Tori's POV“What was that?” Hanzo asks watching me as my cheeks turn bright red, seeming to be very surprised. “I don’t know,” I answer apologetically, I look down feeling embarrassed I just overstepped.“Don’t, you caught me off guard,” Hanzo chuckles, pulling my chin up to look into his eyes. “Sorry,” I apologize then bite my lip wanting to kiss him again, but feeling very unsure about myself.‘He’s our mate, you’re supposed to want him, it’s ok Tori,’ Reika tries to calm my nerves as I start to spiral in my thoughts. ‘But what if he doesn’t like us kissing him,’ I whimper at the thought, looking up I feel Hanzo’s hand caress my cheek.“Don’t be sorry,” he whispers, brushing his thumb across my jaw before kissing me. My stomach flutters as I kiss him back sucking on his bottom lip. My heart quickens when I feel his other hand move down my back over my pajama pants pulling me closer as he grabs my backside.I open my mouth letting go of his lip, his tongue invades my mouth and brushe
Tori's POVAfter going for a hunt and relaxing out on the deck in the morning, Hanzo takes me to a local store to buy clothes. The first place Hanzo takes me is to the shoe department so I am able to walk around and shop the store. Once he found a pair of fitting flip flops, he leaves me on my own, while he pays for the pair I’m wearing.I walk around looking at shoes, finding a pair of boots that have a zipper and small heal. After finding the proper size I sit down and try them on, I notice someone watching me. I pull my sandal off and a different woman approaches me startling me a little.“Can I help you?” I question, uncomfortable with having someone so close. “Sorry to startle you, here you need socks to try on shoes, they have these to use,” the woman hands me a weird sock made out of a thin stretchy material.“It’s why she’s staring,” she admits pointing to the other woman as I put the sock on. “Thank you,” I smile then look up and begin to struggle pulling the boot on. “You’re
Hanzo's POV“Come on let’s go lay down upstairs,” I suggest, holding Tori’s door open after parking in the driveway. “Can we go out on the deck, I need fresh air?” She requests and I nod seeing that she is still feeling upset over how our shopping trip went.“Yeah, you really like it out here, don’t you?” I ask, watching Tori blush as she gets out of the truck. “I do, I feel like I can relax out here,” she answers, following me around the side of the house through the gate.“Good, I’m glad,” I smile proudly as she walks by me towards the deck, I close the gate behind us. “It’s hot,” she mentions, looking over her shoulder at me and I nod then look up at the sun.‘You better mark her soon,’ Valko eagerly tries pushing forward as I follow her up onto the deck. ‘I will mark her when she is ready,’ I push him back and shake my head at how badly he wants to complete our bond.“The bed will be shaded and we can close the canopy,” I suggest as she already walks towards the bed. I bite my lip
Tori's POV“Shit,” Hanzo groans when we hear two car doors, I roll over to my stomach and pull a blanket around me. “Come on, head up and take a bath, I’ll bring you up some clothes and a towel,” Hanzo suggests, getting up and grabs a pair of swim trunks that were hanging off the bottom of the bed.“Don’t worry, you don’t have to see either of them,” Hanzo reassures watching me pull the blanket all the way around me, I quickly follow him into the house. When he approaches the door, I quickly run up the stairs and into the bathroom. I hear voices when Hanzo opens the front door, so I start running my bath water.Pulling my bra off, I slowly get into the tub of still running water and enjoy the hot water kissing my already sensitive skin. I look down at my thighs and see blood, my heart races as I grab the sponge and quickly wash it away. I feel sore and it did hurt at first, but I didn’t expect blood.I shut the water off with my foot and close my eyes remembering everywhere Hanzo kiss
Tori's POVAfter a long restless night’s sleep, I find myself in the kitchen making breakfast with Hanzo. “You smell funny,” I mention when he steps close and I notice he smells like a different person.“Must be something I ate,” he answers with a shrug and I shake my head. “It’s more than that, you smell like another person,” I explain making him look over at me before he looks down at what he’s doing. “I’m not sure, I haven’t been around anyone else,” he admits.“Oh, Jackson called to check on you,” Hanzo speaks, looking down at me. I look away not wanting to talk about my supposed father.“He didn’t want me in the first place, why does he care now?” I ask, looking up at Hanzo with tears in my eyes. I never imagined having a father let alone one who didn’t want me, I always imagine he was killed or found love with another woman.‘Yeah, what did he want? To make sure we didn’t run away to become someone else’s problem,’ Reika rolls her eyes, my heart sinks at the thought of him check
Tori's POV“What do you mean?” I ask looking back at Hanzo who grows tense and growls as he pulls my seat out.“Hanzo has always been a good man, better than our father to say the least. He was never enough and when he got into trouble for helping or protecting someone, he’d get the shit beat out of him,” Hana explains, I look up at Hanzo who is glaring daggers at his sister. He shakes his head before walking out the back door onto the deck, slamming the door.“What?” I question looking to the door as my heart races from his anger. “He also got beat a lot from protecting me from other men,” Hana answers with a sad look. I hesitate to get up to see what I can do to help him.“Go, he needs you,” She watches me debate whether to go out or not. I nod and walk out on to the deck where Hanzo is sitting on the bed looking out on the lake. I quietly walk over and crawl onto the bed behind Hanzo while standing up on my knees, Reika urging me to comfort him.“Hanzo,” I whisper, making him growl
Tori's POV“What do you feel like doing?” I ask staring into his beautiful green eyes. “Hunting,” he answers. ‘Yes, lets hunt, please,’ Reika begs as she bounces around in my head. ‘We will,’ I laugh at how eager she is to go hunt with our mate.“Then let’s hunt, Reika is very eager. Turn around,” I stand up on the bed and begin to undress once he is facing away. I step down from the bed then focus on shifting into my black wolf. I turn to watch Hanzo pull his shirt off as he smiles down at me.“You’re beautiful,” he smiles reaching out and running his fingers through my fur. Hanzo chuckles a little as he pulls his pants off then shifts into a bigger white wolf. I can’t take my eyes away as he approaches me then rub his head against mine, making me whimper.“What’s wrong?” He questions through the link as he stands beside me. “I’m just not used to affection when in this from. My mother was distant. How are we able to communicate?” I explain through the link and he nods. “Well, you can
Hanzo's POV“What the hell did he mean by a lot?” She cries out when Jackson hits a bump in the road. “It’s a vampire thing, the more you feed on fresh blood the stronger you are and the faster you heal. If you feed enough, you’d be stronger than I am,” I admit staring at the blood on my hand trying to control my own urges. “I can’t and I won’t do that, I’m not like him, I’m not just a vampire. I can’t face them, the men in that pack attacked and killed my mother and tried to take me,” Tori explains, wiping her face and pulls Jackson’s jacket tighter around her body.“I don’t let anything bad happen, this was a freak accident, and your leg will heal. We’ll get you home in bed and you can rest. Hana and I will keep you safe,” I reassure brushing her hair out of her face and pull her tighter in my arms. I feel she’s still nervous in my arms as she relaxes in my grip.“It’s not going to be enough,” she cries as the truck stops in front of the house. “It will, with Jackson, we’ll be enou