his alpha’s voice caused an all-new herd of them to start at the nape of his neck.
“I don’t have to let you or Lee breed, Luke,” Caine growled. “I’m doing this because you’re my brothers and I love you.”
The next thump came with a growl that Lee recognized as his oldest brother’s. “The wolf in me has to listen to you, Caine,” Luke rumbled and Lee jumped as the thump sounded again. Luke was obviously out of control. He knew better than to push Caine this far. Despite their differences, Caine was the alpha and Luke knew and respected that. At least the wolf in Luke did. And the wolf in him knew that to put his hands on Caine in an act of anything other than self-defense was grounds for expulsion from the pack.
Or death.
Meagan had been the last thing that had triggered this irrational, human side of Luke.
“But perhaps I’m not quite as much animal as you’d like to think,” Luke continued. Lee strained to hear through the silence that now came from the other room.
The very distinct, very strong odor of fear wafted through the air.
But whose?
“Or perhaps I’m even more animal than either of us have ever imagined.”
* * * * *
The scratching at the glass door was quiet. Polite, almost.
Chloe caught herself smiling as the alpha peered through the glass at her and then pawed at the handle again. Shuffling the papers she’d been working on to the nightstand, she slipped from under the covers and walked naked and barefoot to the doors.
“Bet you wish you had thumbs, don’t you?”
The alpha whined a doggy plea and sat down to stare at her with his big blue eyes. Chloe felt her heart melt at the sight.
And her insides melt at the memory.
She pointed at the dog through the glass. “If I let you back in, you have to be nice,” she grinned and laid the tip of her finger against the pane.
He licked it from the other side.
She chuckled and shook her head. And opened the door to let him in.
Chloe watched the alpha walk in as if he had a standing invitation. The animal went straight to her bed. His weight caused the bedsprings to creak and the mattress to bounce enthusiastically as he plopped down in the middle of it.
“Oh no,” Chloe shook her head. “We’re not going through this again tonight.” She patted the wolf’s butt with her open palm to try and shoo him off of her bed. He moved slightly and looked at her before turning away from her again and laying his head down on his front paws.
“Boy, I said not on the bed,” Chloe argued and patted his rump a little harder. The alpha blew out an irritated sound and stood up in the middle of the bed before hopping to the floor. Chloe raised her leg to climb into bed but found her wrist grasped between razor sharp teeth that were set in jaws strong enough to urge her into going exactly where he wanted her to go.
The alpha pulled her completely down to the braided rug on the floor before stepping over her. He lay down beside her and then laid his head on her shoulder before sighing a long breath of contentment and closing his eyes.
“Smart ass.”
She had known that one would get a grin.
Chloe reached up and snatched a pillow and tucked it behind her head. The alpha glanced up at the bed and then back at her. Chloe laughed and reached to scratch the animal’s head after he rose up and caught the corner of her quilt between his teeth and dragged it over them. He wiggled and situated himself closer to her. Facing her. Staring into her eyes with that look he possessed.
The one that made her want to forget that he was just a wolf.
“You’re gorgeous, did you know that?”
The wolf blinked slowly and Chloe snorted at his seeming agreement with her admiration of his beauty.
“A little modesty wouldn’t hurt you, though.”
The alpha yawned and stretched his legs.
A large, warm paw landed on her belly.
Chloe picked it up and shifted it off of her. “We are not doing this again tonight,” she stated as she blocked
“I don’t have to let you or Lee breed, Luke,” Caine growled. “I’m doing this because you’re my brothers and I love you.”
The next thump came with a growl that Lee recognized as his oldest brother’s. “The wolf in me has to listen to you, Caine,” Luke rumbled and Lee jumped as the thump sounded again. Luke was obviously out of control. He knew better than to push Caine this far. Despite their differences, Caine was the alpha and Luke knew and respected that. At least the wolf in Luke did. And the wolf in him knew that to put his hands on Caine in an act of anything other than self-defense was grounds for expulsion from the pack.
Or death.
Meagan had been the last thing that had triggered this irrational, human side of Luke.
“But perhaps I’m not quite as much animal as you’d like to think,” Luke continued. Lee strained to hear through the silence that now came from the other room.
The very distinct, very strong odor of fear wafted through the air.
But whose?
“Or perhaps I’m even more animal than either of us have ever imagined.”
* * * * *
The scratching at the glass door was quiet. Polite, almost.
Chloe caught herself smiling as the alpha peered through the glass at her and then pawed at the handle again. Shuffling the papers she’d been working on to the nightstand, she slipped from under the covers and walked naked and barefoot to the doors.
“Bet you wish you had thumbs, don’t you?”
The alpha whined a doggy plea and sat down to stare at her with his big blue eyes. Chloe felt her heart melt at the sight.
And her insides melt at the memory.
She pointed at the dog through the glass. “If I let you back in, you have to be nice,” she grinned and laid the tip of her finger against the pane.
He licked it from the other side.
She chuckled and shook her head. And opened the door to let him in.
Chloe watched the alpha walk in as if he had a standing invitation. The animal went straight to her bed. His weight caused the bedsprings to creak and the mattress to bounce enthusiastically as he plopped down in the middle of it.
“Oh no,” Chloe shook her head. “We’re not going through this again tonight.” She patted the wolf’s butt with her open palm to try and shoo him off of her bed. He moved slightly and looked at her before turning away from her again and laying his head down on his front paws.
“Boy, I said not on the bed,” Chloe argued and patted his rump a little harder. The alpha blew out an irritated sound and stood up in the middle of the bed before hopping to the floor. Chloe raised her leg to climb into bed but found her wrist grasped between razor sharp teeth that were set in jaws strong enough to urge her into going exactly where he wanted her to go.
The alpha pulled her completely down to the braided rug on the floor before stepping over her. He lay down beside her and then laid his head on her shoulder before sighing a long breath of contentment and closing his eyes.
“Smart ass.”
She had known that one would get a grin.
Chloe reached up and snatched a pillow and tucked it behind her head. The alpha glanced up at the bed and then back at her. Chloe laughed and reached to scratch the animal’s head after he rose up and caught the corner of her quilt between his teeth and dragged it over them. He wiggled and situated himself closer to her. Facing her. Staring into her eyes with that look he possessed.
The one that made her want to forget that he was just a wolf.
“You’re gorgeous, did you know that?”
The wolf blinked slowly and Chloe snorted at his seeming agreement with her admiration of his beauty.
“A little modesty wouldn’t hurt you, though.”
The alpha yawned and stretched his legs.
A large, warm paw landed on her belly.
Chloe picked it up and shifted it off of her. “We are not doing this again tonight,” she stated as she blocked
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