Wolves Gone Wild(26)
“Fuck you. You know that’s not what I’m talking about.”
“Come on, man. Didn’t you see her? She calmed down after I licked her. She needed me to touch her.”
He couldn’t resist baiting Grant a little more. The man made it so damn easy.
“Or should I say, she calmed down in one way. But I could smell her heating up in a whole other way.”
“Damn it, Lance, we need to do this the right way.”
“Yeah, I get that.”
“We were supposed to stay out of sight.”
They’d agreed on that. Unable to stand going back to the ranch and not being near her, they’d come to the conclusion that they should watch over her. For her sake, of course. Like it didn’t have anything to do with the possibility of getting to see her again.
“Bullshit. That was a lost cause when we saw her in the window.”
Grant’s eyes clouded over at the memory. His own cock jerked to life just thinking about how her face had looked. Although they hadn’t been able to see what she’d been doing with her hand, her arm movements and the ecstatic expression on her face had told them everything. She’d watched the trio in the alley and had pleasured herself. After that, nothing on earth could’ve made them leave. He was surprised they’d managed to come home at the first sign of the sun coming over the horizon.
“Still…”
“Still nothing, Grant. If we hadn’t stuck around, those damn werebears would’ve had her. After we skinned them alive for touching her, all hell would’ve broken out. Hell, we not only saved her, but prevented a war.”
The idea of the shifter bears from Shatland touching her still made him want to hurl. He couldn’t bear to think of what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been there to save her. “You know I’m right.”
Grant had a temper on him, but he was a reasonable man. “I’m glad we were there, too. I’ll give Jackson a call later and let him know. Those damn bears aren’t affected by the amber moon. They’re just using it as an excuse to act like the beasts they are.”
“Yeah. Jackson needs to get hold of them and let them know we won’t tolerate that kind of shit.”
He stayed, sensing that Grant wasn’t finished saying his piece.
“You felt it, didn’t you?”
He was talking about the connection. Lance nodded. “Yeah, I did. When I licked her. And I know she felt it, too. Just like she did with you and Duncan.”
“Then we’re sure. She has the connection with all three of us.”
“I’m as sure as I can be. She’s the one.”
They’d waited a long time to find her. He couldn’t help but think fate had a place in that. After all, what were the chances that her car would go bust just as she made it into their town?
“Good. Then let’s make it through the weekend without taking her. We don’t want to risk the amber moon blowing everything sky-high.”
“Sounds like a plan.” Lance wasn’t sure how he could hold out another day and night. It’d been hell to do that last night. “Now, if it’s okay with you, I’m going to grab a little shut-eye before I head on out to handle the herd.” He wasn’t really asking permission and they both knew it.
“Yeah. I could use the rest, too.”
Lance took the steps two at a time and strode down the hallway. He stopped for a second in front of the door to the master bedroom. They’d never used the room before. They were saving it for their mate. For Christy.
“Just a little while longer, babe. And then you’re all ours.”
Chapter Six
Christy couldn’t wait for Milly to come around. Instead she hurried down to the diner and ran into Milly as she was opening up.
“Wow. You’re up early.”
Christy was dead tired. She’d only gotten an hour or so of sleep. “Yeah. I didn’t plan it that way and I could sure use a cup of coffee.”
From the look Milly gave her, she wasn’t fooled by her excuse. “Really? You do realize that the coffee in the apartment is the same brand I use in the diner, right?”
She was busted. “I do. I guess I’m hoping for more than just a hot brew.” She jerked her head toward her car, only now noticing that the torn-off roof and window had been laid against the car. “Did you see what happened to my car?”
Milly pretended that she hadn’t, but Christy didn’t buy her act. How could she not have seen it?
“Wow. That’s something, all right. I guess we had some strong winds last night.”
Strong winds? Milly had to know better. So why was she lying? “This crazy man ripped my roof right off my car. Who can do that?” She’d go that far to tell Milly what they’d done to her car. As for the other? That terrible experience would stay locked inside her.