Kira felt a trickle of icy fear. “A coincidence maybe?”
Gabe came over and took her hands. “No, when I came by the Diner earlier he was here. He was watching you.”
Kira squeezed his hands and gulped.
“When he saw me he took off so we persuaded him to come and have a chat in the Sheriff’s Station.”
Kira cocked her head on one side. “We?”
“Me, Jake, Alec, Adam…”
“Wait you said he was in the Diner?”
He nodded and Kira thought back to the patrons she had served and remembered the small sweaty human who had ordered numerous cups of coffee and had looked at her oddly. “So what happened?”
Gabe snorted scathingly. “Adam barely had to say anything and the guy fell apart. Turns out your brother in law was threatening to fire his brother and stop his health insurance unless Albert spied on you and Lilah. The brother’s in hospital with cancer and has six kids and a huge mortgage.”
After the small human had broken down and started sobbing the four burly wolves had felt a bit sheepish. They had allowed Albert to leave with a warning. He was told to report back to the Charming Alpha that Adam wanted to meet, but that Lilah and Kira were now part of his pack.
Albert had sniffled and asked about his brother. Adam magnanimously told Albert to let him know if his brother lost his job, he would see to it that his brother found a new job. Albert had been relieved and scurried away as fast as possible.
Kira furrowed her brow mulling over what Gabe had told her. “Have any of the Charming pack been in town?”
“Albert says not.” Although Gabe thought it best to hold onto the fact that he saw Albert driving around with a number of heavily built passengers for now. There was no way to tell if they were shifters and Albert had denied they were. Why would he lie about that? Then again they could easily have been in town without Albert’s knowledge…
Kira nodded. “Thank god.” She breathed.
Gabe rubbed a thumb over her cheek. “It’s gonna be okay. Adam will meet with your old Alpha and make him see that this is hardly worth starting a fight over.”
Kira raised her eyebrows and Gabe stammered. “I mean you are worth fighting for, of course you are. But just not in this context. I would fight for you. I will fight for you. I will fight to be with you.”
Kira lightly brushed her lips against his. “God you’re easy Bambi.”
Giggling she flicked the dish towel at him again and fled into the store room.
Chuckling Gabe chased after her. In his eagerness he managed to trip over a table and let out a protracted ooof as he landed ass over head on the floor. Without missing a beat he leapt to his feet and continued to the store room. He was far too excited to be embarrassed.
He found her leaning against the small table Deedee used as a desk, she was pressing her lips together tightly pretending like she handed just heard him fall over.
Slowly like a predator stalking its prey he sidled toward her. She flushed and bit her lip. Gabe tangled his fingers in her curly hair and pulled her in for a slow, sensual kiss. She moaned into his mouth as his tongue danced with hers. He reached his other hand round her back, journeying down until he cupped her round ass.
Kira tentatively reached between them and brushed her knuckles against the front of his trousers. He groaned appreciatively into her mouth and emboldened she did it again.
Abruptly Gabe drew back from the kiss and Kira mewled at the loss of his soft lips.
He leaned his forehead against hers and she could see his eyes flicker to deep amber. “Careful you’re getting me awfully excited.”
Kira smiled naughtily. “It seems like you’ve been giving me pleasure and I haven’t been reciprocating.”
“There’ll be time enough for that later.”
Gabe pulled her back to his mouth, this time a little more forcefully. Kira clung to his shoulders as he plundered her mouth. She suddenly gasped as she felt his hands traverse her panties and slip into her wet folds. Sneaky wolf, she hadn’t even noticed him unbuckling her jeans!
His fingers sought her tight channel. He broke away from her lips and trailed kisses over her jaw and down her neck whilst abruptly pushing two fingers inside her. She whimpered at the sudden invasion. His mouth found the juncture between her shoulder and neck, where eventually he would place his bonding mark. He alternated between kissing and licking it. She moaned in delight as her wolf yipped beatifically.
Gabe twirled his fingers inside before pushing another in. Her breathing hitched as he nipped at her skin with blunt teeth. Her fingers dug into his shoulders and he sped up his movements. The wonderful pressure she felt built and built with each thrust of his talented fingers. He used his thumb to flick her clit. Once. Twice. Then she was gone.