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The Alpha's Regret Chapter 9
NathanI hear him coming long before he nips my heel mid-stride and sends me tumbling across the forest floor in a tangle of limbs and twigs and leaves.“I said stop,” Rex growls as he shifts back and offers me a hand up off the ground. Shifting back to my human form, I bat his hand away and slump down, choosing to remain where I am in the dirt.“For fuck's sake.” Rex raises his eyes to heaven before leaning back against a nearby tree and folding his arms over his chest. “So, you met your mate?”I grunt and nod sulkily and pick a leaf out of my hair absentmindedly. I wince as my fingers brush across the quickly healing cut on my head. There’s a lump there too. That will take longer to disappear. Maya. My sweet, wonderful Maya. Although she wasn’t so sweet when she was drop-kicking me across my bedroom and into the wall. It was all going so well. Until it wasn’t.“Did she reject you?” He knows damn well that she didn’t. If she had, I wouldn’t be sitting here talking to him, I’d be writ
The Alpha's Regret Chapter 10
Nathan When we return to the packhouse, Rex leaves me with a reassuring nod and an encouraging pat on the shoulder. As he goes off in search of his own mate, I’m left alone with my thoughts. There are still plenty of wolves hanging around, enjoying the food and drink laid on for the welcoming party. But I’m not in the mood to join in. Instead, I trudge up the stairs, staring with longing at Maya’s door when I get to the top and willing her to come out so we can talk, but there’s no movement. She’s in there. Her alluring scent is so strong, and my wolf is alert, sensing his mate is nearby. Which means she probably knows I’m here too, but doesn’t want to speak to me. As much as it kills me, I won't pressure her. We'll both still be here in the morning. With a reluctant sigh, I turn away and go to my own apartment. Pushing open the door, my brain floods me with slightly happier mental images of carrying my mate in my arms through here just hours ago. Without meaning to, I find myself
The Alpha's Regret Chapter 11
Maya“Absolutely no way.”I shake my head vehemently at Nathan and then at Rex, who's supposed to be calling the shots. Nathan’s smile slips for a second and dismay crosses his face, but he recovers quickly.He breezes past me, looking painfully handsome, and the nearness of his broad shoulders as he brushes past sends my senses haywire. Just being in the confines of this office with him is making me heat up, and I can feel my palms start to sweat. It takes all of my willpower not to squirm under his intense gaze.“You didn’t even ask what the job is.”His tone is light and teasing, and I watch him with suspicion as he rests against the edge of the large wooden desk, arms folded across his chest in a way that makes his biceps bulge.He’s awfully chipper for someone I kicked out of bed last night.“I don’t need to know what it is to know that it’s not a good idea.”Rex says nothing, just glances back and forth between us as we stare each other down.“We need to have a chat,” Nathan say
The Alpha's Regret Chapter 12
NathanEarly starts are nothing new to me, but I’m not sure I got any sleep at all. Eventually, I give up tossing and turning and roll out of bed. My problems sleeping might have something to do with Maya starting work today, or maybe it’s the ache in my groin from the permanent hard-on I’ve had since getting into bed. I can’t bring myself to change the sheets. Her scent still lingers, and it calms my wolf while torturing my body at the same time.She should be in my bed with me. Her absence is unnatural. But I'm quietly confident we'll get there, eventually.Pottering around my kitchen, making a breakfast that is completely unappealing, and drinking coffee that just doesn't taste right, I contemplate the days and potentially weeks ahead. She can feel the bond. I know it. It's there to see in her every reaction to me. I’ve witnessed how Hayley and Leah were around my brothers, even before they knew about shifters and fated mates.The sneaky glances, the scent of lust in the air, the u
The Alpha's Regret Chapter 13
Nathan “Alpha Reynolds took a shine to Marie, and they went on a few dates. They weren’t fated mates, but, as your mother likes to remind me, he was a good-looking man. And he was the alpha of what was then a great pack, known for their warrior skills. Her father was happy for her to meet up with him and see where it went.” Dad’s jaw is clenched. There are veins bulging out of his forehead and neck, and he’s grinding his teeth. Loudly. Even after all this time, he clearly struggles with the idea of her entertaining anyone other than him. I’d tease him, except now I understand it completely. I would be exactly the same. Dad shifts in his chair, but it’s not the seat that’s making him uncomfortable. “But then we met and from the moment we saw each other, the moment I caught her scent… that was it. She was so beautiful.” He sighs dreamily, wearing the same goofy grin he gets whenever he sees her. I can’t help but smile along with him, now that I know that feeling. “It was magical, and
The Alpha's Regret Chapter 14
MayaWhile I put on my mascara, I try to convince myself that I would make this effort no matter who I was going to work for. It’s my first day on the job. Of course, I want to look nice and make a good impression. As I slip my feet into a pair of heels and stand to smooth my skirt down over my hips, I can’t even look myself in the eye. Complete lies.Slipping a purse over my shoulder, I head downstairs, a steady thrum of anxiety buzzing through my veins. I have no idea what I’ve let myself in for.Kim glances up from the papers she’s reading as I walk into his office, knocking lightly on the door even though it’s wide open already. Her eyes narrow slightly in confusion before she blinks rapidly a few times and smiles at me.“Maya! Are you looking for Hayley’s office?”Oh goddess, this is embarrassing. I have no idea how much everyone knows about what went on the night of the party. Wolf hearing makes most things hard to hide.“Em, no. Rex said that Hayley’s friend is going to work fo
The Alpha's Regret Chapter 15
NathanBy the end of the day, I’m exhausted. Being this close to her and not being able to touch her is agony. I don’t know where we are in terms of us, so I’m playing it safe. There have been heated looks, and awkward moments, and my aching cock has been rock-hard all day. Her scent. Just her intoxicating scent is enough to have me on the verge of falling to my knees and begging her to let me kiss her. To taste her. I want to bury my face in her neck and breathe her in deep. I want to yank that tight little skirt up and thrust my hand between her legs, or maybe my face, until she cries out and I’m drenched in her juices. FUCK.She smiles sweetly at me as she picks up her purse from the floor and I try to look as though this isn’t killing me.“Thanks for today. I’ve learned a lot.”I wave her thanks away with a small shake of my head.“It’ll be a breeze to you. And it’s been great having someone here to help.”Maya frowns at me, her smile tightening a little at the edge as she straig
The Alpha's Regret Chapter 16
MayaNathan thrashes in Rex’s grip, his wolf the one in control now, and I pray to the moon goddess that he doesn’t shift. Ross looks between Nathan and me. The look of disbelief on my face and the fact that my feet seem to be rooted to the spot does nothing to convince him that Nathan is telling the truth, so he stretches out a hand toward me, urging me to come to him and away from the raging alpha beside me.I’m not stupid. I know that going to Ross would be like throwing fuel on the fire but I have no idea what to do. The eyes of the small group gathered outside the packhouse are all on me. I have the power to calm the situation but I feel like stepping in makes a declaration that we are mates.And then I’m trapped.Nathan sees Ross reach for me and growls even louder but Ross won’t be deterred from what he sees as defending me, and our pack are fierce warriors. He won’t hesitate to fight Nathan if he feels he’s a threat to his alpha’s sister. It’s his sworn duty. Nathan’s teeth ar
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