“Your leg isn’t healed.” “Didn’t stop me from doing it earlier.” His eyebrows shot up and a playful smile came to his mouth. “I’m okay.” Giving him a playful push, I just kept going down the stairs slowly. “I closed the pool down and it’s only the four of us swimming.” Jo said as she caught up to me. “Oh, we are going to the more private pool.” “Oh?” I looked at her, confused. “Where?” “It’s reserved for ranking members, really. It’s behind the packhouse in its own building. There is a large pool and a hot tub.” “A hot tub?” That sounded good. The sun was bright as we walked outside. Random people were walking around. Either holding hands or in groups of giggling girls. Everyone nodded and bows as we passed. Some whispered as we walked by, probably at my stomach. Yet, I kept my head held high. “Here we are!” Jo opened the door for us. It was beautiful. More like a tropical pond than a pool. Instead of harsh chemicals, you got eucalyptus, lavender and sage.“How am I just leani
“I believe more and more each day that we are mates, and I only want you to touch me.” I whispered. It wasn’t his exact words, but it is what I could give him. “I’m learning to lean on you, trust you, and accept everything. It’s hard when I can’t feel the sparks that you keep talking about, but my wolf is yelling it in my head. I just know…. I don’t want to leave you.” Maddox let out a growl just before his lips pressed against mine. His hand ran down my back and grabbed a fist full of my ass. “Ready to go swimming?” Maddox asked as he stopped kissing me. “Jo is in my head yelling at me.” Sighing, I really just wanted to stay right here. “I suppose so.” Maddox smirked but rolled off me. “I am going to get cleaned up.” “Yeah, I know premature ejaculation is a problem now-a-days.” Maddox stopped mid stride and turned to look at me. His expression told me that I was in for it. “Excuse me?” I was barely sitting up as he lowered himself back down. “You are lucky you are still hurt.” H
“Your brother is waiting for us.” Maddox slammed the door shut with his foot. “We can’t.” Without responding, I just kept going on his neck. Surely he didn’t have enough self control to stop me? He didn’t gently lay me down, but he didn’t get off me either. Instead, he kept his body between my legs and pushed his hard dick into my core. Slamming his lips against me, he groaned. “Fuck I want you.” Maddox growled as he moved down my neck. His hand pulled up my shirt, exposing my incision. His hand hesitated when he felt the tape, as if he snapped out of it. “Touch me, Maddox.” I whispered. My arousal filled the room just as he took a deep breath in frustration. “I’ll hurt you.” He whispered, but did as I asked. Pushing my shirt up, his lips wrapped around my exposed breast. “Oh, fuck.” My eyes rolled back in my head as I forgot all about my stomach. Maddox helped me take my tank off, leaving only his necklace resting at the base on my neck. His hands ran down my sides, as if he wa
“I pretty much slept the whole day yesterday.” Holding up my hand, Cade stopped walking to look at it. Moving my fingers the same way Maddox did, he nodded and let it go. “My stomach is tight, but okay.” Maddox held the door for us. Cade let me go before he followed me inside. “I’m glad you are doing okay. I’ve been worried.” Maddox didn’t say anything as he walked around his desk and sat down, letting us have our conversation. “I’m far too stubborn to die on you.” “Tatum, I watched them do compressions on you. You don’t understand what it’s like to watch grown ass men shove your chest down, hear your ribs break so to keep your heart beating. Blood was gushing out of your hand…” Cade looked like he aged ten years. “Tatum, I thought you died.” His hands rested on my shoulders as he looked at me. “Cade…” “Then you come here and I can’t take care of you!” Cade’s word vomit was shocking. “I’ve never not taken care of you.”“Have you even slept?” I asked, seeing the bags under his eye
Tatum POVMaddox was still sleeping when I woke up. Hoping that he could get some more sleep, I got up and got myself through the shower. The bandage on my hand was harder to take off than I expected. Yet, I was pleasantly surprised with how it looked. It hurt to open my hand, but the hole was closed.I had just wrapped the towel around me when the door opened to a tired looking Maddox. “Oh, sorry!” He tried to look away before he shut the door behind him. It was both funny and sad. Did he not want to look at me? Maybe he was trying to keep a boundary between us so he could control himself. Either way, I found myself wanting to see him suffer a little bit. Jo did say you could do things without actually losing your virginity. This time, I walked into the bedroom to see Maddox with his leg completely exposed as he had just removed his bandage. “That looks good.” I said, as I walked closer to him. He had a three-inch incision down his thigh that looked weeks old. “The doctor told me
Cade sighed. I could hear him lean back in his chair. “You could have warned me.” “We aren’t 12 year old girls, Cade. I get that Tatum connects us, but this was my move. This was something I have been working on before I even found her. This wasn’t about her, but about my active role as alpha. I’m aware of what this could mean between us.” “Did Tatum know this is what you were going to do?” “She did.” “That is what she wanted to tell me…” I heard Cade whisper to myself. He blew out a breath of air and took a few deep breaths. “I don’t know, man.” “Just come by tomorrow and we can look at it all together. You can yell at me then or throw a few punches.” It was quiet for a moment before I felt like I needed to get something off my chest. “Listen, I respect you as her brother and an ally, but keep Tatum out of this. If you are angry at me, then whatever. Don’t take it out on Tatum. Last thing she needs is to argue with the only person in this world she gives a damn about.” “Dad and