Sunlight streamed through the silk curtains, rousing me from sleep. An empty space beside me sent a phantom warmth prickling across the sheets. "Killian?," I called out disappointed he was gone. But a smile bloomed on my face anyway. Last night had been... everything. We talked under the soft glow of lamps, whispered dreams and fears. Then, snuggled close, we drifted into a sleep that felt more like a shared sanctuary than mere slumber. Knowing he wanted a future with me, really wanted it, filled me with a confidence I hadn't known I lacked. Let Josephine, and any other wolf for that matter, scheme, and snipe. Killian was mine, and that was all that mattered.Stretching luxuriously, I threw on a robe and padded downstairs. No Killian at breakfast, but a note propped against the empty seat opposite mine. "Lawyers. Northern Oil deal. Be back for lunch."Relief washed over me. He hadn't left a message with some nameless servant, he'd made an effort, a small but significant gesture in
Warning this chapter only contains sex scenes, Readers discretion is strongly advised."I have missed you Hailey, I have lost count of how many times the thought of having sex with you again crossed my mind while I was away." he told me, kissing my lips and running his hands across my breasts making me moan from intense pleasure."Ahh..." I moaned out arching my back out feeling an intense wave of pleasure coursing through my veins while Killian gently massaged my ample breasts with his hands and in one single swoop I found myself lying flat on the bed with Killian on top, his weight supported by both his hands placed at the sides."Tell me you want me my love." he said in a raspy voice placing soft tender kisses across my face all the while with his gaze on me."I want you." I agreed with a smile and without furtherance and a lopsided smirk coming to play on his lips he trailed his kisses skillfully settling his lips on my perking boobs, sucking on it through my worn t-shirt.I moane
That day established a pattern for the rest of the week. I would get up, poke about the house, have lunch with Killian, visit Julie, read, and eat dinner. The others seemed to find various reasons to leave us alone each evening and I found that becoming my favorite time of the day. I would read while Killian finished up any urgent business or we’d watch TV together until bedtime. Some nights we just cuddled while others…well, there was no doubt my mate is a skilled lover and I was becoming addicted to his touch. Although the topic of the witch hadn't been brought up by Killian for a week. I could tell it bothered him.Christine pointedly looked at my neck each morning but never mentioned the blood-bond again, though I could sense the woman was getting impatient with us. I paid her no mind. It was between me and Killian and since he hadn’t brought it up, I wouldn’t either. At times, I did watch Romeo and Linda with envy. They often slipped an “I love you” into their greetings or dep
“Because she was the Alpha female. Now, as my mate, it’s your job.” I had been afraid of this but still I continued putting forth my defence.“Christine's done those jobs for years and she loves it. We can’t take that from her. She looks so happy when she’s organizing and cooking. I’m sure she’d step aside if I said I wanted to take over, but I wouldn’t be nearly as good at it and she’d probably feel hurt, even lost.” His expression seemed to be wavering, so I pressed my advantage. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to avoid my responsibilities. Someday, when she wants to retire, I’ll take over but until then I’d rather stay on the sidelines and help out now and then, sort of like being an understudy or an Alpha-female-in-training.”“Hmm, I see your point about Christine. But you still don’t have to work. I have more than enough for the two of us.” “But what will I do with my time? It was nice to wander around this week, visiting and reading and napping but I can’t do that all the
I called Romeo several times before finally getting a response. Apparently, he’d been in the theatre and his cell phone was set on vibrate, so he hadn’t noticed it right away. As quickly as possible, I explained the situation and he said he’d head right over to Josephine's.Twisting my fingers, I listened to the sounds of the argument going on at Josephines apartment. There’d been no more screams, just yelling and angry voices, but I couldn’t make out what was being said except once I was sure I’d heard Killian's name. At that my stomach had clenched in fear. What if Viktor was trying to lure Killian over to Josephine so he could attack him?After tense moments, a door slammed and glass broke, then all was silent. Tentatively, I called into the receiver. “Josephine? Josephine? Can you hear me? It’s Hailey. Killian's on his way. Josephine?” There was a scuttling sound and then Josephine spoke, sniffling and obviously crying. “Hailey? Is that you?” “Yes, it’s me. Josephine, are you
The next few days passed by in a whirlwind of activity for me. I picked up my car and started working my new job, pulling a three-hour shift to assist with the lunch crowd. Josephine had decided to stay at the house, too anxious to return to her apartment and unwilling to go to work until her bruises faded.Meanwhile, Killian was out early each morning and came home late at night, fully engrossed in leading the search for Viktor and also the witch. Every evening, he looked more exhausted and frustrated, quickly devouring his dinner before immersing himself in the office to catch up on work. Sometimes he even went on patrol, hoping to catch Viktor lurking around the property, but it always ended in disappointment.I found myself reminiscing about the good times Killian and I had shared the previous week, when we had more time to ourselves. He was so drained at night that he'd collapse into bed and fall asleep almost instantly, even though he'd put his arm around me if I snuggled up cl
My heart hammered against my ribs as Josephine stammered her confession. Killlian's rage was tangible, a storm ready to burst.Gathering my nerve, I stood up and stepped between the two, placing my hand on Killian's arm. “Killian, calm down. It really was a great picture. You’d be proud of it and there’s no harm done. No one will ever know it’s you.”I squeezed his arm, but he shrugged me off, eyes blazing with fury."No harm done?" he ripped, voice a growl. "You think selling my likeness out to a hungry collector of wolf art is harmless? Don't you realize their kind loves to dissect anomalies? One of them will notice the wrong shadow under the jaw, the extra inch in the leg, the glint of something unnatural in the eyes. Then what? Questions. Investigations. Traps in the forest, cameras trained on our den. Can't you see, Josephine? We'll be rats in a maze, hunted for sport!""We have enough Hunters to fucking deal with already," Killian growled at Josephine. “We’ve spent years in this
"I'm really sorry I brought it up. Like you, I never thought it would be such a big deal. I gave her a sympathetic smile. “I know. And I shouldn’t have given in to Viktor, but he can be so persuasive and I was in love,” she said, studying me for a moment. “Have you ever been in love?” she asked. I shifted uncomfortably, my face growing warm as I tried to think of a diplomatic answer. I didn't mind Josephine that much anymore, but I didn't want to discuss personal matters with her either. “Well...I...” “It’s okay, Hailey. We all know that you and Killian didn’t make a love match, but it will work out in the end, you’ll see,” she reassured me. Changing topics, Josephine asked about my phone call. “I wasn’t eavesdropping, but I couldn’t help overhear part of your conversation. You sounded pretty enthusiastic about meeting someone tomorrow.” “Just an old friend from back home. We grew up together,” I explained. Josephine nodded and then said she was going to grab a bite to eat and hi