Total pages in book: 202
Estimated words: 193561 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 968(@200wpm)___ 774(@250wpm)___ 645(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 193561 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 968(@200wpm)___ 774(@250wpm)___ 645(@300wpm)
I’ve left the sentence hanging, so he finally says, “We’ll have some food and then I’m gonna make you come on my knot. We’ll talk after that.”
I startle in surprise at his bluntness. At the fact that it doesn’t feel gross.
“New toy,” he quips and my eyes widen. “The knot I mean, not you. Who am I kidding? You too, if I’m honest.” His eyes twinkle with mischief. “Don’t worry, I take care of my toys.”
“Oh. Um. Okay.” Instead of feeling gross, he’s making my belly go whoosh.
His eyes are lit with amusement. “Okay,” he repeats, then adds, “Gonna need you to open up. I promise you’re safe to do it. But let’s have something to eat, spend some time together, and go from there. Yeah?”
Yeah, that sounds amazing. But what if Wyatt has already set more garbage in motion?
I pull my lips tight. He tips my chin up and his face is serious.
“Unless you have something to say now. Should I worry? Do we need to fortify ourselves for what might be next? Obviously, whoever put you up to all that isn’t gonna just give up.”
I frown. “I … don’t know. I mean, yeah but I don’t know?”
I sound like an idiot.
“Nobody’s about to come attack us? Nobody else about to get shot?”
“I don’t know what he has planned next. Honestly. Me not succeeding yesterday would probably mean he has to regroup.”
He stares at me for what feels like a long minute.
And my heart is beating too fast. Greyson needs answers. I don’t know what to tell him. I manage, “He’ll be wondering where I went.”
“Your former pack’s alpha?”
I nod.
“Okay, so we might have today?”
I shrug. “Maybe today. Maybe more than today. He’s a… wildcard. Not the type to have a plan B when plan A fails so I think he’ll need time to re-group. I just don’t know how fast he’ll act or what he’ll do.”
He looks troubled for a beat but then he looks like he’s decided on something. “First thing’s first. Fuel. How about we rustle us up some food? Show me your talents?”
“Well now that you’ve put me under pressure. Sheesh…” I mumble.
He smiles wider and it’s a beautiful sight. To be the woman who gets to make this man smile on a continuous basis? Could I be that lucky?
“And then I’ll show you some more of my talents,” he says, voice gravelly.
I jolt in surprise, feeling my face go even redder, but I manage, “Sounds like a fair trade…”
He reaches for my face and caresses it with his thumb, the rest of his fingers cradling my jaw.
“I’d love to spend today with you, getting to know you and keeping bullshit at bay for at least today. Think we can wait to deal with the shit till tomorrow?”
“Maybe?”
His eyes rove my face for a moment and although I would normally feel uncomfortable under scrutiny like this, I don’t this time.
“It’s settled,” he decides. “Today is for us. I’ll send a message to the council to keep their ears peeled. Noses alert. Meantime, we’ll spend time together and you’ll see you’re safe to open up.”
I chew my thumbnail nervously.
“And no pressure on the food. I’m a straightforward guy. Like hearty food. Cold beer. Like to exercise. Play some sports. Spend time on the lake fishing. Spend time in the lake fishing when I’m wolf. Simple pleasures. What do you like?”
“I like fishing. And target shooting. But… cooking. Cleaning. Um…” I don’t want to say waitressing, because that sounds really lame, but I don’t really know what else I like. I sound like I’m lamely trying to convince him I like domestic stuff but in truth, I do. I’ve dreamt about having a beautiful home to look after, a family to dote on.
“Well, good news then. Lots of food here to cook and I haven’t run the vacuum in a couple weeks. Glad I can make all your dreams come true, babe,” he jokes.
I laugh. “I’m actually very excited to clean this house.”
“Oh yeah?” he looks at me like I’m an alien but he’s also smiling.
“And bake. And… beyond cooking and cleaning, I don’t know what else I like to do because I haven’t had the opportunity to figure it out.”
“Well, you’ve got time now, Blossom.”
“I do like reading. Movies. I’ve always wanted to try to grow vegetables and flowers, but our land wasn’t very…fertile. Learn to play an instrument, maybe learn to sew clothes. ”
“My sister runs the library. You two will hit it off even faster since you like books. She runs four or five book clubs. You’ll undoubtedly fit into at least one of them. Pack has movie nights at the town hall nearly every weekend, too. And the land here is very fertile if you wanna grab a gardening book from the library and try and see if your thumbs are green. Mom has a sewing machine, and she can make just about anything. You ask her to teach you how to sew; I’m sure she’ll be over the moon about it.”