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  “A lot. She was my family for a while. We relied on each other.”

  “Now you can rely on me, babe.” He stroked over her pulse, feeling as it raced beneath his touch. She felt it, too, but he wasn’t going to argue or force her to be with him more, not until she was ready.

  Chapter Four

  Later that night, Hayley groaned as another wave of heat washed over her. Pressing her thighs together, she rolled over in bed, trying to relieve the ache inside her. Her pussy was on fire, and she needed him so badly. She had gone to bed early, leaving Micah alone in his library.

  The day with Micah had been so amazing. She hadn’t wanted it to end, but how could she have given in to him so soon? He took her against her will. You want him.

  She released a whimper, cupping her pussy. The contact didn’t ease, not even when she slid a finger between her slit.

  There was a knock on the door. “Hayley, baby, you need me.”

  She cried out, tears running down her cheeks. She wanted him so much.

  “Micah, please.”

  He entered the room without another word, and he was on the bed.

  “Why is this doing this?” she asked.

  “Because we’re close. A full moon is going to happen soon, and even if your heart doesn’t know it, your body, it wants me.”

  “I’m not a wolf.”

  “But you’re still controlled by hormones and stuff. Look, no one really knows why shit happens, but it does, and it’s killing me seeing you like this. Please, I can relieve you.”

  “I don’t want to have sex. And why aren’t you in any kind of pain?”

  “I’m a wolf. I know how to control it, but it doesn’t mean that I’m not feeling this as well. I know you need me, Hayley. Let me help you.”

  “I don’t have sex with strangers. I have to be in a commitment.”

  “I’m going to love you for the rest of our lives, baby. I’m committed to you and only you. I’ll never hurt you, never cheat, and you will have my undivided attention. I will love and provide for you.”

  Tears sprang to her eyes. She felt so bad because she was such a horrible person. This man was prepared to devote the rest of his life to her, and she couldn’t even bring herself to tell him that she trusted him. She didn’t have any wolf senses and didn’t know if there would be a difference in her feelings toward him.

  He touched her wrist and that single caress felt so good.

  “Please, I won’t do anything else that you don’t agree to.”

  She closed her eyes. Let him. You want him. Give in.

  “Yes. Please, Micah, make it stop.”

  He moved over her, slamming his lips down on hers. She didn’t put up a fight. The moment he was above her, she felt the tension within her start to ease. Releasing a breath, she ran her hands up and down his arms, marveling at his strength.

  “If you want me to stop, I will.”

  “I don’t.” She stopped thinking and allowed her body to take over. Not that she had much of a choice. The choice had been taken from her right now, but she was giving herself over to Micah willingly.

  Micah moved between her thighs, and she closed her eyes, basking in his touch. In the back of her mind, she knew she should be embarrassed, but she wouldn’t let it take over, and instead she opened her legs wide, wanting him.

  Her pussy was so slick, and her clit aching. Even as she touched herself, there was no way for her ease that pain.

  “You’re so beautiful, and you smell so good.” He pressed kisses to her neck, sucking over her pulse before moving down her body.

  The sheer negligee she was wearing, he tore off her body with one easy tug. She didn’t care. The sound of the tearing fabric turned her on even more.

  Arching up, she screamed his name as he sucked one nipple into his mouth, followed by the other. He trailed a pathway between her breasts before moving down, dipping into her belly button, and finally he was at her pussy.

  He opened the lips of her pussy and stroked his tongue down her slit. In one swift thrust, he pushed his tongue inside her, making her moan and call his name.

  “Micah, please.” It had been so long and she knew without a doubt she wouldn’t last long at all. He moved his tongue back up to her slit and began to stroke over her clit, each flick driving her even wilder to the point of no return.

  He flung her into orgasm, startling her with how hard and pleasurable it was. She’d had orgasms before, but nothing like this.

  She arched up, and he held her down, prolonging her orgasm.

  Only when she begged him to stop, did he.

  Collapsing to the bed, Hayley panted, basking in the afterglow bliss of her orgasm.

  “You’re much better now,” he said.

  She turned to find him lying beside her, smiling. “Would you like me to take care of you?” she asked.

  He shook his head. “Already done. Your orgasm helped me.”

  “What?”

  “Yep. I have no shame.”

  “But, both of your hands were on me. How?”

  “I don’t know. I’m going to put it down to that awesome wolf gene that I possess. Mates can make each other do the craziest things.”

  “Like bring each other to orgasm?” she asked.

  “Does it embarrass you?” he asked.

  She thought about it for a second. “I don’t think it’s embarrassing. Kind of cool.” She rolled over so that she was completely facing him.

  “Would you like me to leave?”

  “No. I’d like your company.”

  She reached out, touching his hand. When she wasn’t happy with just touching, she held his hand, locking their fingers together.

  “Thank you,” she said.

  “You’re my mate. I’d do anything for you.”

  “I don’t know if I like that. It’s almost as if someone has taken my freewill, and I don’t like that,” she said. “You should be able to mate with whoever you want, and not be held by what your body thinks.”

  He smiled. “I don’t consider my freewill taken. Far from it. I’m free to come and go as I please.”

