Chapter 118
My body freezes in place.
‘What?’ I ask.
‘She ran away!’
*What the hell?*
‘How?’
‘I don’t know, Alpha. Jacob was watching her while I was helping Christine. When I came back, her cell was locked, but there was no one inside.’
‘Where the fuck is Jacob?’
‘He isn’t here. I’m looking around for them.’
I instantly close my eyes and clean my mind to feel my entire pack, letting Kral’s animalistic sense take over me. I probe all the minds of my pack members, but I only find exhaustion and relief. Almost everyone is already asleep. Jacob is not in the pack. Much less Kelly, I turned her into a rogue; if she were here, I would feel it.
‘They are not in the pack.’ I warn Lucian.
‘What do you want me to do, Alpha?’ I can hear the guilty note in his voice.
Kelly probably convinced Jacob to do this shit. How come I didn’t notice before? I’ve never even seen them together before this.
I want to go after her and kill her with my bare hands, but there’s no point in leaving now since she’s not in the pack or near the pack border.
‘Inform my contacts in Summerville. Tell them to locate her. Now.’
‘Yes, Alpha.’
I feel a hand touching my forearm softly, and big, bright eyes look up at me curiously. “Ethan?” She tilts her head to the side. “What’s wrong?”
I run a hand over my face. “Kelly ran away.”
“What?” She looks to the side as if that bitch is going to appear at any moment and attack her.
“Don’t worry, baby. She’s not in the pack,” I assure her.
“Are you... Are you going after her?” She grabs her braided hair from behind her and place it over one shoulder.
Moon Goddess, help me. She’s so fucking gorgeous! And with a braid? She’s just perfect. I’ve always thought braids were beautiful, but on my fated mate, it looks spectacular. She looks like a goddess.
Fucking hell.
“Not now. But don’t worry, I’ll find her, love.”
“I believe in you.”
“I’m too exhausted to go after her right now,” I confess.
“Then we should rest.” Little Dove runs a delicate hand down my biceps as she passes me and starts walking down the hallway.
I barely get what she says, paying more attention to her ass as she walks in front of me. “What? What do you mean?” I smile, hopefully.
This tiny female knows exactly how she affects me. Immediately, blood rushes to my cock as she heads for *our* bedroom. “Az is having a sleepover with his Uncle Cedar,” she says before turning the corner, looking over her shoulder at me still standing in my spot behind her. Then, she gives me a knowing smile, biting her bottom lip before running off.
Oh, fuck me.
I immediately chase after her, of course.
My body chases hers like she’s the goddessdamn Moon. She lets out a squeak as my arms lift her off the floor. I turn her around, hearing her heart racing and her giggles as I throw her over my shoulder.
“Ethan!”
*Smack!*
I slap her ass. “You can run, my Little Dove. But I’ll always catch you.”
With her pussy close to my face, I close my eyes for a moment, smelling the sweet scent of her arousal. Fuck!
I run to our room, quickly opening and closing the door before throwing her on the bed.
She bounces with a smile on her face, cheeks red, leaning on her elbows to look at me.
“Come here, love.” I point with my finger to the edge of the bed.
Immediately, my vixen mate kneels on the spot. She reaches for my black shirt, undoing it with fingers that shake with need. She then lays kisses on my chest.
“Easy, baby. Easy,” I murmur. She sucks on my skin where my neck and shoulder meet, almost leaving a red mark.
“Hmm, I like marking you,” she says against my neck.
Fucking hell.
I feel her silk blond braid between my fingers as I fist it, pulling her head back. “We need to talk, Little Dove.”
She bites her bottom lip, looking at my mouth before shifting her gaze to my eyes with her hands still grabbing my shirt. “About what?”
“After I mark you and make you mine, there is no going back,” I tell sternly. “You’ll be allowed to keep *nothing* back. No secrets. I’ll know it all. You will rely fully on me for everything. Holding back will not be allowed.”
Releasing her lower lip, she searches my eyes. “You realize there’s about a hundred red flags in that statement, right?”
“I don’t fucking care.”
She grows pensive. “But... What about my lineage? You still... you still want—I mean, you haven’t changed how you feel about me? Like, your love hasn’t... it hasn’t stopped or... You still, uh, feel the same? I just... I mean...”
I will myself to not smirk. I love it when she rambles. So adorable. “You thought I’d stopped loving you?”
She nods as much as she can, her movement strained as my grip on her hair forces her head back, leaving her with little room to respond.
“Little Dove...” I growl. “You are everything to Kral and me. You’re the reason we damn well get up in the morning. You’re what keeps us going, baby. You’re our reason for breathing.”
Tears form in her meadow green eyes, her chin trembling.
“You’re so pure. And beautiful. And perfect.” I frown. “You deserve more than me, my Little Dove. But I fucking refuse to let you have it.” I kiss her lips hard as her eyes let the tears fall. “If no curse,” I tell her, “was strong enough to tear my love for you apart, this certainly won’t be.”
She chews on her bottom lip, driving me wild like she always does. “You... mean that?”
“I absolutely mean that.” I kiss her lips again, tasting a hint of saltiness from her tears. “Without you, I’m nothing, my Little Dove.”
Her hint of a smile grows to one that pushes her cheekbones up, showing her teeth. “I feel the same way. I love you.”
Fuck. “Good. Because I love you so much it hurts, my Little Dove.” I kiss her again. “I had fucked and made love to you before, but now, oh, baby! Now, I’m *claiming* you. And after I make you mine, no matter where you go, everyone will know that you belong to me!”
“Yes, please, Alpha!”
The words go instantly to my cock, which swells to the point of pain. I growl. “Lie down and spread your legs wide open. I won’t repeat myself.”
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