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Chapter 17
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Chloe
I stood with my hands on my hips and wiped a stray hair out of my face as I surveyed my apartment’s kitchen and dining room, checking to make sure it would pass my dad’s scrutinizing inspection. It wouldn’t, because he was a drill sergeant with unrealistically high expectations, but I tried anyway.
Tonight was our weekly father-daughter dinner, and it was my turn to play hostess, while my dad would cook us dinner. And by cook, I meant he would order pizza or Chinese food and have it delivered to the academy, since the only food he could actually “cook” was cereal. With no milk.
I checked my watch and blew out a frustrated breath. He was running late, which was unusual for him. He had a background in the Royal Werewolf Army, and he was always, always
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Chloe “Finn?” I inquired, and he turned his ear slightly towards me. My eyes were getting watery, blurring his massive form from my vision. “Are you making me dinner, or…” My voice quivered, my nerves and my self-doubts coming back and getting the best of me. “Or are you… are you… providing for me as… as…” I choked on a sob and covered my mouth with my shaking hand, turning my face away. I couldn’t say it. I couldn’t get the words out. I was too afraid that I would say it and he would deny it, or reject me, or walk out on me. I had lived every day since he arrived knowing that he was mine, but he didn’t want me. But if I actually heard him say the words, I knew that would be the end of me. My heart squeezed in my chest, the pain a mixture of my hope of acceptance and my fear of rejection. There was a clatter of a dropped pan, and Finn’s heavy footfalls echoed through the kitchen as he strode purposefully over to me, his firm hands a gentle caress on my cheeks as he turned my face t
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Finn “Finn! The bread! It’s burning!” Chloe’s frantic shout broke me out of my lust-induced haze, and I pulled my face away from the crook of her neck. Once my nose was no longer buried in her skin, I could smell the intense scent of burning food hanging heavily in the air. “Oh, fuck!” I grunted, and without a second thought, I lifted Chloe up with the arm that was already wrapped around her waist, her legs wrapping around my waist automatically, and I strode to the oven and opened it. Smoke poured out into the kitchen as soon as the door opened, and I grabbed the flaming bread out with my free hand. I threw it into the sink and turned on the faucet, then closed the oven with my foot, twisting around again to turn it off before leaning my back against the counter. “Finn, your hand!” Chloe cried, and I held it up to her with a smug grin. “Dragon, remember?” I teased, showing her it did not even burn the skin in the slightest. “Oh. Right.” Her blush that spread over her cheeks wa
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Finn I squeezed her ass cheeks, and her body responded beautifully to my touch, her hips rolling so her pussy rubbed up and down my length. I caught her mouth with mine just as she gasped and I nipped at her lower lip. “So eager, mate,” I rasped out. “You are just as eager,” she replied, pressing herself against my erection again to emphasize her point. “I can’t help it,” I remarked. “Someone was wiggling their ass against my dick.” I gave her butt a light smack, to which she yelped in response, eyeing me in faux anger. Then I stood up, holding her with her legs wrapped around my waist for the second time in less than an hour. It felt so fucking good to hold her like that. I walked to the door of her apartment, not worrying about cleaning anything up. Her dad and Luke had already agreed that they would take care of everything, provided things went well between us. Which things had, thank Eos. “Finn! What the hell? Where are you taking me?” she protested as I walked out the door
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Chloe I nodded my response, a small whimper of need releasing from my throat. I was more than ready for him. His hands grabbed the hem of my shirt and began lifting it up my torso, his fingers grazing my sides as he raised the fabric higher. My arms lifted without a thought, and he pulled the shirt up and over my head, dropping it carelessly to the floor. My braless breasts were now exposed to the air, and even though it wasn’t chilly, my nipples pebbled at the unexpected exposure. His hands immediately went to the waistband of my leggings, and he ever so slowly slipped them and my underwear over my hips and down my legs, his mouth leaving a trail of hot kisses on my spine, all the way down to the small of my back. My knees were growing weak from his touches and kisses, and my core was throbbing in anticipation. I carefully stepped out of my leggings and my shoes, and then turned to face my mate, who was still on his knees in front of me, staring up at me with complete and utter ado
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Juniper I used the full strength of my air magic, and we began moving so fast that the trees became a green blur. We reached the widest part of the stream, and without even communicating our plan, I used my magic to help Drew leap over to the opposite bank of the stream, and he continued running into the more dense part of the pack forest. I could feel my hair streaming out behind me, small strands whipping and tickling my face as Drew darted around the trees. I felt freer than I had in a long time, and I lifted my head up to soak in the small rays of sun that were breaking through the canopy leaves, my arms flinging out to the sides, my legs gripping the sides of Drew’s wolf as he slowed down. We came to a stop in the middle of a small circle of closely grown trees, and I slid off his back, still laughing slightly to myself. I ran my hands through my hair, trying to untangle the strands, regretting not putting it in a braid or a bun before our training today. Drew’s wolf came to s
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Drew “Fuck, I can’t stand entitled pricks like him,” Everly said, materializing right behind where Santi had been standing only moments before, her hands on her hips and her head shaking in disappointment, her long, chestnut brown hair flowing with the movement of her head. “And I can’t believe I dated him,” she muttered with a shiver. “Anyway, you’re welcome,” she said, giving June and me a cheeky wink before striding nonchalantly through the front door of my new home. I smirked to myself at her actions as I followed her inside, reaching out to grab her by the waist. Only Everly would act like it was no big deal for her to knock out a male wolf. I pulled her into my body, her back hitting gently against my chest, my hands settling on her hips to hold her in place. I felt her lean, muscular body relax against mine, and I lowered my mo
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