“True,” I agreed. “I’m sure it’s not a five-star accommodation. They are living and surviving on Bloodstone Island, after all. Speaking of...”
“What are you doing?” Kira asked as I ran my hands up her arms.
“I’m checking to see if all your wounds are healing okay. Anything still hurt?”
“Wyatt, you fuss over me too much. I’m fine. Really.”
I lifted her shirt to check her stomach. A fading bruise sat below her ribs. “What about this?” I drew a finger across it, barely gliding over the skin.
“Now you’re being silly. You know what kind of injuries I’ve had during missions. This is nothing compared to some of those. This will heal in no time, even without the witches.”
“Don’t remind me. Do you have any idea how hard it was to control myself when I saw you get hurt at work? God, Kira. It always bothered me. Like that time we hunted that bear shifter, the serial killer who went after humans? That guy tried to drown you in a pond. I thought you were dead until you coughed up all that water. Every time I see you get hurt or injured, another sliver of my heart breaks off.”
Kira looked away, almost like she couldn’t bring herself to look me in the eyes. “Really? Every time?”
“Every time. And don’t even ask how it affected my wolf. Hefreakedwhen it happened. It’s part of why I was always trying to jump in and save you, even if you might not have needed it. I knew it pissed you off, but he wouldn’t let me sit back. He was always desperate to swoop in and rescue you. And it’s getting worse. I can’t help but get a little testy when I see you hurt. Even if it’s nothing more than a bruise.”
Kira finally looked at me, her face thoughtful rather than angry. “You know, after all those years of suppressing her, my wolf finally has some emotional freedom. I never noticed it before, but I think she feels the same way about you that your wolf feels about me. Weird.”
A tremor ran through my chest. The thought that Kira might have the same feelings I’d nurtured all these years had my wolf doing a joyful Cirque de Soleil routine.
“Uh, why do you think that is?” I asked lamely.
“I don’t know. Maybe it’s the familiarity? Probably because she views you as a safe place? Almost like you’re part of my pack? Just a guess.” She trailed off and seemed to drift back into deep thought.
“Well, since we’re on the same page, let me alleviate my worries.” I tugged her shirt up again to check her lower back.
“Jeez. Fine,” she said, but if my ears hadn’t deceived me, she didn’t sound irritated. More like she was happy for me to run my hands across her body.
An excited fire filled my belly at that. After a few moments of checking her back, I moved up to her shoulders, gently kneading the muscles around her neck. “How’s that feel?” I whispered into her ear.
“Uh, good. Really good,” she said with a sigh.
I leaned down and kissed the back of her neck. “What about that?”
“Mmm. Good.”
My cock was getting hard in my pants, pressing painfully against my underwear. I pushed my hips against her, letting her feel it.
Kira chuckled. “Is that a flashlight in your pocket, or are you happy to see me?”
Releasing her shoulders, I trailed my fingers down her back, around her midsection, then up to her chest, finally cupping her breasts through her shirt.
“How about this?”
Kira groaned and pressed her ass back into me, grinding on my throbbing dick. “Lock the damn door.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
I turned, locked the door, and turned back. Kira was now naked to the waist. Her breasts drew my eyes like water to a man in a desert. She was the most beautiful thing in the world. Nothing on earth was as amazing as she was. I could barely contain myself.
I shoved the table out of the way, not even registering the screeching of its legs on the floor. I nearly tore my shirt as I ripped it over my head. When my shirt cleared my eyes, Kira was completely naked, her skin flushed with the same excitement I felt.
