“Hush,” he said. “I want to.”
So I let him. I breathed and relaxed and relished the feel of his talented hands massaging my aching muscles.
“Where’d you even find that?” Did he have a map of where I kept spare medicines?
“You put some on me when I got mauled by that vampire last year, remember?”
I did. He’d almost died. But like a lot of dominants in the pack, he wouldn’t go down without a fight. Once he was conscious again, the only thing he wanted was to get out of the hospital so he could put more bloodsuckers in the ground.
“All set,” he said before grabbing my shoulders to help me stand. My legs were still wobbly, and my knees trembled, but I’d never been more sated after a romantic encounter. Ever. And I didn’t know if that said more about Fen’s sexual prowess or the lack of those that came before him. He squatted in front of me and grabbed my trousers to tug them back up my legs. When I went to button them, he pushed my hands away and did it himself.
Now that the frenzy of it all had subsided, I didn’t know what to do. It wasn’t like we were lovers or a couple or anything. Should I kiss him? Should I ask to see him later? I dropped my gaze to avoid looking at him, only to see his massive cock straining behind his jeans.
Oh, shit.
I’m so selfish.
I didn’t even?—
“Hey,” he said, putting a finger under my chin to lift my face so I could meet his gaze. “Remember our deal. You go home. You run yourself a bath. You sit in it until your skin prunes. And then you eat dinner and go to bed.”
I snorted, brought my fingers up to my forehead, and gave him a mock salute. “Yes, sir.”
He answered with a groan of approval and stepped forward to plant a kiss on my forehead. “Good girl, little wolf. I’ll check on you later.”
CHAPTER 6
Fenris
Fucking hell.
Wyn’s scent lingered on my face and fingers long after I walked out of her office and headed to the mechanic’s bay, where I fiddled with my bike and tried to erase her moans from my memory. I changed the oil and polished the metal frame and fucked around with the brake pads, but I couldn’t get her glorious taste out of my mouth.
“Yes, sir,” she’d purred.
That did something to me on a molecular level. It altered my brain chemistry. It reached down into my soul and ripped out something dormant and territorial. My wolf wanted to claim her for real. My inner beast ached to clamp down on her shoulder and leave a bite mark for everyone to see.
Mine, it roared.
I shook thoughts like that away. She didn’t feel about me the way I felt about her, and even if she did, she was too stubborn to admit it.
“Hey, where the hell have you been?” said a stoic, grumpy voice from behind me.
Too lost in my thoughts, I didn’t notice Mill coming. I stood, wiped my hands off, and turned to face him. Since mating Maeve, his complexion and overall demeanor had improved drastically. This time last year, he looked like walking death. Now, he beamed sunshine and roses and all that corny shit. But he’d hate it if I said anything, so I just smiled and patted his shoulder in greeting.
“Busy,” I said. “What about you?”
He shrugged and narrowed his eyes. “Did you think I wouldn’t find out?”
I straightened my shoulders and tilted my head, considering how much to divulge. Wyn going into heat certainly wasn’t his business, and my decision to help her concerned him even less. Still, he wouldn’t like it. I knew that going into it. The only unspoken rule between us was that our siblings were off-limits.
“Mill,” I started, glancing around at the other pack mates in the garage. Moose raised an eyebrow and looked between us like he was waiting for the right moment to step in. Kai grinned and crossed his arms, clearly anticipating a show. Gossip spread through the pack faster than a wildfire, and if the healer went missing for three days while some asshole’s house radiated pheromones, it didn’t take a genius to figure out what happened. Kodiak would have known, simply by reading the bond we all had to him. Anyone who got close to my house while we were in the throes of it would have sensed my magic giving off “get the fuck out of here” vibes.
I sighed and stepped closer to my best friend. “You wanna do this here?”
He snorted and shook his head. “You mistake me, brother. I’m not pissed. I’m just…concerned.”
Relief flooded my chest, and I exhaled the stone in my gut. “Oh. About?”
