Total pages in book: 23
Estimated words: 21831 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 109(@200wpm)___ 87(@250wpm)___ 73(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 21831 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 109(@200wpm)___ 87(@250wpm)___ 73(@300wpm)
“You do what you gotta do, baby. And I’ll help however I can,” he offered.
Feeling lucky to have his support, I lingered in the shower longer than I planned. The hot water felt especially amazing as it pounded down on me, and I filled my sinuses and lungs with cleansing steam. I felt a little better when I stepped out to dry off.
After pulling one of Leyton’s shirts over my head, I padded into the other room and joined him at the table to eat the dinner he’d gotten for us.
As I was finishing the last bite, my phone rang. Filled with dread, I answered. My supervisor wasn’t the most understanding of people, but I assumed she would at least listen to my concerns about my new assignment. Especially since I sent her a few photos that Leyton had snapped with the camera on his phone. Unfortunately, she quickly proved me wrong.
When the call ended, concern for me shone from Leyton’s dark eyes. “What did they say?”
“I either honor my contract or they’ll never give me another assignment again.”
“That’s ridiculous,” he growled. “They can’t be okay with sending you into an unsafe environment. And that woman didn’t even bother to show up for your meeting. How are you supposed to work at a place like that?”
I set my phone on the bedside table with a sigh. “My supervisor didn’t seem to care.”
“Then we’ll just have to go above her head.” Raking his fingers through his hair, he stood to pace back and forth in the small living area of our hotel suite.
I shook my head. “I don’t think that will do any good. The agency is small, and she reports to the owner, who she said already gave her blessing for the ultimatum.”
“There has to be something we can do to change their minds.”
“There isn’t. It’s done.” Knowing that I had Leyton’s full support went a long way toward easing my disappointment over what happened today. “With how hard I worked to be able to land contracts as a travel nurse, I should probably be more upset over being dismissed by the agency. But I’m okay.”
“Are you sure?” He strode toward me, interlacing our fingers. “Because we can figure this shit out, even if it means me coming to work with you every day so you can honor that damn contract.”
“You have no idea how much it means for you to offer to do that for me.”
“I’d do anything for you, baby.”
There was no missing the sincerity in his dark eyes. “Then how about you take me home and introduce me to your pack tomorrow? After we get some rest because I’m exhausted from the emotional highs and lows from today.”
“Whatever you want.”
A few things we could do in bed before we fell asleep came to mind.
10
LEYTON
Having my mate in bed with me was all I ever wanted. It didn’t matter what state or town I was in as long as Evette was with me. She was my home now. But I still loved knowing that we would be headed back to my pack tomorrow.
I was more than up to celebrating the decision. Especially since nothing was sexier than her wearing one of my old white T-shirts, falling just above her knees. I didn’t know if she had anything underneath it as she slid under the covers, but I sure as fuck was going to find out.
Her glasses were off, and her long hair fell down her back. Slowly, I first let my fingers run through the silky strands. She sighed, leaning back into me, the shirt riding up her thighs.
I might not have been able to see her under the covers, but I could feel the warm, bare skin against my leg.
“You aren’t wearing anything under my shirt, are you, baby?” I murmured, running my hand down her back before cupping her bare ass between us.
She squealed. “I hope that’s okay.”
I continued massaging her ass between my palms. “It’s more than okay with me. But I hope you realize that this makes me want to fuck you even more than I already did. Which was a hell of a lot since just being near you is a serious test of my self-control.”
She wiggled her ass. “That’s what I was hoping.”
That was all the urging I needed. Pulling her closer, I let my tongue trail down her neck and to her bare shoulder, where the oversized shirt had fallen off. She squirmed under my touch as I licked her mating mark.
“How do you already know how to drive me so crazy?” she murmured, reaching back and gripping my hair between her fingertips. “It’s not fair.”
“Because I love pleasing my mate. So I watch every inch of your gorgeous body for any hint of what kind of touches you enjoy the most.”