Total pages in book: 39
Estimated words: 36931 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 185(@200wpm)___ 148(@250wpm)___ 123(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 36931 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 185(@200wpm)___ 148(@250wpm)___ 123(@300wpm)
“Lucinda, you don’t know me at all.”
“Then surprise me, tell me you’re going home and plan to live happily ever after with your mate!”
Killian wanted to tell her that was exactly what he was doing.
“See!” She pointed a finger toward him, the accusation in her tone and the glare in her expression.
“I don’t have to answer to you,” he said.
“Oh, my God, you are a giant pain in my ass,” she said. “Leah is right there. A chance of happiness is right in front of you. Before I turned up, you were happy.”
“So leave, before you ruin all my happiness, and I’m mean to Leah.”
Lucinda shook her head. “You won’t do that.”
“Do not test me.”
Lucinda took a step toward him. “Don’t you get it? By mating with her, by opening yourself up to her, you have put yourself in a horrible predicament. You think I don’t know how wolves mate, what it means? That special bond. How connected and attuned you both are to each other. How right now, even as I’m talking, the moment I say you rejected her, it causes you a great deal of pain?”
He hated Lucinda. In that very moment, he didn’t know how the two of them had become friends.
“You need to leave.”
Lucinda shook her head. “You’re right. I do need to leave. I sense something is coming, something big, and I need to be with the coven to prepare.”
He wanted to ask her what she was talking about, but within seconds she was gone, and she’d taken his happiness along with her. Bitch.
She wasn’t wrong, though. Thinking about how he rejected Leah, how there was rumors and gossip that followed them, pissed him off. Leah deserved better from him, and he was pissed at himself for being such a bastard to her.
He loved having her in his bed. Feeling her in his arms. This mission had been torture. And it was all his fault. If he hadn’t been so determined to sever this tie between them, they wouldn’t be here right now. They could be back at his pack, back home, Leah already pregnant with his child. Wolves were not known for waiting when it came to sex. Even now, he wanted her again, and he’d already taken her four times throughout the night.
Putting the toast and cereal he’d found at the cabin onto a tray, he carried it through to the bedroom, where Leah was already waking up. She had thrown the covers off her naked body. Pure temptation.
“You’re not getting out of bed yet,” he said.
Leah looked up. “Killian?”
He chuckled. “Expecting someone other than your mate?” He tried not to wince. They were going to complete this mission. He planned on severing their mating, removing Leah from his life, and protecting his pack. It was all he saw of his future. One day, she would understand.
She would also have another mate as well. He didn’t want to think about that, as it seemed to make him want to murder. Not a good feeling when he was on a secret mission to end their mating. He had no claim to her.
“Did I hear you talking to someone?” Leah asked.
“Is that what woke you?”
She shrugged.
“I was singing to myself.”
“In a talking voice?”
“I can’t sing, babe. Trust me, talk-singing is the best.” He hated lying to her. “I made you breakfast.” As if on cue, her stomach growled.
He saw how red her face got as he chuckled.
“It appears I’m hungry.” She settled back on the bed and lifted the blanket so it covered her body, which was a real shame as he enjoyed the view of her tits, and would have loved to see more of them.
Putting the tray on her lap, he picked up a piece of fruit he’d diced up and pressed it against her lips. She took a bite and then moaned. He placed the other half in his mouth.
“Tasty,” he said.
“So, this is what having an attentive mate feels like?” she asked.
He winked at her.
“Oh, I like it. I have a feeling I could get used to this.”
Killian didn’t know how the mating bond was meant to react with them. Did she need to feel mated to him? Or know the truth that one day, they were not going to be mated? He was still going through with his mission. His wolf was pissed off.
“What’s the matter?” Leah asked.
“Nothing.”
“You’ve gone silent.”
“I’ve not gone silent. I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night.”
Again, there was that deep red in her cheeks. “I love to see you blush,” he said.
“Stop it. Do you think your pack will like me?” she asked.
There were those pesky questions.
“Let’s not talk about what the pack is going to feel. This is about us, remember.”
“True.” She sighed. “So where are we going today?”
“We’ve got to keep heading that way.” He pointed toward the door.