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Freya’s third orgasm left me weak in the knees. I unbuttoned my pants, ready to take myself in hand and paint the walls… until her euphoria quickly turned to disappointment. Why?
My wolf jumped to his paws in an instant, pacing around inside my mind, concerned by his mate’s distress. It killed my boner and made me want to rush over to our den and find out what was the matter. But I knew that was probably the last thing that would soothe Freya right then.
She’d already yelled at me for taking away her privacy. If I came running now, I’d risk smothering her. Besides, I knew Heath and Flint were there. They could reassure her and tell me what was going on later.
Freya acted like the mate bond let me read her mind. If anything, the bond made her even more of a puzzle to me. My inner turmoil left me pacing the halls, unwilling to return to my duties in such a state. A few minutes later, Flint showed up. He’d showered, washing away Freya’s scent.
“You okay?” he asked when he turned the corner and found me in an empty hallway.
“Not yet,” I answered. “But I will be. As soon as Freya and I figure things out.”
Flint crossed his arms, staring at me. “Heath told us you sent him there. What did you sense through the mate bond?”
“Everything,” I admitted. “I hope this proves to her—”
My words died when Flint stalked forward, an angry expression on his face.
“You’ll need to do a lot more than that to prove yourself to her. If you thought that counted as your apology, you’re sorely mistaken. Heath and I are not going to fix this for you.”
I held up my hands in surrender. “I know. I had to start somewhere. We can keep sharing like before. I wanted her to know that.”
Flint didn’t look placated at all. If anything, I’d riled him up even more.
“What?”
“You think that’s up for you to decide?” He shook his head in disappointment and started to walk off, but stopped when I called out to him.
“I need you to check on the northern wolves. They didn’t show up to swear their allegiance like expected this morning, and I want to know if it’s insurrection or something else.”
A slight nod over his shoulder his only reply before he headed outside. By the time I returned to the throne room, I felt itchy and irritated. But there was a lot to do, so I did it.
Eventually Heath came to relieve me. He was scheduled to question another set of wolves who’d come to swear their allegiance. By that time, I’d been treated to a whole host of Freya’s emotions.
As soon as Heath showed up, I cleared the throne room again so he and I could catch up.
“I caught Freya up on all the latest news,” he said as he approached the throne. “Including the fact that you’re an idiot.”
I snorted. “Great.”
He clapped me on the shoulder. “Glad to see you survived the mate bond. We gave it our best.”
I growled. “Were you intentionally—”
“Punishing you? Yes.” Heath’s flirty words, combined with the playful spark in his eyes, sent a jolt of lust straight through me.
It was just a memory of the last time I’d ‘punished’ Freya. Or perhaps a sense of deja vu from Dark Potion as I watched Flint and Heath force her to come while I watched. Nothing to do with Heath specifically, I felt sure.
So, why did my thoughts instantly go back to Heath’s words last night?I love you, Gage, but you’re a real idiot sometimes.
He meant that he loved me like a brother, right? We’d always been close but…
Heath laughed at the look on my face and came to sit right next to me on the arm of the throne, towering over me. “You’re thinking really hard. Don’t hurt yourself.”
Unlike Flint, Heath still carried Freya’s scent. My dick instantly took notice, and I reminded it not to get excited, because Freya was nowhere nearby. And likely wouldn’t welcome my attentions even if she was.
“And I guess you couldn’t be bothered to shower either.”
“All part of your punishment.”
