Shit is starting to hit the fan. It's time for poor Henrik to face his fears.
It was one thing to be cool and happy for my cousins finding mates. It’s another when Ashley’s mate is a piece of trash that attacked my mate, and worse, he attacked her while on the mating island because Ashley was in heat. Like, what the fuck was wrong with that guy? What kind of control did his great-grandmother have to make him go after a female who was already marked while he had a mate in heat? It didn’t make any fucking sense to me. Zoe may have explained that his great-grandmother is a witch, but I don’t fucking care. Witchcraft be damned, you don’t go against the mate bond. I wanted to rip his head off then and there. I didn’t care that doing so would cause Ashley heartache. It’s better than a lifetime with a piece of trash like Primo. Yet, despite my misgivings about the scumbag, Ashley was in heat, and off they went with my mate’s approval. “For someone so badass and who can turn anything she looks at into stone, you’re very soft.” I sighed as we reached our cottage. “Per
We spent the final day of my heat pretty much the same way we’d spent all the others, wrapped up in each other. If I wasn’t a werewolf, I’m sure my pussy, ass, and jaw would all be too sore even to consider sex for possibly a month. Thankfully, I am a werewolf, so I recovered quickly. And other than when our wolves mated, we were responsible adults and used condoms. We ran out of condoms, so the last time we were intimate at the cottage, my pussy was in a cock time-out. We still had plenty of fun, and neither complained that the options were mouth or ass. My heat ended today, so it was back to shore for my mates and me. I have work to do. I may not yet be able to extract Primo from Ironfur for Ashley’s sake and to honor the Goddess’ will. So that gives me time to get everything ready. I need to catch up on everything I missed during my week-long fuckfest. I have a ton of missed calls and texts from Katrina, Tie, André, Zio Alec, Mama, and Regina I needed to deal with. I didn’t expect
“Why should she stay in your room instead of mine?” I questioned, as my argument with Henrik picked back up after Zoe left to handle her Beta business. “Because I have the better bathroom. Why should Zoe stay in yours?” Henrik countered, folding his arms. “I have the bigger room and bed,” I said, gesturing to my room, which was larger than his, and to my king-size bed. Henrik may have had the better-attached bathroom, but it was at the cost of the larger bedroom. And with the size of his bedroom, he could only fit a queen-size bed if he wanted any floor space. It was a trade-off. And a bigger bathroom wasn’t a good enough reason to make the three of us fit in his smaller bed and share a smaller space. It wasn’t logical. Unless he doesn’t plan for me to be there, too. “Wait… you aren’t trying to create a scenario where it’s just you and Zoe, and I’m stuck on this side of the wall, are you?” I voiced my concern. Henrik’s eyes went wide as he blinked at me. That question caught him
After I’d listened to all my voicemails and read all my missed texts and emails, I video-called Kat and Tie. Between Papa and Alpha Finn, they knew Primo was in isolation as he’d found his mate. They hadn’t tried to force the issue because no one is a big enough asshole to try and separate mates while the female was in heat. That would be some seriously cold-hearted shit, and I don’t mean to Primo. I mean to Ashley. Primo could suffer for all I care. He’s shown he’s a spineless bastard who has no regard for his mate’s physical and mental well-being if he would attack me like that while his mate was in heat. The most his attack on me proved is that his wolf is weak. No male wolf would have come after a marked female while his mate was in active heat. When Kat dropped the latest bombs, I wasn’t sure which was worse or more unbelievable. Vittore Tafani had been stalking Delilah and used his tech skills to ensure she and my brother remained separated these past two years. I remembered th
“There’s not much we can do until Ashley and Livia are out of their heats.” I sighed. “Finn won’t try to separate a newly mated couple like that.” “And if they are here, they can’t do anything. Primo’s only alive for Ashley’s sake. Otherwise, he’d be broken in a few million pieces.” Gunnar snorted. “We understand and agreed with Alpha Finn to wait to force Primo and Livia, now that we know she’s in heat, back to Sicily to face their Alphas.” Tiberius sighed. “So, we will have to wait out the week. In the meantime, we’ll question Ilario and Celestina to try and figure out how Livia could have gotten involved in his mess.” Katrina said. “What about my brother? Primo’s twisted family? And the witch?” Zoe arched her brow. “Alexander is safe. Delilah isn’t letting him leave her side. And from what my brother says, that includes her bed.” Katrina snickered. “Wait? Seriously?” Zoe’s interest suddenly peaked as she leaned closer. “Yep. Papa, Crista, André, and Darren walked in on them i
Was it mean of me to tease Henrik like that? Probably. Do I regret it? Never. I love that I can easily get a rise out of him. Plus, it was entertaining as hell to watch and feel him try to stay in control and not pop wood. I hoped he and Gunnar figured out sleeping arrangements because I meant it when I said I’d make it up to Henrik later. Once I’m done with what I need to do here, I’m going to suggest a location change to fuck both their brains out. I was antsy to finish this meeting, and it was all my fault. I may not be in my heat, but that doesn’t mean I stopped being a horny person. I was always someone with a high libido, so no surprise there. Plus, have you seen my mates? If there is a day where I don’t want to fuck them get me to a medical facility stat. “So, if you don’t feel comfortable with Papa solo traveling to bring Primo and Livia back to Sicily, what is your recommendation?” I asked, putting the decision on Tie and Kat. “It pains me to suggest this, but one name that
Should I feel guilty that I want one-on-one time with Zoe? I don’t know. I know I don’t feel guilty. I won’t feel guilty for wanting to be seen and treated as an individual, especially by my mate. It might make me a bad mate and brother, but it’s how I feel. I cannot help my feelings and won’t let anyone tell me I can’t or shouldn’t feel a certain way. I knew Gunnar understood. He may not like it, but he understands it. He may not admit it, but he feels the same way. The only outlier in this is Zoe. Our bond gives me insight into her thoughts and feelings, but that doesn’t mean I can predict how she’ll take everything I said. So, I braced myself for a lecture. “You’re right.” Zoe sighed. I blinked. I expected a lecture not to be told I was right. It’s not often I’m told I’m right, least of all by a woman. Having grown up with five sisters, being right was not an option. I had hoped it would be different with my mate. She’s my soulmate, my other half, so if anyone should understand m
I know we’d just had this very rational and adult conversation about having one-on-one time to strengthen our bonds, but when Gunnar said he would talk with Finn when I suggested moving to the bedroom, it left me feeling weird. I guess I hadn’t expected it to mean right this minute. I couldn’t let it throw me off balance too much. I didn’t want Henrik to feel I was backtracking on our conversation or wanted Gunnar more. Because that was far from the truth. My desire for Henrik is equal to my passion for Gunnar. I can’t and won’t put one mate above the other. So, I didn’t dwell on that feeling like a piece of me was missing, and I focused on Henrik. He deserves my attention. I wrapped my arms around his neck and gave myself over to our bond and how his touch affected me. I gasped into our kiss as I was suddenly off the ground with Henrik’s hands gripping my ass. My legs instinctively wrapped around him, well to the bed they could. I’m not that leggy. I didn’t pay any attention to how