Chapter 4

Kate POV

            I was still reeling from the shock of the DNA results a couple days later.  I was toying with the idea of going to the Silver Crescent Pack.  Colby was against the idea. 

            “Why don’t you let this go, Kate?  The results came back negative.  It’s time to put this to rest,” he says with a touch of frustration.  “I can’t let this go.  There is a reason someone doesn’t want us to find out the truth and I need to understand why,” I reply. 

            Colby and I had been on opposite sides of the fence on this topic.  The Golden Moon Pack had seen an increase in rogue attacks recently.  It didn’t sit well with me that there was a sense of weakness in our Pack that enticed rogues to suddenly take an interest in crossing our borders.

            I had confidence in Alpha Reid and Beta John, I simply felt I wasn’t doing enough to support them when I am this far away.  As I consider what I want to do, I realize it will mean having to discuss my plans with Colby.  I loved him more than anything else in the world.  I never wanted to disappoint him, but I suspected this might frustrate him a little.

            Sighing I move forward to Colby’s office, tapping on the door lightly.  I knew he knew who it was before I had arrived.  We could scent one another easily.  It was part of what made marking and mating so special for me.  Being able to know when your other half was close was special. 

            Hearing Colby reply, “Come in Kate,” I smiled as I opened the door.  I was a little surprised to find he wasn’t alone.  His administrative assistant, Josey, was hanging over his desk and they were looking at something on his computer.  Her perfume filled his office so I couldn’t easily detect his clean scent.   With a funny look on her face, Josey stands up from where she was and passes me, “Excuse me, Alpha,” she says walking out and closing the door behind her.

            I watch her leave and then turn back to Colby.  “Did I interrupt something?” I ask curious about her behaviour.  “No, we were just looking over the Pack tour coming up,” Colby says standing to meet me in the middle of his office.  Taking me into his arms for a lingering kiss, I move closer to him, as I feel his hands sliding down my back to my ass cheeks.  Reaching behind me, I slowly end the kiss while taking his hands and bringing them around front to hold in my hands.

            Groaning, Colby steps back and drags me to his desk.  He pulls me in his lap, “So what do I owe the pleasure of this visit, mate?” he asks as he runs his finger slowly from knee to the hem of my navy dress.  I found myself wearing dresses occasionally around Colby, where traditionally I favoured my skinny jeans and black leather jacket.   The truth was he appreciated me in whatever I wore, but we definitely had a chance to explore some fun depending on what I was wearing.  And with a five-year-old running around often interrupting us, we stole our moments when we could get them.

            As he teased my leg, moving slightly higher under the hem of my dress, I leaned into Colby and just breathed in.  “I think I need to go to the Golden Moon Pack to check on this rogue situation,” I tell him in a rushed breath.  I can feel him tense up a little before he loosens up again.  I know he feels I am overreacting by wanting to go and explore what is going on.  “Kate, do you really think that is necessary?” he asks.  “I wouldn’t be suggesting it, if I didn’t,” I reply.  We are both strong Alphas, both very stubborn.  When we get something in our minds, we really have to communicate with one another to talk through it.  I’m fortunate – Colby is the better communicator of the two of us.  I have spent so much of my time leading, that it is hard to give up the reins, even a little bit.

            “Kate, we have the Pack tour coming up.  I want you by my side,” Colby says.  I knew this before I came in.  “Yes, and if I go tomorrow, I can be back in time for the start of the tour,” I reply quickly.  “Tomorrow?!?” Colby asks.  “We are still planning the tour; the topic discussion points.  Kate, I want you to be a part of this as my Luna,” he states.  “I know and I will be.  We can do online meetings daily; Josey can finalize the written notes and I’ll be prepared when I return,” I say coyly hoping to sway his thoughts.

            “This is really about the Red Moon Pack and seeing Drake, isn’t it?” Colby asks as his hand stops moving up my leg.  He helps me up from his lap to my disappointment.  “No, it’s about going to see my Pack.  If I have time, I want to stop and see Drake and possibly Maddie at the Red Moon Pack,” I respond.  “I won’t miss the Pack tours with you, Colby; I promise” I add.

