Somehow, someway, I found myself in front of my door at Goddess knows what hour. I don’t know how I got here and I don’t know how long I’ve been staring at the handle. My best friend is on the other side, hopefully sleeping. My mind is a tornado of thoughts and my heart is filled with a hurricane of emotions. I know he’s hold me and let me cry it out but I hate worrying him. He appears strong for me but any whiff of sadness and despair and he won’t stop until he finds out where it’s coming from. That’s the last thing I want from him. I don’t want Shane to find out about Gabe and misunderstand. I doesn’t matter who he is to me, I wouldn’t let him or anyone else hurt my best friend.Swallowing, I wonder what the chances are that I can get to my room without being seen. I could sprint to my room as soon as I opened the door, but I’d probably break an ankle and wake Gabe. There’s still a couple of hours until he has to leave for his shift, so I’m hoping he’s asleep. Taking a deep breath,
Stepping into the shower under the spray of lukewarm water, I welcomed the uncomfortable feeling that cascaded over me as his scent was covered. I leaned my head forward and the shower head doused me and I prayed it would take away this feeling in my chest. I didn’t want to think about him, didn’t want to wonder about him, didn’t want to put a name to the feeling. The harder I tried not to, the louder the word got. Need. Need. Need. Now that I’d met my mate my mind was turning on me. I grabbed the loofah and lathered it before scrubbing my body hard. Determined to clean every inch of my body, in denial of the fact that no matter how hard I scrubbed, I wouldn’t be able to erase his face from my mind.My skin burned as I worked, my hair clung to my face, neck and body as the water heated. I’d never wanted to find my mate before, never wanted to see him. I even worked at a human club in hopes of avoiding my kind and avoid the possibility of coming across him by accident. Now that I look
“Morning, Ady,” Leo said nonchalantly with a nod of his head. He leaned against the door frame, his cock hard as a rock and very hard to miss. There was so much I wanted to tell Gabe, so much I hadn’t even been able to process yet. That was all forgotten as my eyes lowered to Leo’s cock and my mouth dropped. My eyes trailed back up to his face where I was met with a smug look. Of course he wouldn’t care about being on display. It was normal for wolves in a pack to be naked around each other but Gabe and I haven’t been in a pack house for a few years. Outside of clients, men stayed clothed.I quickly picked my jaw off the floor and turned to Gabe. I gave him a knowing look as a smile spread across my face. Gabe stuck his tongue out and gave me a look that confirmed he’d gotten all he wanted last night. My heart lightened a fraction at the knowledge that my best friend was letting himself be with someone. I’d seen Leo not only once but twice in less than 24 hours. Leo’s eyes flickered t
“Before I met him, I thought he must have seen me around and wanted all of my time. When I Found out he was my mate, I wondered if it was because he was jealous and didn’t want me servicing anyone else. Now that I’ve met him, I know it’s because he doesn’t like sharing. He’s just possessive. He hates me Gabby, he fucking hates me,” I whispered. My vision blurred and I refused to blink, willing them to disappear.“First off, any man would go crazy over you. That outfit last night?” Gabe said as he brought his fingers to his lips, made a kissing noise as he pushed them out and away from his face. “Chefs kiss. I’m sure you had every man in the club ready to eat out of your hands,” Gabe said confidently. “And if he’s possessive? Let him think whatever he wants. You belong to you and only you,” Gabe said firmly as he looked into my eyes. “As for hate? No way, Pr-Ady. It’s impossible to hate you. I’m sure he’s just lie every other possessive alpha out there. He needs to have you all to hims
Gabe’s gaze lowered and a look of uncertainty crossed his features before he looked at me. A mischievous smile pulled at both corners of his lips and he wriggled his eyebrows. Instead of saying something, he turned from me and pointed at the fruits all over the floor. I followed his line of sight before it darted to the counters where the juice and chunks of squished fruits lay scattered.“Well?” I asked. “Don’t keep me waiting!”“Where do I even begin?” Gabe sighed dramatically. I opened my mouth, but before I could say anything, he spoke. “I was sitting on the counter, being cute, as I always am when he attacked sweet, innocent old me!”“How about we not pretend?” I giggled. Gabe had the audacity to look shocked before he flicked his pretend hair over his shoulder.“Fine,” he sing-songed. “I was watching him make soup when he walked over to me. He practically pinned me where I sat on the counter!” Gabe said in mock shock.“I bet you just loved that,” I teased.“You know me so well.
Gabe leaned into him and practically sucked Leos’ face. My eyes widened in shock and I looked back down at my bowl of soup as wet kissing noises reached my ears. Picking up my spoon, I cleared my throat and scooped some into my mouth. The sounds continued and when someone gasped and another growled, I was done. I jumped to my feet and grabbed my bowl.“Well, my shift starts soon,” I said.“Ah, sit down and finish your food, sir,”Gabe said, his cheeks blushing. His voice was filled with lust and I rolled my eyes.“I don’t think you are finished and I need to leave anyway. Don’t let me get in the way,” I teased.“But you just got here,” Gabe whined. “Why don’t you just take a seat and finish your food? I swear there will be no more face eating. Scouts honor,” he said. He lifted his hand into the air as if he were swearing an oath.“Speak for yourself,” Leo laughed. Gabe elbowed him and Leo stepped away and we watched as he made his way to the kitchen.“Don’t stop on our account,” Leo sa
Mavy smiles at me and I attempt my best polite smile but I’m sure it comes out a grimace. Customers I can do, but new people I’m forced to interact with out of my circle? I internally cringe and want to crawl into a hole and die. I suck at girlfriends, I’ve never had them and the way she’s looking at me like she’s craving affection is sending me into my fight or flight response. I take a deep breath to steady myself. I don’t want to come off as a bitch, I just really suck at making friends.“We’ve already been here longer than we normally stay in a single place, so I’m hopeful this is our final destination,” Mavy said cheerfully. The hope in her gaze made me feel like I had to say something.“Fingers crossed you can stay. Auburn is a sweet little town. I don’t have plans on ever leaving,” I said.I started getting my area ready, grabbing clean shot glasses for the drip, refilling the white chocolate powder next to the espresso machine, and checking the chocolate syrup to make sure it
My jaw dropped as my entire body froze. I couldn’t think, couldn’t form words, couldn’t breathe as my lashes fluttered. The memory of last night flashed through my mind, my body warmed as the ghost of his hands all over my body caused a delicious shiver to run down my spine. Mavy squealed and bound over to the drive-thru window, she leaned forward and gripped the lever before pulling it open.My brain still hadn’t started working and I couldn’t hear any of the words that came out of her mouth. All I saw was there mouths moving but his eyes stayed on mine. Only when they darted to Mavy was I able to breathe, to move, to think. Goddess. Why is he here?Mavy looked back over her shoulder at me and smiled before turning back to Shane. She chastised him and he smiled, actually smiled. It was the first time I’d ever seen his lips turn up in anything other than a smirk or snarl. My heart fluttered and my throat dried. I needed to get a hold of myself. This is the man that had hurt me last ni