Chapter 22: Willa

I opened my eyes slowly, bracing myself against the sunlight shining through the window. I stretched my arms, rolling over to find the other side of the bed empty. The clock on the nightstand told me I had slept almost the entire morning. It was almost noon. I heard the bathroom door open and turned to see Ferrin walking out. I bit my lip as I looked him up and down. He had just gotten out of the shower and was towel drying his hair, another towel wrapped low around his waist.

It was the first time I got to really see him, to admire how damn attractive he really was. I sat up in the bed, not wanting to miss anything as he moved through the room. He reached into the closet and pulled out a shirt, catching me watching when he turned back to the room. A cheeky grin spread across his face as he moved in my direction.

“Good morning, gorgeous,” he said, leaning down to give me a kiss.

“Mmm, I could say the same to you,” I replied.

He chuckled as he went to the dresser and pulled a pair of boxers and sweatpants from the drawers.

“When did those get there?” I asked as I scooted to the edge of the bed.

“Miranda brought some up when you were passed out yesterday. I wasn’t going to keep staying downstairs.” He came back to grab the shirt he had left on the bed.

I jumped out of the bed and stepped in close to him, stopping him in his tracks.

“You seem to be feeling better today,” he said with a smile.

I wrapped my arms around his waist and nodded. I did feel good. Actually, I felt great. Ferrin brushed my hair back, holding my face as he kissed me again. I pushed for more, deepening the kiss, running my hands up his back. He was instantly hard against me. I smiled at the reaction, knowing I could do this to him. Just as he did the same to me.

“What’s gotten into you?” he asked with a chuckle.

“I’m just feeling better,” I answered, slipping a hand beneath his towel and wrapping my fingers around his length.

He grunted. His eyes flashing yellow. “Willa,” he warned, grabbing my wrist.

I began to move my hand up and down. “You took care of your mate. It’s my turn to take care of mine.”

“Babe, you don’t…”

“Shut up, Ferrin,” I interrupted, pulling the towel loose and letting it drop to the floor. “I want to.”

Before he could stop me, I lowered myself to my knees in front of him. I continued to pump my hand along his shaft as my tongue darted out, swirling around the tip of him. Ferrin hissed at the sensation. The hiss turned into a groan as I pulled him into my mouth, licking along the underside as I went, taking him as far as I could. I swallowed around him in the back of my throat.

“Fuck, Willa,” he breathed out.

I began moving back and forth, working my hand in unison. I looked up, meeting Ferrin’s eyes that were fully yellow with his lycan pushing forward. I picked up my pace, watching his eyes close, and his head fell back on his shoulders with a low moan.

I pushed a little farther with each bob of my head, making sure to relax my throat when needed. His hand moved to the back of my head, gripping my hair tightly as his jaw clenched, breathing faster.

“I’m going to come, baby.” He tried to pull me off, but I grabbed his hip, wanting to take everything. “Willa, I…”

He stiffened, his hips jerking as I felt his hot pleasure hit the back of my throat. I swallowed his release, giving him what he had given me.

When he finally relaxed, he yanked me off the floor, slamming his lips on mine. I chuckled with delight.

“Holy fuck, baby,” he whispered against my lips, still breathing heavily. “That was…” he shook his head, looking for the words

“Amazing? Sensational? Phenomenal, maybe?” I laughed, an ultimate feeling of satisfaction knowing I’d left him speechless.

 “All of the above,” he insisted, pushing me slowly toward the bed as his hands roamed my body.

I pushed him away slightly. “What are your plans today?” I asked.

“Spending the next twenty-four hours in bed with you, now,” he said as he kissed my neck.

“Nope. Don’t you get started,” I teased.

“Babe, I think you’ll find you got this started.”

“I’m pretty sure I finished it, too,” I said with a wink.

He burst out laughing. “Okay, okay.” He leaned over and grabbed his clothes from the bed. “I have a training session this afternoon with my warriors. I have to check out some new recruits. I should be back in a couple hours. As long as I can get out of this meeting this afternoon.”

“If you need to work, Ferrin, then you need to work.”

“Trust me, I would rather do anything than sit in that meeting. Time with you instead is absolutely no contest.”

“It better be,” I said, lifting up on my toes to give him a kiss. “I’m going to go shower.”

“Okay,” Ferrin replied, cupping my cheek. “Shawn is going to sit with you today. He’ll be waiting outside when you’re ready.”

I looked at him in confusion. “What are you talking about?”

Ferrin sighed as he started getting dressed. “We’re not leaving you alone anymore, Willa. Hopefully, by tomorrow this won’t be anything we have to worry about, but there’s no reason to risk what happened yesterday.”

“But I’m fine, Ferrin,” I insisted. “In fact, I’m more than fine. I feel great.”

“I can tell,” he teased. “And I’m going to keep it that way. That wasn’t just stress, Willa. Or some kind of fluke occurrence. You’re coming into abilities you aren’t used to. We can help make that a lot less overwhelming.”