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“Let’s not fight about this now, Night,” I went on. “We have the rest of our lives to talk and fight and confess our secrets to each other, but tonight?” I leaned forward until our lips were almost touching. “I just want to focus on you and me.”
“I want to go back to the cabin.” His voice was little more than a growling whisper. “Now.”
“Then let’s go.”
29
NIGHT
The two of us slipped away while no one was looking.
We melted into the darkness, both of us laughing, drunk on each other’s closeness. I couldn’t keep my hands off Bryn. Whether it was her wrist or her hip, or that perfect ass, there wasn’t a part of her that I didn’t covet. She was just as eager, pulling at my shirt or my hand, or running her hands over my chest.
With all of that touching, we didn’t make it all the way to the cabin.
Bryn, giggling, pulled me slightly into the woods at our right, away from any passersby. She leaned back against an oak tree and tugged me along with her by my shirt. I caught myself, my forearm pressed to the trunk above her head, and my lips found hers as if by magic.
She was amazing, and free, and warm. She tasted and smelled like the sweetest rose. My cock strained against my pants as she unbuttoned my shirt, pushing it down over my shoulders. Every brush of her skin had me panting with need. It was just the two of us out here, with only crickets and the fluttering of moth’s wings to keep us company.
“I’m in love with you,” I told her between kisses. “I’m fucking obsessed with you.”
My little wild thing leapt up and wrapped her legs around my waist. She ground herself against me and I moaned low into her mouth. Electric pleasure pulsed along my skin, raising goosebumps, stoking lust.
“Show me right here,” she begged, grinding again. “Right now.”
I pressed biting kisses down her jaw and over her neck. I licked the spot of my claiming bite, and we both shivered at the sweet ecstasy.
One of my hands cupped her ass, the other caressed up and down her thigh. I inched higher and higher, eager to find the waistband of her panties so I could make her scream my name loud enough to wake the entire compound.
But then my wolf sensed something that instantly put me on high alert. I stopped cold and turned my head. Bryn continued to kiss my face, but my attention was on the surrounding area. There was danger, and it was close by.
It didn’t take her long to realize that my mood had changed. “Night, are you okay?”
I set her gently back down and moved in front of her, so that she stood between me and the tree. “I’m not sure,” I said. “Something’s wrong.”
“What?” She grew quiet and tried to listen. “I don’t feel anything…”
“No, you probably won’t. You haven’t fully attuned with your wolf just yet.” I tore my eyes from the trees around us and looked down at her. “You need to head back to the cabin. I’ll check this out.”
“No.” She stepped around me. “We’re going to check it out.”
I shook my head. “It’s not safe.”
She frowned at me. “So you think it’s better for me to find my way home on my own in the dead of night?”
Well. She had a point.
“Night, I’m officially the Alpha of the Kings now. Even though it’s temporary, I can’t let danger lurk around while I go and hide somewhere else. If something’s up, I need to be there to help. My pack needs to see me helping.”
Damn. Another good point. I didn’t like it, but if we wanted to merge these packs, we needed to present a united front. She was right; we couldn’t afford for her to come off as weak.
“Fine,” I said, “but stay close.”
Her frown eased into a smile, and she took my hand. “Always, my love.”
We emerged from the trees and returned to the main path. I let my wolf guide us toward the danger, but as we neared it, I started to feel like the threat was coming from all directions. We were close to the center of the compound, which only heightened my anxiety. If our guests had started departing, they should all be near this area. It made my skin itch to know that there was so much danger so close to our loved ones.
We drew nearer still, and then I felt Bryn shiver beside me. I turned to ask her what was wrong, but howls of pain split the night. My heart jumped to my throat. I recognized one of those howls—my beta. And from the sounds of it, he was in the middle of a fight.
