“Don’t think like that. I’m sure the Alpha will tell you more about her, but listen to your heart. Do you think the Alpha likes you? Because I think he does. A lot. I never saw him so carefree as he is when he’s with you. Plus, the way he wrapped you in his arms last night, it was like he was scared he would lose you once he let you go. It was possessive and gentle, not like possessive and scary.”
I smiled, but something was off, like the last five words she said meant something more, but I shrugged it off. Maybe she was right. Besides, Riley said he loves me. I should focus on that.
Chapter 28
RILEY.
Iwas standing with myBeta and watching Gamma Sebastian take charge of the pups that were already in the process of shifting. We only had two male pups shifting, and I couldn’t wait to get out of here.
It was for this reason that I kept looking at the moon, using it as my clock, because the moment it neared its peak, I would be out of here. I wouldn’t be joining them for their full moon run.
“Pardon me, Alpha, but I feel you don’t want to be here. Already missing the Luna? Why didn’t you take her here?”
“She’ll be in heat soon. I don’t want to smell her outside of our room. She’ll be much safer from me when she’s inside our room.” I answered him with full honesty. There was no need to hide anything from my Beta.
“Shoot! I forgot I would be the only one staring at the moon tonight.” He chuckled as he slid his hands into his shorts pocket.
“Go out, have fun.”
“And leave the territory unattended while everyone fucks their mates? I’ll pass. And what are you doing here anyway? It’s your first full moon after being fully marked. You should be with the Luna.”
“Duty calls.” And my words were cut off when the first howl of one of the pups erupted into the thin air. He shifted, and I nodded at my Gamma, letting him know that I was proud of his pup.
A new wolf. A successful shifting. It always leaves my heart swelling with pride.
“I’ll wait until they shift and give them my blessings, but I won’t be running with you.”
“I would like to say you can leave now, but then you’ve been missing for the last three full moons and these pups would surely feel honored if you blessed them tonight.”
“I know. And I promise I’ll be here on the next full moon and on the run too, together with Nadia.”
My eyes darted to the moon. It was almost at its peak and although I couldn’t smell my mate yet, just the thought of her was already making my dick twitch.
I was anticipating this night for the whole day. And as the time neared, I couldn’t help but get too fucking excited.
I had no idea if I even learned anything from all the videos I watched today, but if I based it on how she squirmed and whimpered under my hold this morning in the office, I think I knew what I needed to do.
I closed my eyes and tried to calm my raging hormones. Just a little more time and I could be with my mate. Until then, I needed to focus on the pups shifting.
But as soon as everyone shifted and started their full moon run, I turned on my heels and made my way back to the packhouse. I nodded and smiled at the few people who were still lounging around before making my way upstairs.
I didn’t go directly to our room. I went to her old room instead and took a shower there. I tried to keep reminding myself not to just give in to my carnal needs and fuck her. I had to pleasure her too. Because if I remember our first night together, she did well at sucking me, but after that, I just stuck my dick into her and fucked her the whole night.
I decided tonight would be for her pleasure. I wanted to focus on that.
As soon as I was done with my shower and had dried my hair, I wrapped a towel around my hips and made my way toward our room. I had no idea what she was doing or if she was even awake.
I tried not to disturb her the whole day in the hope that she was well-rested and could keep up with my stamina tonight.
I smiled despite myself as I trod the corridor of the fourth floor. I felt like a teenager getting laid for the first time. Well, this was almost like that.
I didn’t knock when I reached our room. I just twisted the handle and it opened, pushing it slowly as I let my eyes scan the dimmed room. She was nowhere to be found inside, but there were lights shining through the bathroom door, indicating that she was in the shower.
I stepped in and locked the door behind me at the same moment the bathroom door opened and my eyes locked with her dark brown eyes before they went down to look at her body.
She was standing frozen outside the bathroom. It looked like she wasn’t expecting me. And the moment my eyes raked over her body, I couldn’t stop my dick from reacting.
I wasn’t even smelling her heat yet, just her regular alluring vanilla scent, and yet, she was making me too hard already.
