felt his cock swell again.
“I like making you crazy enough to attack me like an animal,” he winked.
Before she could answer, he flipped her on her back and made love to her again.
A few minutes later, when he begged her to bite him again, she didn’t hold back.
Epilogue
One month later…
Nate sat at the bar in The Bear’s Den , took a drink of his beer, and watched the door. Riley and his sister had been shopping in the next town over all day, and they were due back for dinner any minute.
After their mating, he and Riley had driven back to Longmeadow the next day, and he’d introduced her to his family. His parents and his sister had fallen in love with her, and he liked that she and Sara were becoming good friends.
Especially now that Sara had decided to move to Longmeadow to be closer to Jake. The man didn’t know anything about shifters, or mates, but Nate had a feeling that wouldn’t last long. He didn’t mind. Jake was a good man, and he made his sister happy.
“Hi, handsome.”
“Hey,” he said, glancing at the woman next to him, and then turning back toward the door.
Nate had noticed the woman approach his right side, but he hadn’t made eye contact. It was obvious he didn’t want her attention, but she was either clueless or just didn’t care. He’d bet money on the latter.
“Want to have some fun tonight?”
“No.”
There were so many other, better, answers he wanted to say, but he was still in uniform, and he didn’t like to jump right into the rude end of the pool. Attention from random women was annoying, but it was also part of the job, and he preferred to send them away with as much professionalism as possible.
Riley walked in the door, and her eyes immediately met his. She smiled, her excitement evident, and she practically bounced across the room to meet him.
A month ago, she would have stood next to him and silently waited for the badge bunny to leave, but that was before he’d marked her. Now, her confidence amazed him.
“Oh, come on,” the woman cooed. “I’d like to see your pistol locked and loaded.”
Anger swamped him, but before he could say anything, Riley stepped between him and the woman, forcing the stranger several steps back.
“Sorry,” Riley threw over her shoulder, “but I’m the only one who gets to see his pistol.”
“What a waste,” the woman uttered, right before she stormed off.
Nate stood and let out a low growl that only Riley could hear.
“Let her go,” she said, patting his chest like she would to calm a dog. “She’s not worth it. Guess what I got today?”
“What?” he asked, amused by the fact that he’d basically become her loyal canine.
“A swimsuit!” she squealed. “And it’s a two-piece.”
Riley had lived in Longmeadow, where it snowed six months out of the year, her entire life. She’d never seen the ocean, or even been in a swimming pool, and though he preferred the snow, he couldn’t wait to show her both things. In three days, they were leaving for a week-long visit with his parents in California, and her excitement was contagious.
“Mmm… Let’s go home so you can model it for me right now.”
She’d been gone all day, and he needed to touch her again. The swimsuit was just an excuse.
“No way,” she laughed. “You have to feed me first, wolf.”
He looked at Hayden and pointed to an empty booth, and the man nodded.
“Fine,” Nate sighed, playfully. “I’ll feed you, but then you’re showing me that swimsuit.”
“Deal,” she laughed, as he guided her to the booth.
“Where’s Sara?” he asked, knowingly.
“Where do you think?” Riley laughed. “Jake’s working, and she’s keeping him company.”
He shook his head to expel the picture her words created in his mind, and Riley laughed again.
As he listened to her talk about her shopping trip with Sara, Nate smiled in silent awe of his beautiful mate. When he first saw her behind the counter in Polar Bliss ,
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