We stayed that way for a long time, but after a while, I felt like I was squishing him, so I rolled us to the side a little, and my sweet—and sated—werewolf snuggled right into my side. His head rested on my shoulder, his fingers playing with the hair on my chest, and I ran my fingertips along the soft skin of his arm as I pressed my lips to his forehead in a lingering kiss.
I was content. We both were.
We were happy.
Fuck, I was so damn happy we were both okay, we were safe, and that we were together.
I truly never wanted to let him go. Ever.
Maybe we could simply stay right here and hire someone to bring us food and drinks for the rest of our lives.
“I can definitely get behind staying in your arms forever,” he murmured, sounding tired but pleased.
I grinned, pressing my lips to his skin. “Yeah… I like that idea. A lot.” It was ridiculous, and we both knew it, but it was a nice dream to have.
He sighed happily and said, “I love you, Avalanche.”
“I love you too.” I kissed his forehead again.
Several minutes passed before he spoke again. “You need to give me a tour.”
“Right now?”
He stared up at me for a moment. “I want to sleep, but I’m so curious now that I’m in here, I don’t think I’ll be able to until I see at least some of the castle.”
I snorted. “It’s not a castle.”
“You have towers, Lanche. Towers. That makes it a castle.”
I sighed and shrugged. “I only made those for the view.”
“Yeah?”
“Mhm. Let me show you my favorite place in the house.”
“Castle.”
I snorted again. “My home. Better?”
He grinned. “Lead the way.”
We both got up, albeit a little reluctantly, and put on our underwear and t-shirts, and I passed him a pair of fuzzy socks. Then I grabbed his hand before he could put on pants. He didn’t need them since I kept the place toasty warm, and I was hoping to convince him to cuddle once we were all the way upstairs. And hopefully I could get him naked again, so the less clothes I had to contend with, the better.
I pointed out a few rooms as we walked, an office and a handful of bedrooms that my siblings sometimes used. I had enough that they could all stay here at the same time and each have their own.
“Look,” I said, gesturing to the last bedroom. “This one is never used, so it can be your brother’s unofficial room if you get him to come stay for a few days. I know we don’t live that faraway, but the roads can get very icy at night, and I wouldn’t want him to risk driving, so—oomph.”
Dain launched himself at me, hugging me tight around the waist, and I didn’t hesitate to return it. “Thank you, baby. That’s so fucking sweet, I almost can’t stand it.”
With a chuckle, I held on tighter. “Your brother is welcome here anytime.” That made him give me another squeeze.
Eventually, he released me, and I walked him up to the next floor. This floor wasn’t as large as the one with all the bedrooms, and was basically just one giant room with a few closets.
“Holy shit. You have an enormous library in your house.” Dain gaped as he walked into the library, running his fingers over the books as he passed them. He turned in a circle, taking in the shelves upon shelves of books, then grinned widely when he spotted the library ladder. “No way!”
He ran over to it, hopped up, and gave it a push. I laughed, watching my grouchy werewolf turn into a little kid who’d discovered a fun toy. It was made even better since he was still only in his boxer briefs, a tight t-shirt, and bright pink fuzzy socks. He pushed himself around the entire circumference of the room, coming to stop in front of me.
With the biggest grin I’d seen yet, he turned to me and said, “This is the most awesome thing I’ve ever seen. I don’t know if you’ll ever get me out of here.”
