That time his laughter had a wicked sound to it and sent a shiver through me. Unfortunately, while it was getting dark, most shifters had much better sight than humans and it just made Braun’s smile even more devilish. “My naughty mate.”
Mostly.
The bond was right there but it felt just out of reach. I wasn’t sure how I knew it but it was waiting for us.
I just didn’t know what it was waiting for.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. If naughty describes either of us, it’s not me.” I was still kind of boring even if I’d somehow become an Alpha werewolf’s mate…which had honestly not turned out like romance novels had said it would.
Making a low moan, Braun pulled me into his arms and stopped us in the dark. The trees getting thicker had made it even harder to see, but it didn’t bother me. A character in a book might’ve said it made them feel helpless. “You’re just a naughty mate who hasn’t had nearly enough adult fun lately.”
Possibly…about the adult fun part at the very least.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about with that either. We spend a lot of time together and you even scaled back how many hours you worked this week.” Mostly because I told him he had a few screws loose if he thought twelve-hour plus days were reasonable.
“I think we need to have a discussion about lying to your mate, Wölfchen.” The way his voice dropped low sent another shiver through me, but even without super-human vision, he’d have felt every jolt of pleasure racing through me.
As one hand slowly caressed down my back, the other held me tight. Just the wonderful trapped feeling he was giving me would’ve made me hard, but him leaning down to nibble on my ear had me moaning. “What happens to a naughty sub who doesn’t tell the truth?”
Oh.
Really?
Here?
“I didn’t lie.” Not technically. “You’ve been very good to me even though this has been a big adjustment for you.”
I’d kind of moved in and taken over his life…it’d have been an adjustment to anyone.
“But what kind of fun have you been missing, Wölfchen?” Something about the way his voice went deeper had my heart racing, but his hand finally palming my ass had it skipping a beat. “Tell me the truth and your punishment won’t be as severe. I’ll even let you come after it, naughty boy.”
Come?
“I…”
What was the smart way to answer?
No.
What was the best question to ask?
No.
He wouldn’t let me get away with that without the answer being crazy.
What would the human in a romance novel do?
Something stupid.
Try again.
“If…if you wanted to take care of me even more than you have been already, we could do more adult things together.” We’d tried. Life had just kept interfering, but based on the parenting forums I’d found online, that was par for the course.
“Like what, Wölfchen?” Making a low, curious hum, he traced around my ear with his tongue. “Give me an example.”
Ugh.
“Like…like you could…” This had come much easier to the characters in my books. Real life was much harder and I didn’t appreciate it at all. “You could…”
