Eric-
After having a maid take all the stuff we brought back with us upstairs to Leilani, I rode my motorcycle to the store once more. Returning with a bedding set that matched her eyes, I had it sent up as well. Finding Tate, along with Brook in his office, I didn’t bother knocking.
If the door had been closed, I would have undeniably knocked. I had discovered the hard way not to enter a room they were in if the door was closed. Let’s just say there are some things in this world I never wanted to see.
“I was about to send a search party to go look for you.” Tate snickered when I plopped down on the sofa.
“Yeah, sorry it took so long.” I groaned as I rubbed my hand over my face.
Unexpectedly, I felt completely depleted. It was like the past twenty-four hours just hit me. I was both physically and mentally drained right now. On the plus side, I was also humming with exhilaration, from having a mate.
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Eric- It was an innocent question, yet it pissed the hell out of me that he even considered the possibility of me rejecting her. On the other note, he made a valid point. There were dive bars that we could get into and put our noses to the ground, but unless she has the rank to back her up, she would only get walked all over. As much as I hated it, there were a lot of wolves that looked down on anyone that they felt was less than their standing. Technically I wasn’t an Alpha, but even I had Alpha clearance in other packs and the other resources our kind had outside of our pack. A lot had to do with the fact I had Alpha blood, even as a Beta. “First, fuck you for thinking I would reject my mate.” I growled out the words while wondering if I knock my brother’s teeth down his throat. Even Desmond released a growl, which made my growl sound louder and more challenging. Brother or not, I had no problem kicking his ass for even suggesting it. At that moment, I felt a s
Leilani-Feeling utterly embarrassed, I stomped out of the room. If he thought that what I had done was so funny, then he can laugh about it alone. I had felt awful about what I had done, now he just made me feel worse.“Hey! Come back, it is funny!” Eric called after me as I made my way through the hallway.“Go to hell!” I yelled over my shoulder.I wasn’t sure why, but yelling at him as I just did, caused me to smile. I wasn’t even mad at him, more just embarrassed. No idea why I was now smiling at this now.It didn’t feel like an actual argument. Maybe it was because he was laughing, or something else. Whatever it was, had me smiling like a crazy person as I was yelling at him and cursing at him.“It is funny because I had done the exact same thing when I was younger, towels and all.” Eric’s words had me stopping dead in my tracks.“Seriously?” I asked, my inte
Eric-I was over the moon with Leilani agreeing to the contract. After talking to Tate, I let him, and Brook go to bed. I, however, couldn’t seem to get to sleep.It didn’t help that my mate, whom I was growing very attached to in just a short time, was just down the hall. Instead of tossing and turning, as I have been for the past hour, I quietly got out of bed. As quiet as I could, I left my room.When my eyes fell on her open door, my feet decided to walk towards her room. I suppose if I really wanted to, I could stop them, except I didn’t want to. Reaching her room, I peeked inside.Her curtains were open, allowing the waning moon to illuminate her room. She was laying on her side, with her body curled up and her face pointing towards the door. Her face kept crinkling occasionally as if she were having a bad dream.My wolf tried to urge me forward, so I could comfort her. As much as I would love to do so, I thought it best tha
Eric- “Hello?” A groggy voice came through the other end of the phone. “Hey Jason, I am sorry to be bothering you so late at night, but I just saw something I thought you needed to know.” I spoke on the phone. “Is Brook, okay? Is it the baby?” Jason blurted out, sounding more away than before. I should have known he would likely respond like this. I didn’t normally call him this late at night or much at all. Yeah, he and I have somewhat become friends, but not in the normal sense. He was Brook’s father and the Alpha King, which made it slightly uncomfortable around him at times. “She is fine. It is about the program we created.” I assured him. “Oh good, okay I am all ears. What is going on?” Jason let out an audible breath, that I was sure he was probably relieved I wasn’t calling about Brook. “Well, I had a kid fill out an application and when I went to the database to look him up, as well as his parents, his parents didn’t ex
Leilani-Stopping dead in my tracks, I nearly dropped the glass of water in my hand. I had thought Eric had left for the day. Seeing him walk in, caught me by surprise.“Oh, you’re back. Did you forget something?” I practically stumbled over my words.What was it about him that just looking at him right now has me all flustered? Maybe it was because I was still a bit off balance this morning from waking up in a strange place. It wasn’t that I wasn’t glad to be away from my old pack, it was just going to take some getting used to.“Nope. I just figured you might be hungry, so I brought you something to eat. Brook made it, which I think you will love. She is a great cook. It was probably the best thing about her when I first met her. Of course, it wasn’t, but damn she can cook.” As he rambled on about her, I felt a sting of jealousy run through me.There was no reason I should feel jealous of Brook, or
Leilani-It was nearly six o’clock at night when Eric woke up. By the time we got everything ready to go, it was just after seven. Eric explained we were taking his car, while a couple of warriors were taking another vehicle.I didn’t know much about vehicles, but I had never seen one like the one we were sitting in now. Eric seemed to buzz with excitement when the car started. Faster than expected, we drove out of the garage the car had been parked in.Now I understood the excitement Eric was exhibiting, I was beginning to feel it as well. When he had thrown it into gear and took off, I hadn’t prepared for the power the car had. It had been enough to press me against the seat.It was exhilarating and made my heart race with delight. He didn’t let up until we were past the gate and on the highway. When he slowed down to a legal speed, I almost wanted to tell him to go faster.“I love this car.” Eric mumbled, his
Eric-Walking into the hotel lobby with Leilani, I noticed that she seemed distracted by something. I wanted to ask her what was wrong, but I didn’t want the receptionist to over here anything. Stepping up to the desk, I gave the lady my name and told her I had reserved two rooms.The warriors I had following us, went on ahead to the next hotel. While waiting for the lady to look my reservation up, I pulled out my phone to read the text Tate sent me. Or rather the ten texts he sent me.Tate: How is it going?Tate: Have you guys stopped yet?Tate: Let me know when you guys make it to the hotel.Tate: Has she killed you yet?Tate: Everything okay?Tate: Damn it, man, answer me.Tate: Anything yet on the contract?Tate: You better get your ass back before Brooklyn goes into labor.Tate: Do I need to send a search party?Tate: I don’t care what time it is when you get to hotel, give me a call
Eric-I had moved to the bedroom, to wait for her to be finished, so I could take a shower myself. Seeing her in a black nightgown that was, rather revealing, I thought I was about to have my heart jump out of my chest. I don’t remember buying that for her, so I was sure she got it from some of the clothes Brook had given her.Either way, I knew I was royally fucked right now. The idea of just sleeping next to her was going to be a lot more difficult than I could imagine. Seeing her in a short, black, thin gown was already driving me insane with pure unadulterated lust.If she bent over, I was almost completely sure that I would get a full view of her behind, possibly even more. How in the hell was I supposed to survive the night laying next to her, when she looked like sex in all its glory? The sexiest thing of it all was, that she didn’t seem to have the slightest clue what she did to me.In fact, she seemed completely oblivious that I was s