He doesn’t seem to mind, suckling me gently until I’ve finished. My knees have gone weak, but his powerful arms hold me up as he rises to his feet and pulls me into another open-mouthed kiss. His still hard dick is trapped between us and he thrusts softly against my stomach for friction. I wrap my hand around him and he groans against my neck as he thrusts into my hold. Once. Twice. And then he’s coming, his release coating my stomach.
Julien lets out a shaky breath, then leans his head down to press a brief kiss to my lips. “That was amazing.”
“Yeah. It really was,” I say softly.
He pulls me close, tucking my head under his chin, and I wrap my arms around his waist as the water continues to fall around us. I bask in the warmth of his touch and presence, feeling a type of peace I've never experienced before. If I could stay here forever, I probably would.
Too bad someone bangs on the door, loudly calling Julien’s name, and popping my little bubble of tranquility, forcing me back to reality.
What could possibly be going wrong now?
Seventeen
Keir
JulienandIhurriedlydry off and throw some clothes on, then I follow him out into the living room area of the suite. Considering the two of us both have wet hair and I’m now wearing—and mostly drowning in—Julien’s clothes, I’m sure it’s pretty clear what we were up to.
“Sorry to interrupt your fun.” Remy smirks at me, then turns a more serious expression on his brother. “Alpha McAdams and his sister are here. They’re insisting on speaking with you.”
Julien drags a hand over his face and sighs. “Do you know what they want?”
Remy rolls his eyes. “To finalize the mating alliance, of course.”
“And you couldn’t have gotten rid of them?”
“I did my part downstairs,” says Remy. “I told Meredith you’d come talk when you were ready. It’s not my fault her asshole brother doesn’t have any patience.”
Julien pinches the bridge of his nose. “Where are Dante and Brody?”
“They ran down to the restaurant to grab everyone some food,” says Remy. “They should be back in about ten minutes.” He pauses. “I don’t see a claim mark…”
“Not yet,” says Julien. He shoots me a small smile. “I’m not rushing anything.”
Remy nods. “You probably shouldn’t mention Keir is your fated mate yet, then.”
“I agree,” says Julien. “That’s none of their business at this point anyway. You might as well let our guests in. I’d rather wait until Dante and Brody get back, but I don’t think I can leave them standing in the hallway.”
“Unfortunately,” says Remy as he pulls open the suite door.
Meredith’s brother—whose name I can’t remember—stalks inside, ignoring Remy and heading straight to stand by the coffee table in front of Julien. Meredith trails in behind her not-Cameron brother, nose wrinkling as she takes in my just showered appearance and position at Julien’s side.
The brother sneers at me, then turns a scowling look to Julien and drops a stack of paper onto the coffee table. “I know we included provisions for relationships outside the mating, but the agreement hasn’t even been signed yet and you’re parading this…”—his gaze moves from my bare feet to my messy hair—“boy around the hotel. This is an insult to my sister and my pack.”
“As I told Meredith downstairs, circumstances have changed,” says Remy. “And the fact that you’ve come here uninvited after I specifically told Cameron that my brother will speak to you all when he was ready is an insult to Julien.”
“Remy is right,” says Julien. “I also told you when we got back here I needed to discuss some things with my brother and I would let you know when I was available to talk to you about the mating alliance.”
Not-Cameron shakes his head. “That was before my sister came to me and told me how your brother disrespected her. She is your Alpha Mate—”
“No, she isn’t,” says Remy. “She has no authority in my pack and telling her so was not disrespectful, merely a statement of fact.”
Julien’s gaze moves to Meredith. “I would have liked to do this in a more private setting, but I suppose I won’t get that now. I’m sorry. The mating is off.”
“What?” yells not-Cameron. “We’ve been hammering out this deal for two days and now you want to call it off for what? Some piece of ass?” He narrows his eyes. “You’ll still need an heir. Your elders will never accept—”
“It’s not up for debate,” snaps Julien.
Meredith moves closer to Julien and strokes her hand down his arm. “If you insist on keeping him, I won’t protest, but don’t set aside our alliance for this. Mate me in the eyes of the law. Let me provide your heir.” She sniffs. “You can appease any other needs with him, but I should be the public face of your pack.”
