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Even though I stood in nothing but a towel, his expression held nothing but concern for me. I must’ve looked upset.
“Just — ah, need some clothes.”
Heath’s massive frame filled the doorway, and his eyes swept over my damp hair to the towel clinging to my body. “Allow me.”
Then he tore his gaze away to grab the bag he’d plopped on the kitchen table. My face heated when I realized he’d yet again gone underwear shopping for me. He held up a pair of lacy ones that left little to the imagination.
“Heath,” I grumbled, grabbing it and sneaking it on underneath my towel. “Don’t you know we women prefer cotton?”
He grinned and offered me the dress next, but I held up a hand to stop him and shook my head.
“What’s the matter?”
“I’m destined to live in hermitage here for the foreseeable future. I’ll save that for when I can go out again.”
“Fine,” he grumbled, digging through the bags until he found me some jeans and a long-sleeve shirt.
Before he could get any ideas, I retreated to the bathroom, even though my wolf pushed me to parade around in front of them all, strutting my stuff. My heat really must be getting closer.
When I came back out, I joined the three of them in the living room. Flint pulled me down onto his lap, and Gage frowned over at us.
“Perhaps we should try the mating bite after all,” Gage mused. “Bring on the heat and get it out of the way.”
I slumped in Flint’s arms, feeling judged as an inconvenience and unwanted because of something that wasn’t even my choice.
“I’m sorry,” I whispered. “I hate that my impending heat is still causing trouble. Part of me thinks it’s right around the corner. Another part of me worries it won’t arrive until I can shift.”
IfI can shift, I thought, but didn’t say.
“It’s not your fault, moonbeam,” Flint replied.
Lending support for the idea my heat was looming, the feeling of his breath caressing my neck had me wishing, even in the middle of this not sexy conversation, that Gage and Heath would go away… and leave Flint with me.
He brushed my hair away from my face, studying my expression. Though he looked at me, he answered Gage. “I promised Freya an equal mating.”
And my human teeth weren’t enough to bite him back to share the mate bond.
I sighed. “I asked Brielle if I could suppress my heat, but she said no, that it might not be good since my magic is already bottled up, too. Well, and my wolf.”
“Suppressing a heat or a rut is never healthy, under any circumstance,” Heath sounded serious again, his eyes glittering with something fierce — anger? Protectiveness? I couldn’t tell. “I’m glad she didn’t do that to you.”
“It was the right call,” Gage agreed.
“Do I have time for a shower?” Heath asked. “Cold or not, I don’t care at this point.”
The pack alpha rose to his full height, staring down at the rest of us. “No. It’s time to go.”
“Ah yes, good first impressions get the job. I’m sure our stench will convince them we mean business.” Heath smirked before heading into the kitchen and out the front door.
Flint got to his feet, forcing me up with him. Gage stalked over, trapping me between the two large wolves. Gage’s nostrils flared, and he nodded in satisfaction.
“Good, you’ve masked your scent well.” Gage stepped even closer, leaving me nowhere to go, with Flint’s hard body behind me. “I want that gun close at hand the whole time we’re gone.”
“Should I be worried?” I asked.
“No.” Gage reached up and pushed my hair behind my ear, his thumb stroking my cheek. “Because no matter what happens, we’ll come back for what’s ours.”
Then he shocked me by stooping down and lowering his mouth to mine. Gage had kissed me only once before — to get me to shut up. His beard brushed along my chin as our lips met.
