Bella went to change from her wedding dress into something more casual. “I’m telling you. You’re going to be shoving them off with sticks soon.”
“Yeah, okay.”
Bella stuck her head out of the changing room. “You’re going to see the Ice Mountains tomorrow so be ready to see snow. Gerri and I arranged for you to stay with Alessandra for a few days.” Her head disappeared back into the changing room. “She’s part of the Ice Mountain pack and a total sweetheart. She couldn’t be here today because her daughter is still really young and she is very particular about taking her anywhere.”
Sounded like every other mother out there. “Thanks. I’m sure it will be great.”
She was so excited to see snow in Aurora. The entire planet was like a fairytale. Now if only she could figure out why Brecc acted so possessively and what was going on between him and Vikter. She knew there was something serious, but what?
NINE
Charlotte carried an overnight shoulder bag with clothes and a lightweight coat. She was used to low temperatures and a few days of snow wouldn’t kill her. She was supposed to meet her transport and was late. Stupid room made it harder to wake up making the bed and everything in it so inviting.
She arrived at the garden out of breath to find Eros standing there with a wide smile. Her heart did a flip and she grinned. He was such a cutie with those soulful eyes. “Hi! Sorry I’m late.”
He reached out to take her bag and shook his head. “You’re not late. How are you doing today?”
“Good. I can’t get over how amazing the rooms are in this castle. They keep changing based on my mood.” The previous night had ended with a headache. Her bedroom had toned down the lights and darkened things to give her eyes a break. If it hadn’t been so peaceful, she would have been freaked out over it.
She wondered what it would do if she had sex in there. Her gaze went to Eros. He was so good looking. The smile and caring personality really pulled her in. She could totally envision him making love to her slowly, seductively.
Then, to make things weird, her brain decided to think of Brecc. The jerk. How would he fuck her? Rough. Hard. He’d probably kill her in the process. Her skin grew warm thinking about it. Christ. She had problems.
“Our technology is more advanced than earth from what we understand.”
He guided her down a path that looked familiar from when she’d arrived with Gerri. “You haven’t ever been to earth, right?”
He shook his head. “Brecc and I, we’d stand out.”
Stand out was an understatement. If they went to earth it would be like putting two delicious Doberge cakes in the center of a bunch of pudding cups. No way to ignore their pale sexiness. Not with that white hair and those baby blues that made her heart skip a beat.
“Where…um…where is Brecc?” she asked, curious when she didn’t see the other giant wolf. It wasn’t that she wanted to see him. She’d decided he needed to learn to stop frowning at her before they had another conversation.
“He’s waiting at the site where we will transport.” Eros stopped walking and faced Charlotte. “Brecc is an Alpha. He isn’t very in touch with emotions. He’s a fighter.”
She stared deeply into Eros’s worried gaze. “Why are you telling me this?”
“I think you should know. We will be spending time together. He doesn’t realize that you might not think like our females.”
She raised her brows. Something about the way he spoke had her stomach turning into knots. “I don’t understand. How do you mean?”
“Females in the pack enjoy their mate to make decisions for them.”
The word mate sent a cold shudder racing down her spine. “A what? A what? Where did you get anything with mate?”
She knew all too well that people mated meant forever. Charlotte barely liked Brecc; for Eros to say the word mate… That was some scary shit right there and she didn’t have any wine to soften the impact.
“I’m sorry.” He frowned and ran a hand through his short white hair. “I misspoke. What I mean to say is that females encourage males in the pack to speak for them. It is our way.”
She shook her head and marched next to him. “Sorry, buddy. For too long I didn’t allow my voice to be heard. There’s no way I’m going to tolerate others making my decisions for me. I am not a child. Brecc is not my mate, and he’s not my parent, and even then I wouldn’t let them tell me what to do. He doesn’t have to speak for me. I have a mouth. I can do it for myself.”
They continued down a path of trees and bushes with flowers in every color of the rainbow. There was a hint of lavender in the air or something like it. She couldn’t tell if it was the flowers or something else. Eros had a calming effect on her. She’d been worried about visiting the mountains, but now loosened up as she walked with him.