Total pages in book: 38
Estimated words: 36656 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 183(@200wpm)___ 147(@250wpm)___ 122(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 36656 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 183(@200wpm)___ 147(@250wpm)___ 122(@300wpm)
Gripping the back of his neck, he tried to knead out the tension within his muscles, but that was pretty much useless. He was way too tense.
Two more mugs of hot chocolate were on the counter, and Alexa sat at one of the chairs. Landon moved to the opposite one, and together, they held out their hands.
“One of us will be by in the morning.” Gertie put a hand on both of their shoulders. Landon figured it was her way of her attempting to be comforting. He didn’t feel comforted. Far from it.
She stepped away from them. “Enjoy your night.” She got to the doorway before she stopped and turned toward them. “Try to embrace this with each other. See it as an opportunity to be together with no interference from the pack.”
Neither of them spoke as his mother left the house, closing the door behind her.
“No interference from the pack?” he asked.
Alexa chuckled. “I was thinking the exact same thing.”
They looked at each other, and he couldn’t help but smile. Then, realizing they were actually agreeing on something, he averted his gaze and grabbed the cup. He glanced inside, looking for any sign of sabotage.
“I haven’t spat in it,” Alexa said.
“I wasn’t even thinking that.” He cringed as he spoke.
“Liar.”
“Well, it’s not like you haven’t done it before.”
He looked at her and saw her roll her eyes. “That time doesn’t count. In fact, all the times in high school don’t count. You always stole my drink.”
“So you started to spit in it, so you got your own back.”
“It was gross, but the idea was that you didn’t steal my drink. If you knew I spat in it, then you wouldn’t take it. It seemed logical to me, but looking back, it was gross.”
He laughed. “I stopped stealing your drink, so I guess your logic won.”
“Yeah, I guess it did.”
Landon took a sip of the hot chocolate.
“At least it doesn’t hurt,” Alexa said, holding up her wrist and taking his with her.
“Yeah, it could have hurt.”
“We have to … go to bed,” Alexa said.
“Yeah, I know.”
He’d never slept with a woman. Landon didn’t even know if Alexa would believe him if he told her he’d never been with a woman, ever.
He was still a virgin.
Ben and Drew, his buddies, they’d enjoyed sex. Neither of them had found their true mate, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t enjoy fellow singletons within the pack, and they did. They’d told Landon to go and enjoy them. To explore. To learn how to fuck and please a woman.
He’d refused. Not that he’d ever admit it to Alexa, but being with any other woman felt like a betrayal to her because they were mated. There was no reason to deny it.
Landon knew she was his mate, just as he was hers. They hated each other, but he couldn’t bring himself to be with anyone else. It was why Cheryl never had a chance. He did tell her repeatedly, even in high school, there was no chance of them being together.
He hadn’t even been tempted by anyone else. Being near Alexa every single day was pleasurable enough, and he hadn’t told anyone how he felt.
He finished his hot chocolate and waited for Alexa to finish hers. They were once again silent, but at least they weren’t fighting with one another, which was a relief.
“Are you ready?”
“Yeah.”
Alexa picked up their cups, and he had no choice but to follow her. When she finished putting their cups in the sink, it was his turn to lead, heading back to the stairway. Then, they were making their way up toward the bedroom. The bed looked rather imposing.
“Which side would you like to sleep on?” he asked.
“I think it would be easier if we just slept with our bound hands between us,” she said. “It’s the most logical.”
“Right, of course. I will let you get on first.”
And seconds later, he lay on the same bed as his mate, staring up at the ceiling, very much aware of her warm body next to his.
He wasn’t going to acknowledge the fact that his cock was rock fucking hard or how desperately he wanted to touch her.
The wolf inside his mind flashed, and he just knew what he wanted. It was the same every single full moon. The wolf wanted Alexa, to mate with her, but he held himself in check, refusing to give in to the impulse.
Mating with Alexa was a bad idea.
Why?
The question entered his mind, and he didn’t have a good enough answer.
Chapter Five
Alexa was so warm. It had been a long time since she felt any warmth, but it was so good, and she snuggled against it. The pain in her stomach was almost non-existent, which was odd. She’d gotten used to the slight pain since Cheryl’s attack.
Opening her eyes, she became aware all too quickly.