Total pages in book: 35
Estimated words: 33372 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 167(@200wpm)___ 133(@250wpm)___ 111(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33372 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 167(@200wpm)___ 133(@250wpm)___ 111(@300wpm)
Sliding his hand from her back, he ran his fingers down toward her ass. Another part of her body that he found irresistible. He loved her body, ached for it, and craved it, desperate for her.
“I want you.” This time he pressed a kiss to her neck. “Don’t you want me?”
“I do want you.”
This surprised Rage. He pulled back from kissing her and looked into her eyes. He saw the blush in her cheeks. She opened and closed her mouth, and then glanced down at the ground.
He placed a finger beneath her chin and tilted her head back. “What did you say?”
There was no time for her to answer. His pack had such bad timing, as one of the first couple, Edwina and Malcolm, came to say hello.
He did send a message to the pack that when he brought his mate, they were to take their time in introducing themselves to her. Rage knew his pack would be more than willing to do whatever necessary to help win over his mate, and they were doing it now. He appreciated them, even though at the same time he wanted them out of the way so he could continue his conversation.
Karina had never been open with him as she just was, and it was so typical that his pack now wanted a full-blown introduction just as he was starting to make headway. The first couple moved away, and that only made way for a few more.
It took him over two hours to get her away from the pack, and he could see they were smitten with Karina. She may not see her value, but he and the rest of his pack did. Just by being her, she made him happy, and that was enough for his pack.
Rage also appreciated everything he had seen her do. Karina was a hard worker and even if those in the Westblood pack didn’t see it, when she came to live with him indefinitely, there would be no denying the role she played. There were times he felt her pack used her.
No one else was willing to wait tables, clean up the messes the pack made. He heard the pack talking about how Karina picked up their clothing after each full moon, washed it, and prepared it, leaving it for them to come and collect when they were able. She read to the children, taking time out of her day to care for the next generation.
There was a lot she did, and none of them thanked her for it. They saw her as a human, and they allowed her to do the work they didn’t want to do themselves.
Rage finally pried her away, taking her to his home on the edge of town, near the forest. It was a large house, and it had started out as a cabin close to the woods, but over the years, he’d converted it into a home. A family home with four bedrooms, three of them ready for children, even though they had plain walls and no furniture.
His pack was convinced he was getting ready for his mate. They had been right. All he’d been doing was waiting for the right person, and Karina was that person.
Stepping over the threshold into his home, for the first time since meeting Karina, he felt his wolf start to relax. They finally had her home. She was safe. And they were not going to let her go. She wasn’t their prisoner, and she would be safe.
Karina had packed a small bag and he took it from her.
Rage gripped the back of his neck as he closed the door. “I want to warn you that I only have one bedroom with a bed. I don’t have furniture in the other rooms.”
“Oh, well, that’s okay.” She looked toward his living room. “The sofa looks big enough. I could sleep there.”
“No, I’ll sleep downstairs. You take the bed.”
He had hoped to sleep beside her, but he also wasn’t willing to push Karina too far. At least not yet. There would be time for that soon enough. For now, he was happy to have gotten her to his home.
Rage gave her a tour of the house, showing her the living room, where she’d be sleeping, the dining room, study, kitchen, and laundry room. There was even a game room, but there was only a pool table set up. He grabbed her bag as they made their way upstairs, and he showed her the empty bedrooms, the bathroom, and then his bedroom.
It had been a short time since he was last here, but the pack had been sending in cleaners to keep it dust-free. He placed Karina’s suitcase on the bed, and then moved toward his walk-in closet and opened the doors.
“There’s plenty of space to put your clothes, so they’re not all creased.”