Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 45266 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45266 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
He stood still, letting her look. He doubted he would ever be able to deny her anything. He’d climb a tree to the very top if she wanted him to pick her a specific apple.
After a while, she lifted one paw and nudged the towel on the floor toward him.
He chuckled as he bent to pick it up. “Oh, may I cover my cock now, my queen?” he joked.
Her eyes were a deep blue similar to those of her human side, and his sassy mate rolled those eyes before tipping her head back and howling. As she did so, she must have startled herself because she fell over backward and had to scramble to roll onto her paws to get her balance.
Gavin reached out and stroked her fur. “So soft. You’re the most gorgeous wolf I’ve ever laid eyes on, Little mate of mine.”
Molly tipped her head to one side and rubbed her snout against his palm.
“Are you ready to shift back, Little one?”
She scrambled out of his reach, growling, baring her teeth again as if he’d suggested she leap off a cliff.
He furrowed his brows. “Okay. Take your time. No rush.” Tugging the towel free from his hips, he dropped it to the floor again and used his foot to mop up the water. Maybe his cock would entice her to shift back.
It did not, however. She simply moved around so he could continue sopping up the water. She even boldly turned and pranced out of the bathroom.
He followed her, surprised when she bounded onto the bed, spun around in circles, and finally dropped down into a little ball, setting her jaw on her front paws.
He couldn’t keep from smiling at her. “Do you think you’re going to sleep in wolf form, naughty girl?”
She sighed heavily and settled deeper.
He set a knee on the edge of the bed and leaned close to her. “Newsflash, Little mate, there’s no chance in hell you’re going to sleep on this bed in wolf form.”
She peered over the edge and looked around.
“Oh no you don’t, Baby girl. You’re not sleeping anywhere in wolf form. You’re going to shift back, and I’m going to hold your sexy human body in my arms in this bed. Every night of our lives.”
She snarled and resumed her position. Such a defiant, naughty girl.
Gavin chuckled. “I know you’re curious to find out what it will feel like when I spank your pretty bottom, Molly, and you’re going to find out if you don’t shift back soon.” He rubbed his palms together.
Her eyes widened, and her ears stood up.
“That’s right. I’m going to start counting. Whatever number I get to before I have my human mate back is how many swats you’re going to get on your naughty little bottom.”
Molly leaped to her paws. Apparently she wasn’t interested in being spanked tonight because she closed her eyes and shifted back so fast no one would believe it was her first shift.
As soon as she was back in human form, she covered her ears and sat trembling in front of him.
Gavin dropped to his knees next to the bed and set his hands on either side of her hips. “Molly, what’s wrong? Talk to me.”
“It’s so loud, Daddy.”
He frowned. “What’s loud, Baby girl? I don’t hear anything.” Is this what she’d been doing all evening? Covering her ears from noises he could not hear?
“Everything. So many noises.”
He could scent her frustration and her stress. She squeezed her legs together as he watched and felt her distress grow. He was at a loss and helpless to figure out how to fix this for her.
Finally, he had an idea. He held out a finger, rose, and padded from the room. After hurrying to his office, he grabbed his headset from next to the computer and rushed back to his mate.
He held it up and met her gaze so she could see his lips. “This is a noise-cancelling headset. I use it for music, but maybe it will help.” He wasn’t sure if she heard him fully or not, but he lifted the set over her head and lowered it so the two sides covered her ears as she moved her hands away.
She grabbed the headset on both sides and grinned up at him as relief flooded her system. Thank goodness as her mate he was so in tune with her emotions. He might not be able to read her mind, but he could definitely sense when his mate was in distress or calm. Happy or sad. He would learn every one of her scents in the coming days and be able to know what she needed.
Right now, she was giddy that he’d silenced the noises.
Now, what the absolute fuck were the noises she spoke of?
Chapter Ten
Molly was exhausted. She could tell by the look on her mate’s face that whatever she was experiencing was not normal. All she had the energy to internalize, though, was that his headset blocked out everything and allowed her to breathe.