Finally, he got her distracted and out of her clothes so he could make love to her. Once they were both sated, and she’d fallen asleep in his arms, he laid there awake for a while, staring at the ceiling and thinking about the discussion with Peyton earlier.
No, he wasn’t certain they were safe. But he damn sure didn’t want the happiest time of Nami’s life spoiled by worry over something that might never impact her life.
That was his literaljob—to protect her and do the worrying so she didn’t have to.
And that’s exactly what he’d do.
Chapter Six
December 31st
A little after dawn, Davon stood at the cabin’s back door and stared out the window at the Idaho wilderness sweeping into the distance. It had snowed again overnight and everything around them was blanketed in white.
He felt like he’d been dropped into an alternate universe.
Literally.
Just being in Idaho in the winter, with the large Bleacke family, was a massive adjustment. This was the first Christmas in his life where he’d had such a large extended family.
But werewolves—excuse me,shifters—werereal.
And he was nowmarriedto one, as of four days ago.
Mated. That’d happened almost two weeks ago. Well, Brianna couldn’t shift, and neither could her brother, butstill. Apparently, the process was the same, in this case. She’d had enough wolf shifter in her to feel a mate bond with him, and she’d claimed him.
He hadn’t known that at first. He’d thought she just really liked him.
Okay, so he’d really liked her, too. Fell in love with her at first sight, literally.
Then, when their secret was discovered, Peyton, Asia, Gillian, and Malyah broke the news to him about what was really going on.
And Peyton had demonstrated by shifting into his wolf form.
Anyonewould have trouble adjusting tothat.
Didn’t mean Da’von loved Brianna any less, but it was still…disconcerting, in some ways.
Manyways.
He’d need some additional time to wrap his head around it and the related circumstances.
Like the fact that two of his sisters were also mated to wolf shifters, and the adopted family he’d come to love—and respect—was also largely comprised of wolf shifters.
Behind him, Brianna stirred in their bed. “What’s wrong, baby?”
“Nothin’.”
He couldn’t pull his gaze from the winter wonderland outside.
This wasn’t his first trip to Idaho, but he literally saw it through new eyes now.
Saweverythingthrough new eyes.
He heard her get out of bed and, in her bare feet, pad over to where he stood. She wrapped her arms around him from behind, pressing her naked body against his. She was twenty-five, five years older than him. “Nami’s baby shower is today,” she said. “And Peyton’s holding the New Year’s Eve party tonight.”
“I know.” He rested his hands on hers. He felt a distinct longing tugging at his soul, like he could run naked out the cabin’s back door and jump into the snow and take off on four feet.
Except he wasn’t a shifter.
