There was no reason to venture into town.If they did, he would put money on it being a new wolf who didn’t have a clue what they were doing.As for him, he was just going to stick around the ranch, as he’d done for many years now.Ever since he’d come to No Wolves Road, he stuck to himself.The lonely wolf, a recluse, which suited him well.He already had his fill of wolf pack dramas with the brats who decided to set their fireworks off on his land.Their Alpha had been pissed, and their punishments were severe.Going into different pack lands was not acceptable.Certainly not to cause a nuisance.
Lord hadn’t wanted the kids to get in too much trouble, which is what he told the Alpha.He just didn’t want them to set fireworks off on his land.If they startled the cattle or the horses, it would affect him.In the end, he left, letting the Alpha deal with that shit, while he came home to temptation.
Astrid had always been a difficult woman to ignore, and now, living with her, it was next to impossible.The vanilla scent was in every room, and it also seemed to be in the furniture.Even his bedroom had the scent of her, and it was driving him crazy.There were times when he wanted to grab something and press his face against it.He knew it was the wolf and the full moon.With every passing day, these feelings were getting harder to ignore.
“She’ll be in the house,” Lord said.
“And you think that is wise?”
“You’re questioning my judgment?”
“Yes.This is the first time she’s going to be close to you on a full moon.She’s not going to be in town, but in your home.”
“It doesn’t matter to me.”
“Ah, so we’re doing the whole pretending we don’t give a fuck about her, is that it?”
Lord glared at him.“You’re concerned?”
“Of course I’m concerned.You’re an asshole, and we’ve got some good food.You upset her, and we all get to suffer.Trust me, I don’t want to go back to you cooking for us, or having to get freaking takeout.Even my wife likes the leftovers I take home, and trust me, I like that she likes it.”
Lord didn’t need to guess that Blake’s wife was a very happy woman, and showed Blake her appreciation.The man loved his wife.
“I’m not going to do anything,” Lord said.
Blake looked at him, doubtful.
“I’m never close to home during a full moon, and I have no intention of going back there until after the full moon has come and gone.”That was as clear as he could get.
“You’re not.Won’t you starve?”
“I have already packed myself some food to get by.”He knew he was acting strangely, and the best way to deal with that problem was to keep a wide berth.
Astrid was the problem, as was the full moon.If he kept his distance, all would be okay.
He and Blake continued to fix the rest of the fences that had broken down.It didn’t matter how often he did this job, it was a never-ending task.Fences wore over time and constantly needed fixing.It was a job he liked to do himself, and not rely on anyone else.After they got through the fixing, he took his lunch case and let Blake take the car back to the house.
He made his way toward the forest that was far from his property, but also a nice, secluded spot that meant he never interacted with anyone else.In all the years he’d been at No Wolves Road during a full moon, he’d thankfully avoided other packs.
Lord knew he was an anomaly to most of the packs.He knew there were always horror stories about wolves expelled by packs.When he was first expelled, he had feared the rabid taking over.Becoming rogue.Hurting people.Even though he wasn’t the biggest fan of humans, he didn’t want to hurt anyone.He only hurt people in self-defense.And that was rare.
He found his spot, which was near an old-looking tree.This is where he spent a lot of full moons.There were occasions he would run, but he would always come to rest at the thickest trunk, and this is where he sat, opening his lunch tray and taking out one of the many burritos Astrid had prepared just that morning.She hadn’t known he’d been watching her.There were parts of the house where he could stand and just look at her without her knowing.Although, she had known someone was watching her, with the way she kept looking over to where he stood.
The burrito was delicious.She had made some kind of breakfast meat, rice, beans, cheese, and wrapped it all in a tortilla.It tasted so good, and within a few bites, it was all gone.
This is why he stole a second one, and he took a nice large bite out of it, stuffing his face as he did, trying to think of someone other than Astrid.This morning, she had worn a pair of jeans and an oversized sweater that kept riding up over her stomach every time she reached for something off the top shelf.He couldn’t get the image out of his mind.Not that he would ever want to.She looked amazing.
The temptation to close the distance between them and press his face against her stomach had been so strong.He didn’t know how he was able to avoid it.
Lord couldn’t deny he had gotten closer to her.There had been a moment when the temptation to pull her into his arms had been so strong, but he had avoided it and just stole the burritos, along with the cookies.
He finished the two burritos he had taken, along with the five cookies.It was in that moment, he didn’t know what he was going to do about food tomorrow.There was no way he could go back to the house.
Astrid was too much temptation.He couldn’t deny it.Even now, as he sat leaning against his favorite tree trunk, he couldn’t stop thinking about her.The delicate curve of her neck.The sweetness of her body as it pressed against him.He felt his cock start to thicken and his need getting stronger.Lord wanted her desperately.But she was human.There was no way he was going to stop her.
And he thought about that day, all those years ago, when he’d been minding his own business.She’d caught his attention for just a brief second, and he figured humans were crazy, with their heads so focused on books.He was not going to let anything happen to her.
He’d seen the danger, and it was like his wolf couldn’t stand it.He could blame his wolf, but the truth was, neither could he.