  “But you have no choice in this. Tell me you wouldn’t want someone amazing and hot.”

  “You are amazing and hot,” he said, cupping her face. “I think you’re awesome.”

  She smiled. “Are you sure?”

  “I don’t know how the whole mating thing works, to be honest. What my parents always told me was that fate or the universe was able to detect mates who were more suitable and compatible to each other.”

  She giggled. “Compatible? That is so romantic.”

  This time he chuckled. “Think about it. It kind of is. In a world full of people, you and I, we’re meant to be together. There is no one out there but you. I don’t want anyone else but you.” He rolled over like she had. “There’s no one else for me but you.”

  ****

  The following day, Micah walked with Hayley as they made their way toward the lake. It was really hot outside, and the only way to cool down was to go swimming in the lake. When he had asked her to go naked, she had given him that look that told him “not a chance.”

  Thinking about it, there were going to be other pack members, and he had no interest in any of them seeing his woman. The more she covered up, the better. So, instead of getting her a bikini, which he would have loved to have seen her in, he got her a one piece that was still going to show off way too much flesh, but it was a compromise. He wanted to keep all of his man parts.

  Last night had been a step in the right direction. When he had offered to leave her in peace, she had asked him to stay. That morning when he woke up, it was to find her in his arms, snuggled against him. Now he only prayed for winter so that he could turn the heating off, and have her snuggled in his arms more often.

  “What are you thinking?” she asked.

  “You really don’t want to know.”

  She chuckled. “Are you having sexy thoughts?”

  “Definitel
y. Does that surprise you?”

  She paused, stopping to reach up toward a leaf hanging from a branch. “Hmm, I don’t think so. Are wolves, you know, more sexually primed?”

  He saw her cheeks heat, and he found her embarrassment so cute. “Yes, we are.”

  “You’re not even going to pretend to be modest?”

  “Why would I do that?” he asked.

  “In all seriousness?” She moved away from the tree, and headed straight ahead along the dirt path.

  “We are, and it’s not me ego boosting either. We’re bigger, stronger, meaner, and we brood more. Our appetites are equal to us, as well. Sex, food, the rush of the chase. You name it, we’ve got that need multiplied.”

  “Last night was the first time that I had ever …”

  “Got licked by what you call a stranger.”

  “You’re one of the hardest men I’ve been around.”

  You’ve not felt my dick yet, baby. When you feel that, you’ll know.

  She slapped a hand to her head. “Ugh, that sounded so dirty, didn’t it?”

  “Just a little bit.” They made it out of the clearing, and he saw several of the pack were at the lake already. None of them had turned. He’d asked them not to, at least not until he’d mated Hayley to him. He hoped she was ready by the next full moon.

  Micah knew he would never hurt her, but he didn’t want to have to curb his wolf for fear of how she felt around him.

  “This is so beautiful.”

  The trees offered a lot of shade, so it was cooler than being out in the sun. It was beautiful as rays of sunshine came through.

  “Hey, Micah.”

  He nodded toward the greeting, taking Hayley toward a rocky area.

  “Who was that?” she asked, leaning against him.

  “One of my pack.”

  “Will David and Darla be here?” she asked.

  “Yes. I figured you would be more comfortable with my sister here.”

  “How long ago did you lose your parents?”

  “Twenty years ago. They were quite old,” he said.

  Her curiosity always got the better of her. “How old?”

  “They were nearing two hundred.”

  “Wow.”

  “Yes, wow. They had us at a very late age.”

  “Did you love them?” she asked.

  “Very much. They were amazing parents, and my father was an alpha.”

  “Was it tough to take his place?”

  “Every single day. There are times I feel like I don’t match up to him. So many people rely on me. I don’t want to screw it up.”

  She patted his chest. “I really don’t think that is possible.” She smiled. “I can see how everyone loves you. They have a great respect for you. That is only the kind that is earned.”

  He pulled his shirt over his head at the same time that she did. She revealed the plain black swimsuit that he’d bought her. To him it was still too revealing, the fabric molding to every single curve, and showing off her generous tits.

  His cock started to get hard and he took a seat, doing his best to hide it.

  “It’s so hot.” She didn’t sit with him. She rushed toward the water, jumped in, and sighed. “Bliss.” She ducked under and then broke the water. “Are you coming in?”

  Unable to resist his mate, he got to his feet, not hiding his arousal.

  “Oh my,” she said.

  Diving into the water, he headed toward her. She backed away, giggling. “What are you doing?” she asked.

  Trapping her between a rock and his body, he rested his hands on either side of her head. “That is what you do to me.” He pressed his cock against her body. She melted instantly. “You want me, too.”

  “I do,” she said, wrapping her arms around his neck. “I want it to mean something, Micah. I want to know that we’ll be good for each other.”

  “We will. I won’t let anything happen to you. I’ll protect you, and when we have kids, I’ll be a good father.”

  She pressed her head against his and groaned. “I wish you had come to me five years ago. Everything would have been different now.”

