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You need your alpha’s body heat.
That comforting purr.
The swelling knot that fills you up like a promise and says I’m here and I’m never letting go.
The hormones aren’t strong enough to blot out my anxiety. The jangle behind my ribs says I’m going to end up hurt.
Again.
I have to find a pack that’s not broken.
Soon.
Tomorrow.
Please.
Until then, I grab my vibrator and settle in for a long solo night.
TWELVE
LILAH
I’m dead asleep when my blankets rustle. In a blink, my hand’s under the pillow, grabbing my stashed gun.
I’m already flicking the safety when citrus clogs my windpipe.
Blood orange.
Spicy, sexy sweetness mixed with a dangerous hit of gunpowder and whipped cream.
“Finn?” I yelp, scrambling until my head cracks the headboard.
“Ouch.” He cups the spot I just banged, not even a little bit worried that the position wedges my loaded gun against his abs.
“Ouch?” I can taste his breath. His hot fingers tangle in my hair. “You show up now and ouch? You can’t be here.” I pull the gun from between our bodies, and he oozes into the freed-up space.
“But I am.” He rubs my scalp in gentle circles, and he’s so fucking alpha, my pheromones go on parade. I sweat, saliva pooling in my mouth and other things pooling other places I’m not ready to handle.
I push him away. “Why are you here?”
“Because you’re here.”
I make a frustrated noise, pulling my blankets tight around my hips, hoping the fabric masks my scent. “Last time we had a heart-to-heart, you said I don’t belong.”
“I said you belong to me.”
I grip the sheets to fight a shudder. “Didn’t happen.”
“Did. You were asleep.”
“Not your first time sneaking into my bedroom?”
“Not my last.” He licks his lips, staring at my neck. “You smell like Orion.” He moves so slowly I could stop him, but my nervous system locks down when he softly takes my wrist. “And hot fucking caramel sauce.”
Finn licks the fingers I used to fuck myself.
His tongue is soft, wet, and hot as the fucking sun.
