“Relax.” His voice was low and his hot breath hit the back of my neck. It was pulling my thoughts away and I almost felt myself being swept away again. Focus, Clover!
“What are you going to tell them… about me?” I could see he looked a bit confused. “If you tell them I am your mate… but that I haven’t accepted you yet…” I frowned and looked down at my hands.
“She is right Sion. That will leave a bad impression of her on the pack.” Conner slowed the vehicle down some as he looked in the rearview mirror. I heard a low growl come from Sion as he stared back at his beta.
“I am supposed to bring this beautiful woman in our pack and not declare she is my mate? They won’t know she is off limits… they will be looking at what is mine.” Sion’s voice sounded agitated as his eyes flickered over me possessively. A crooked smile reached my lips as I leaned into his side.
“Potentially yours. You know this also works the other way around, right?” No… he didn’t see this at all. I was going to have to spell it out for him. “Sion, I am sure you have plenty of women in the pack that have their eyes on you. An unmated alpha male… you probably have a lot of ladies in there dreaming of being the next luna. They won’t know you have a mate. They will be looking at you.”
“She is right, Sion. A studly virile alpha like yourself has a lot of admirers. From both sides of the spectrum…” Logan turned his head around and flashed a cheesy grin at his alpha.
“I only have eyes for Clover,” Sion admitted as his eyes met with mine.
I couldn’t escape the giggle that left my throat. “Are you saying my eyes will be the ones that wander?”
“That’s not what I-“
I laughed harder and smiled up at him. “Relax. I know that isn’t what you were saying. You don’t have to worry about me if that is what you are worried about.”
“I’m not…”
“Well then there isn’t a problem, right? Unless you don’t trust your pack members?” I watched as his lips curled down as his fingers tightened around my waist.
“I don’t want them thinking about you like that. You are beautiful and…”
“And it is no different than how the women look at you.” I smiled at him triumphantly. “If you say I am your mate they will wonder why I don’t have your mark. It’s complicated. Just say I am a special guest.”
He pulled me into him and buried his head into my neck. “It still won’t be that simple Clover. My scent is all over you.”
“So she’s a special special guest.” Conner chuckled and my lips parted slightly. The pack will make up their own mind and with his scent on me they will assume we are sleeping together. They will assume I am his chosen mate or on the road to becoming it.
“What if I am a masseuse? That would make sense for your scent to be on me then.”
“My private personal masseuse…” Sion’s nose brushed over my skin as his hot breath sent shivers through me.
“I think that would work.” Logan said thoughtfully. “Of course that only works for as long as the alpha can keep his hands off of you in public.”
“You know… this is better this way. I mean think about it. No one would be open in front of someone who might be their future luna. I think I would be able to figure things out more this way.” I could hear the slight groan from Sion as he lifted his head to look at me.
“I don’t want to pretend you aren’t mine…” He smirked as he watched me arch my brow up at him. “Potentially mine…” He leaned forward resting his head on mine. “Although my beast doesn’t agree with this.”
“I’m sorry… I know this will probably be tough on you. I promise I will make a decision soon even without my wolf.” I felt his lips feather over my nose then brush against my cheek.
“I think you already know but are afraid to say. You feel something between us, I am certain of it… don’t you?” He pulled back and gazed into my eyes. I did feel something, but I didn’t know what it was. Was it pure attraction? Hardly. It was more than that. I was becoming more and more receptive to him and his touches. It was already feeling normal. I could feel myself fastening to him even though I was fighting it. I didn’t want to get sucked into something only to have my heart shattered.
I didn’t think I made any facial expression, but his eyes suddenly softened looking at mine. His warm hand cupped my cheek as a soft smile spread over his face. “No pressure Clover. I can’t help how I feel about you… I don’t want to help it either. I want this feeling and I want you. That isn’t changing… no matter how long you need. I will wait for you. You don’t have to overthink things… this isn’t complicated. Just follow your heart”
Follow my heart? Yeah I am not following that advice. If I follow my heart I will be in his bed tonight marked and mated. I have always wanted a family and that is what he is offering me. I need to think first. I have to make sure this is a place I can stay. I gave him a small smile as his face moved closer towards mine.
“We are here.” I heard Conner’s voice and whipped my head forward away from Sion. I think I heard him sigh for a moment in disappointment before his arm came around my shoulders.
“So… my personal masseuse… this is really what you want to be?” Sion said with a hint of amusement. I wasn’t sure I liked what he was thinking. I watched as the people began to come out to greet their alpha as the car pulled up to a large house.
“Yes…” I whispered out as I reached down to grab my shoes. I slipped the one on easily enough but could feel the stinging throb as I shoved in my other foot. Being a human sucked… I’ve never had a sprained ankle that wasn’t instantly healed.
“You aren’t walking like that.” Sion said in a matter of fact tone,
“Yes I am.” I answered back to him firmly. The last thing I wanted was to be a rabbit among the wolves. If they sensed weakness I was as good as gutted. “It’s not a far walk. I’ll be fine.”
“Clover…”
“I don’t want to broadcast my wolf is missing.” Sion’s hand cupped my chin making me focus on him.
“I… I can’t… knowing you are in pain. That’s a limit I can’t break away from. My body will not physically allow me to walk away from you.” I could see we were at an impasse. I wasn’t letting him carrying me and he wasn’t going to allow me to walk.
Suddenly my door opened, and Logan popped in taking my shoe off of my foot. What in the world was he doing?! I watched as he took off running towards the pack house and then Conner poked his head in. When did they get out of the car?
“Such a child, Logan!” Conner yelled as he reached in and scooped me into his arms. “Here I’ll carry you. You shouldn’t have to walk to the house in your bare feet. Not a special guest like yourself.” I looked at him and he winked at me. Conner and Logan must have worked it out while Sion and I were talking.
“Conner! Conner! Is she yours?” I heard someone saying. I glanced back to see Sion surrounded by people. His gaze was following me even as he was talking to others.
Conner chuckled. “She is here as the personal masseuse to the alpha. She isn’t mine but is still off limits.” His tone changed towards the end. It was laced with a slight threat and whoever he was speaking with backed off instantly.
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