Micah hadn’t thought about the chains. The best idea would be to keep her at home. He’d scent her nearby and hopefully know his mate was safe, and he’d run the hills and the forests free. No one would dare to harm her. All he was doing was protecting her from himself.
The other men followed him out, and Micah was on the way to his room within seconds. Misty waited at the stairs. Her arousal shocked him still. He’d fucked Misty a few times before he’d claimed Charlotte. She’d made her availability clear, and she wouldn’t be intimidated by his relationship with Charlotte.
“Hello,” she said with a smile. Micah wasn’t fooled. The smile meant all kinds of crap he didn’t want to get involved with.
Had she been giving shit to Charlotte?
“What do you want, Misty?” he demanded to know.
“Want? It’s a couple of days before the full moon. I thought we could spend them together. I’ll do anything for you, Micah. You know that.”
She wrapped her arms around his middle and kissed him on the cheek.
Movement from behind him forced her away from him.
He didn’t recognize the girl, but her eyes widened as she took in the scene.
“What are you doing here?” Misty demanded the other woman.
“I’m taking up a heating bag to Charlotte. She’s in a lot of pain at the moment.”
This must be Titania.
“Hold on, Titania,” Micah called up the stairs as she made it to the top. He turned back to Misty. “We’re finished. Do you understand? You were a fuck, nothing else. I haven’t touched you in years. You do anything to hurt my mate, and I’ll kill you.” Micah hated sounding like a bastard, but the bitches in his clan needed to get it through their heads that he would never leave his mate. Charlotte was his. Strong and firm.
“You’ll regret that come the full moon. Your beast will rise up, and you’ll want someone to fuck then.”
“That’s the good thing about having a mate, Misty. I wouldn’t desire any other female but the one in my bedroom,” he snarled.
Titania walked with him to his room. He sniffed the air, and the wave of pain hit him like a fist in his gut.
“What’s the matter with her?” he asked, concerned.
“She’s suffering with cramps. It’s that time of the month.”#p#分页标题#e#
Titania smiled at him and walked off.
“Wait, Titania. I wanted to say thank you for becoming friends with my mate.”
“No need to thank me. Charlotte is a lovely girl, and I love her as a friend. Here, she’ll need this.” Titania passed him the bag and then left.
Micah watched her leave and exhaled. At least one person adored her.
He opened the door and saw Charlotte curled up on the bed.
“What’s the matter, baby?” He moved straight for the bed.
“Cramps. It’s embarrassing.”
“Nothing about you is embarrassing to me.” He moved up onto the bed and peeled away the covers. She wore one of his old shirts. The thing dwarfed her. However, he liked seeing her in his clothes.
“Where’s Titania?”
“Went to bed. I took this from her.” The heated pack was placed across her belly above her pubic bone. “Does that feel better?”
“Yes,” she moaned out. “Will you hold me?”
Micah took off his clothes and settled in behind her. She twitched away from his nakedness. “Don’t worry. I don’t expect anything,” he assured her.
“You’re hard, though.”
“Whenever I’m with you, I’m hard. I just want to hold you.”
After a few minutes, she settled down, and he kissed her neck and rubbed her back. She was the first woman in his bed to suffer with a period. He would usually steer clear of emotional women. Charlotte was different.
He soothed her until she drifted into sleep. Micah lay watching her until he too allowed the darkness in.
Charlotte lay in his arms, and it was one of the best night’s sleep he’d ever had.
Chapter Fourteen
Her period lasted until the day of the full moon. His men were testy around him. They’d scented a change within her, and they feared for her safety. Before the full moon hit, after dinner, he’d have to make love to her so his beast would be calm enough to withstand another full moon without his mate. When he eventually mated her in front of his wolves and they’d witnessed it and his scent would be forever around her, he’d be fine. The nights of the full moon, she’d walk around, and no wolf would touch her. Until that time, he had to keep her safe.
She served up some spaghetti dish with a rich meat and tomato sauce. There were so many plates of garlic bread.