Total pages in book: 23
Estimated words: 21098 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 105(@200wpm)___ 84(@250wpm)___ 70(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 21098 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 105(@200wpm)___ 84(@250wpm)___ 70(@300wpm)
“Well, good morning, gorgeous.”
“Hi.” My cheeks flamed as his eyes lingered on my body, exposed and vulnerable under him.
“Is that all you’ve got to say?” He dipped, nipping my lips in playful kisses. Shivers spiraled up and down my nerve endings.
“Thank you for the morning orgasm?”
He laughed, pulling me out of bed and into his broad arms. I felt so safe, so comfortable, so loved.
He nuzzled into my neck, walking us down the hallway and into the kitchen. He sat me, ass first, on the counter, before catching my chin in his fingers and grinning. “What do you want for breakfast?”
“Mm.” I wrapped my arms around his neck, yawning at his ear before dragging my tongue down the outer shell. I felt a shudder course through him, his rigid cock at my inner thigh sending a gush of wetness between my thighs. I was insatiable for him, I couldn’t control myself. “You are enough for me.”
“Glad to hear that.” He caught my waist, hauling me off the counter and planting me against the cool refrigerator door. I squeaked with the shock of it before he caught me with his lips, trailing heat up and down my throat as he rocked against me.
“I love hiding out here with you,” I whispered, hands working at the corded muscles of his back.
“I’m not hidin’ at all, just gettin’ my fill of what’s mine.” He cupped my breasts in his hands with his words, holding me pinned to the fridge with his hips, and tweaking my nipples softly with a lopsided grin.
“At this rate I’ll be sore for the rest of the year,” I said, clinging to him like a monkey.
“Why do I feel a ‘but’ coming?”
“Well,” I hummed, “we’re both so happy, maybe it’s time we go back and share the news with your sister.”
Brett bristled against me, eyes turning to the floor before his nostrils flared slightly and he huffed. “It’s been a long time.”
“I don’t think time matters when it comes to family.”
“Maybe.” His hands slipped down my body and then released me before he turned to the window that overlooked the mountain. “Maybe not.”
“Brett--” I stepped up to his side, pressing myself to his broad back, letting his body dwarf mine, just the way I loved it. “I’m sure they miss you.”
“I’m not sure I’m welcome.” His words hung heavy in the air, a long beat passing between us as the dawn light slowly crested to full sun. When an orange glow danced over the rough planes of his body, my hands danced along the tiny slashes of white skin that decorated his back and shoulders. They were so tiny they were hardly visible, but in the golden light, they highlighted, like a road map, the scars on his skin.
My brave, strong man had been through so much. While he may have taken it upon himself to be my valiant protector, maybe I was the protector of his heart.
“It’s just…” I slipped myself under his big arm, sliding against his bare torso as my fingers danced over his pectorals. “I’m worried there’s a hole in your heart that only your family can fill.”
He sighed heavily, head turned down as his lips met mine in a stream of feather-light kisses. “I love you so much, Shay…” He caged my face in his gentle hands. “How is it you know me better than I do?”
“Just part of being your mate,” I hummed as I felt the air lighten around us.
“You know, I’ll have to apologize to Derek and Mia.” His eyes strained with worry.
“I know.”
“Do you also know I’m not good at apologizing?” His words were light, but stress lined his features.
“I can’t imagine that.” I stifled the chuckle, his eyes darting to mine as he caught their sarcasm.
“Careful, baby, that mouth could get you in trouble yet today.”
I nuzzled into his arms, unafraid of the burly, bad exterior he liked to project. “So you’ll go back to Bear Mountain?”
A low growl rumbled from his throat. “For five years I swore I’d never go back…”
“But now you will?” I asked.
“For you I will.” He swept me in his arms, spinning me once and forcing a giggle out of my lips when he cupped the cheeks of my ass and squeezed. “Now, I want more of your fresh-squeezed juice on my tongue.”
“Mm, you filthy animal.”
“Filthy as fuck for my mate, you can bet on that forever.”
“What a vow,” I laughed, trying to wiggle out of his firm embrace.
“Speaking of vows…” Brett tightened his hold on me and caught my lower lip with his teeth and lightning fired to all of me, just like he’d been doing from the start.
First, he caged me in his arms, and then he stole my heart.
Chapter 11
Brett
The drive to Bear Mountain Wolf territory was long, longer than I’d remembered.