She turned around and looked at the machine washing her clothes, and a yawn escaped her lips.
“Oh! It will still take a long time.”
“Just leave it there, and just pick it up tomorrow. You’re sleepy. You need to rest.”
She nodded her head and turned around to face me. Her eyes were still a bit wet from her yawning.
“Yes. I want to sleep now.”
I wrapped my arm around her shoulders and pulled her to my side as we walked together, my free hand reaching for the light switch and turning it off as we left the room.
If it were up to me, I would have initiated her into my pack tonight, but my mate’s eyes looked tired and drawn out already. I didn’t care if she had any reason why she didn’t want to, but I would not be forcing her to do anything.
But I’d make sure she’d let me tomorrow before we left for the center. I would not take the risk of not reaching her mind in a crowded place, even if it’s inside my territory.
Maybe I sounded like an obsessed man. Maybe I am, but I just wanted to be assured that she knew she could reach me anytime she needed me.
We walked with our bodies pressed together. Her arms were coiled around my waist as she leaned her head on my side while I was holding her with one arm.
When we reached the fourth floor, I was so close to offering my room to her, but the words got caught in my throat. I feared she would say no, and I knew it would fucking hurt me.
Yes, I’m fucking Alpha but I feared my little mate.
So we walked straight ahead to her room. No one was talking, and all I heard were our footsteps, our steady breathing, and the loud, erratic sound of her heart.
“What happened here?” She pulled away from my body as she stepped into her room.
I left the door open when I rushed out earlier, as well as the bathroom door. She turned around, and her eyes widened when they landed on the section of the wall that I had punched just beside where I was standing. It has a hole in it and cracks around it.
“What happened here?” She asked again as her eyes shifted from the wall and back to me.
“I thought you left me when I couldn’t find you here,” I answered in a low voice, my hand flying to the side of my neck, rubbing it with my palm.
“What were you thinking? Did you hit the wall?” Her eyes were now rounder as her ears reddened. Was she angry that I destroyed the wall in her room?
“I’ll have someone fix it.”
“I don’t care about the wall!” She snapped at me. “Show me your hand!”
My brow raised as I wiggled my hand in her face, but this was the other hand, not the one I used to punch the wall.
Her eyes narrowed at me as she crossed her arms against her chest. “The other one.”
I let out a deep sigh and showed her my other hand. This female would be the death of me.
Her little hands cupped my hand as she ran her fingers over my knuckles.
Fucking sparks. It was making my knees weak.
My knuckles were healing, but they were still swollen and showed signs of having hit something hard.
She tilted her head to look at me. Her gaze was so soft that it looked like she was going to cry anytime soon.
“Maybe we need to put in ice or something.”
“I’m okay. It’s healing. Hunter was just being stubborn and gawking at you instead of healing me completely.”
“Hunter! Is he your wolf?” Her eyes suddenly brightened up as she continued to gaze up at me and slowly lowered my hand.
