Look back at Ellie helplessly. She’d have to call Melody when she was alone again. Talk to her somehow, but Ellie wasn’t sure when she’d be alone again. Not with the way Jordan was watching her. Watching wasn’t the best of words to call the assessing stare he was giving her. Whatever he saw, he clearly liked what it was. Even out of his work clothes, his wardrobe was impeccable. From the tailored dress pants to the t-shirt he wore. She bet that t-shirt cost a good amount. There wasn’t a t-shirt in any bargain shop that fit like that. She bet it came from some men’s only boutique. She bet he wore it out with a sweater tied about his shoulders, too. Even his belt matched his shoes. Every lock of blonde hair was in place and even now he didn’t sport a five o’clock shadow like any mortal man. Malcolm was just like him. But with his hair being dark and he still wore a suit. These two men had a style that many men would be jealous, and women would want to, well, f

“We’re eating dinner?” “It’s late, but it’s the thing to do at this hour, isn’t it?” “Together?” “It’s ready at my place and it’s just next door.” “Why am I getting the feeling you’re trying to lure me with candy or something?” “Would it help?” “Gods, fine. I’ll play along for now. But I’ll have you know I have all kinds of alarm bells going off in my head because I’m drowning here in so many things being wrong here.” “Then you can tell me all about these alarm bells over dinner. This way.” That’s when everything came to a halt. Jordan didn’t go back to the entrance door to leave. Ellie thought it was a closet door or something for the mechanical, but it wasn’t. Her condo was part of a larger one. His. “Wait. Are you showing me you can enter my space anytime you want to? I’m not sure I like this.” “This is for your safety. Only I have keys to the entire building, but only Malcolm and I have the keys to this floor. W

Melody was truly scared. She’d angered a wolf she knew had a vengeful nature, but in her defence, she also knew him for going through women like they were tissues. This wasn’t like the man who agreed readily to a no holds barred weekend away. He seemed to forget that he’d agreed to walk away and never revisit the weekend again. “Malcolm?” Malcolm turned out the light and was settling into bed beside her. “Yes, Kitten?” That was a new nickname. “If you changed the rules. How is this all my fault?” “That’s the rub. If you’d stayed until the morning, we would have renegotiated the rules. Then there’s the withholding of my pup from me. Never mind withholding yourself. I have gone through more hardship without you around. Add to that you lied about your identity. This we’ll discuss in the morning, as well as when you’ll submit to your first punishment.” She felt his hands move across her breasts and belly. He pulled her close to him, her back to hi

Malcolm awoke in the night. It wasn’t a dream. Melody lay in his arms, asleep. What had awoken him was the faint crying from the baby monitor. David. His pup needed something. Gods, he didn’t want to awaken Melody, so he slipped from the bed, took the monitor, and went to see what his pup needed. His people had quietly unpacked the pup’s things as they’d eaten dinner. With a note on how to warm up a bottle, Malcolm started that. With the bottle in a special warmer, he went into the nursery and picked up his pup for the second time in their lives. David fussed a bit, but stopped crying. “Let me guess. That’s a soggy diaper your have there and an empty tummy. Well, we’ll fix both up together and let your mother sleep for a change. When was the last time she got a full night’s sleep, huh? Let your old dad help you out there, young man.” Gods, he suddenly sounded like his father. He could remember his father and the two personalities he’d had. As an alp

“Why are you doing this? I don’t understand what you want. One minute you’re telling me you’re going to be punishing me and then you’re making love to me. Now, just when I get my life straightened out, you walk into it and start changing it. Why? Just tell me why.” Melody stood under the bright white lights of the kitchen. With its marble countertops and stainless steel appliances. Everything gleamed just a little too much. “I guess I am going to have to take you in hand. My pup is not the only one I am claiming. I am claiming you. If you think I will let you wear yourself out, then you have another thing coming.” Melody was exhausted and normally she would readily admit that, but right now, she was scared and confused by Malcolm’s words and actions. “You haven’t answered my questions.” Malcolm hated how she looked at him with a mixture of distrust and fear. If someone told him yesterday, he’d hurt this badly just because she looked at him that way.