  He gripped the back of her head. “We’ve got the rest of our lives. I can wait, and I will wait. I’ll prove to you every second you’re with me that we’re meant to be.” He pressed a kiss to her lips and pulled away. “Hello, Darla,” he said.

  “You’re keeping her all to yourself and you know I don’t like that.”

  Micah pulled away, reluctantly. There would be a time where he’d get to growl and keep his mate to himself. That time was not now.

  Chapter Five

  “My brother loves you,” Darla said.

  Hayley looked toward the barbeque the guys had set up. She couldn’t believe how fast food had arrived when all she said was that she was hungry. Micah had acted instantly, and had announced he was heading into town to get a bunch of food. All the other guys had to do was to get a pit ready for him to cook on.

  “I, erm, this is really hard for me.”

  “With the whole kidnapping thing?”

  “Yeah. It’s not something we humans handle easily. In fact, it’s against the law from where I come from.”

  “When it comes to pack law, taking a human is not against the law, especially if that human is a mate. Micah, in his weird alpha way, thought he was acting … romantically,” Darla said.

  Hayley chuckled. “Is it wrong that I can see that? He believes that everything he does is romantic?”

  “Not everything. Just this, honey. He loves you, and when you’re near your mate, that means something, more than anything.”

  Hayley watched as Micah and David were laughing and joking. It had only been a couple of days, and yet, she sensed how much he cared about her. Everything he did was for her, and it was next to impossible to ignore that. Every woman would love for a man to be devoted to them, and she had it right now.

  “Do you feel similar with David?” she asked. “Your mating call?”

  “Yeah, it does. The moment I saw him, I knew, and it was so hard to try and put perspective on everything. I wanted to trust the mating call, you know. Out of every single man in the world, I was mated to my brother’s best friend. It is hard, and as wolves, we do fight it. There’s always that niggling doubt. Some of us just bask in finding our mate, but we’re not all the same.”

  Hayley looked away. “So you’re not upset with me for having doubts?”

  “Not at all. I’d be more upset if you just gave in to it. It’s not how love works, is it?”

  “Love?”

  “If you allow Micah to mate with you, you’re going to be alive for a really long time, Hayley. Make sure it’s the right decision,” Darla said.

  “What are you two ladies talking about?” David asked, moving in beside his woman.

  “Love,” they both said at the same time, and then chuckled.

  “Here, you ask and I bring,” Micah said, holding out a large burger.

  “Wow, that was fast.” She took the burger, and the little serviette he’d given her. Taking a bite, she closed her eyes with a moan. “That’s so good.” A nice spicy burger, cheese, onions, everything she loved in food in one big burger. “Did you make this?”

  “I got the burgers from the diner. I know I can trust their food, and I saw how you reacted to it the other day.”

  She laughed. “I’m not even going to say anything about that. It really was so good.”

  “Really, really good.” He had his own burger as well.

  Glancing toward the barbeque pit, she saw people just putting on new food, and taking the cooked food off.

  She finished her burger, while David, Darla, and Micah ate another four burgers each. She decided to have a spicy chicken leg, and watched as the little group they had formed ate even more. It was refreshing being around people who ate more than her.

  Later that night, as she was getting ready for bed, she sensed Micah in the room. She wore a pair of shorts and a crop shirt.
“You weren’t lying about eating a lot, were you?”

  “We were all hungry, and it was a great day to have a barbeque. I heard what you and Darla were talking about. She’s right. You need to know this is what you want for the rest of your life.”

  She sat down on the bed, crossing her legs, and staring at him. He was leaning against the doorframe, staring at her. “What do you mean?”

  “Once you accept me as your mate, there won’t be any going back to the city. I can’t be there. This is my home, and I’m hoping you’ll see this as your home as well. The point is, there will only be me. There won’t be any chance of you finding anyone else.”

  “You sound so sure of that.”

  “I know I am. I won’t be able to live with another man touching you. I’m an animal, Hayley. To the core, that is what I am. I will kill them.”

  “What about me?” she asked.

  “I’d never hurt you. It’s not in my nature.” He turned to leave.

  “Wait,” she said. “You don’t have to leave.”

  “I think I do. I want this. I want you here as my mate. I want to fuck, make love, have babies, build a life with you. I kidnapped you for that very purpose. Hearing my sister, she put things into perspective for me without even realizing it. This is not a life you walk away from. We mate, and we’re together forever. I need you to make that choice without me trying to make it for you.”

  With that, he walked away.

  Hayley missed him, and something hollow settled in her heart. She didn’t want him to walk away.

  ****

  “Why are you not at home cooking breakfast?” Darla asked, taking a seat opposite him. Micah glanced around looking for her mate, but saw no David. “He’s not here. I told him I was going to come alone.”

  “Right, because he listens to you.”

  “He does. Unlike you.” She reached across the table, taking one of his uneaten pancakes. “Are you starving yourself now?”

  “I’m not hungry.”

  “Your first week with a mate, and already you’re by yourself, moody, and you’re not eating. What did you do?”

  He sighed, pushing the plate of pancakes toward her. For the past five days he had been leaving Hayley to her own devices. Trying to give her the space that he should have in the beginning.