I hold my wrist up towards Luca like it’s evidence as my mate’s mouth drops open in surprise.Then he scowls, looking down at the ground, clearly pissed and disappointed in himself. “I’m sorry,” he says after a long moment as we walk, looking down at the ground. “I…I guess I got more distracted than
Things get heated fast between Luca and I as he pulls me back between the trees, moving quickly to the ground and taking me with him. I moan into Luca’s mouth as he kisses me hard and fast, as his hand slips beneath Daphne’s little jacket, finding the skin of my back as his other hand wraps around t
I straighten, frowning at Luca in turn, still completely shocked that the mood has changed so completely within the past thirty seconds and not liking at all where this is going. I straighten my shoulders, narrowing my eyes at my mate. “This isn’t about what I do with Jackson,” I snap, looking at hi
“When I was a kid,” Luca whispers, still not looking at me. “My wolf was…wild. Completely out of control.”My hand tightens around his arm in what I hope is an encouraging gesture.“He would just…flip out,” Luca whispers. “Make me do all sorts of insane things. Like I would just…shift. In the kinder
But Luca’s wolf snarls, turning to snap at her, and Luca goes tense beside me. I just shush softly to him as my own wolf snaps back, narrowing her eyes and telling him with her body language to back the hell off. Luca’s wolf goes still, I think fascinated by mine, not used to being stood up to and n
Daphne grins at Jesse, laughing at something else he’s said and reaching for the last cookie in the sleeve when…She turns, a little shocked, towards the little tiny clock on the mantlepiece in the room that rings three times.“No way,” she whispers, her mouth falling open as she turns wide eyes bac
It takes every single bit of Jesse’s control to keep his cool in this moment. To not shout in victorious joy, and pump his fist in the air, and snatch Daphne up into his arms and spin her in a circle. To refrain from telling her that hitting on her was never a joke – that he was just shit at it, and
She gives a desperate little cry, slipping her hands from around his neck to grip his shirt, like something might try to tear him away and she fucking dares it to try. Daphne yanks Jesse even tighter against her, making him stumble forward with the force of it, both of them laughing as Jesse catches