            Pinching the bridge of his nose, Colby sits back in his chair throwing his hands in the air.  “I suspect you have already made up your mind on this, Kate; what more can I say?” Colby asks sounding defeated.  I don’t want this to be a competition I won.  I want this to be something he gets that I need to do.  “I will only be a flight away; I can be home at a moment’s notice,” I remind him.

            “The thing is you can’t be home at a moment’s notice, Kate.  It takes planning.  What about Amelie?  She misses you like crazy every time you or I leave.  I would go with you, but I can’t leave her alone,” Colby says.  Amelie had lost her parents when she was quite young.  Too young to really remember her parents but young enough to know she doesn’t have her birth parents because of rogue attacks.  She has started to really cling to Colby and I in fear of losing us.  We were debating how to handle the Pack tours because of it.

            “I will video chat with her every day as often as she needs me to,” I reply.  I was feeling overwhelmed.  I knew I had commitments here, but I also had commitments at home that I felt needed my attention.  Colby and I just stared at one another.  One of us was going to give and I knew who it would be.   Today I was going to win but at what cost.  “You have already made up your mind, Kate.  Promise me you will call Amelie every day and that you will be back for the Pack tour,” Colby says in frustration as he looks back at his computer.

            It hurt a little that he didn’t say to call them both but rather to call Amelie. I shouldn’t take it personally, but I hated disappointing him.  Once I could get a handle on what was going on at both the Golden Moon Pack and the Red Moon Pack, I would be able to settle somewhat back into life at the Silver Crescent Pack.

            It was still early days, and we were both trying to understand what this relationship would look like.  Loving him was easy; getting to have it all was the challenging part.  Moving back around the desk to where Colby was trying to ignore, I leaned down and kissed his head before I started to step back.

            Colby pulled me quickly into his lap, sliding his hand up under the hem of my dress while he kissed me sliding his tongue over mine.  “I could smell your arousal when you walked in her, Kate,” Colby murmurs.  He loved to tease me with that; I couldn’t deny I was always hot for my mate.  Most of our disagreements ended in passionate sex at some point.  I could feel both our frustrations swirling around us, building up an energy that needed to be released.

            I could feel Colby’s hard bulge pushing against my hip.  Before I could turn around to straddle him, he stood me up, slid my lace thong down and pushed through my folds.  Gasping with pleasure, I moan Colby’s name as he bends me down a bit further to fully fill my core.  Moving slowly at first, I start to push back against Colby.  He knows I want him to go faster and harder, but he continues to tease me going slower. 

I try to take over, but he slows me down with his strong hands on my hips.  Moving slowly, he reaches around to rub my hard nub.  That and his slow movements are torture.  Starting to whimper I beg for more as Colby starts to lose his own patience and moves closer so he can piston inside me at a rapid pace.  Feeling myself start to lose control I move to meet his thrusts.  I feel myself on the edge of release; from the groans coming from Colby, I know he is close as well.  I bend down a little closer to the desk so he can access me deeper. 

As he continues to thrust hitting my special spot, I feel myself start to go over the edge as I scream Colby’s name.  I feel Colby join me immediately after my release.  We ride out the final waves of our orgasms coming to rest.  As Colby slides out of me, we are both still catching our breath.

“Thank the Goddess for soundproof rooms,” I say chuckling as I stand up slowly.  My legs are still quivering as I pull my panties up and Colby adjusts himself back into his pants.  Pulling me back around in his arms, Colby squeezes me tightly.  “I’ll miss you Kate, I hate being away from you,” he says softly.  “I won’t be leaving until tomorrow; how about another round tonight?” I say winking at him before I step out of his arms.  “You’re on,” he says chasing me out of the door of his office.

Smiling I notice Josey looking down her snooty nose at me.  I get a sense she doesn’t like me; not that I care.  Regardless, I wish her a good afternoon as I head back to my office.