Page 28 of Opposites Attract
“Something like that.” Fallon rested her hands behind her head on the pillow. I know she didn’t want to be called a princess, but maybe I could get away with queen. That’s how she looked now, all sex tousled and beautiful with swollen lips and satisfaction shining in her eyes.
“Are you going to let your Alpha in on these plans?” I asked as I tossed the towel into the laundry basket.
“There will be signs,” she said mysteriously.
And like a love-sick pup, my beast wagged his tail, ready to do whatever she asked.
“Come on.” Fallon grabbed my hand and dragged me off the bed.
“Where are we going?” I hobbled after her, realizing I’d probably be doing this for the rest of my life. Which didn’t sound all that bad.
Fallon pulled open the front door as the cool spring breeze entered the warmth of the cottage, blowing a gust of her intoxicating scent around me. The morning sun shone down on her raven-black hair, giving her an ethereal glow. Her fangs descended through her smile.
“My wolf needs her apology now.”
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Fallon
Bits of green sprouted through patches of muddy snow that crunched under my wolf’s paws as she raced through the quiet forest. The morning sun peeked down past the branches overhead. My beast’s lungs burned deliciously with the exertion. She was fast–we’d had to be while growing up–and John’s wolf let her run ahead as he inspected the borders.
Despite these woods being different, the scent of our mate was everywhere. In his territory, we were safe to run and play and hunt without worry.
We were still coming to terms with how that felt.
It feels like fate.My beast yipped her joy.
Correction–Iwas still coming to terms with how that felt.
“So you grew up here?”I reached out mentally to connect with my mate.
“Born and raised.”John’s wolf leapt over a fallen log and trotted up beside my beast. For his massive size, he was surprisingly quiet and quick.
“But you left and joined the military?”I asked as my wolf pressed her body against his wolf’s body. She only came up to his shoulder. We weren’t small by wolf standards. John was just… Big.
“I only did one tour with the Marines,”John explained. It was the second time we’d spoken about this, and like the first, I got the feeling he had some resentment about it. Normally, I wouldn’t pry. There were some things you learned to keep your mouth shut about. But I wanted to know more about what made him tick. He was my mate after all.
“Are you more upset about your time in service or that it came to an end?”
His wolf chuffed as the sense of laughter rolled through me. I waited for him to respond while our beasts fell into a comfortable pace stalking the woods together.
“It’s strange, isn’t it?”John asked.
My wolf nudged his body with hers, telling him to go on.
“Having someone else inside your head. Someone who knows what you’re feeling,”he explained.
“A little. But you’re an Alpha. You wouldn’t know what it’s like to share your thoughts with anyone but your mate,”I said it like I knew what I was talking about, but honestly, the words just felt right. Alphas had to protect their packs from experiencing any dysregulation, so they were constantly on guard and trying to keep things stable. They didn’t have the luxury of sharing their darkest fears and desires.
John’s wolf stopped and looked down at mine. I swear I saw the pride of the human in his eyes.“Guess you’re right. It’s a good thing I have you, then.”
My wolf puffed out her chest a bit as she continued walking. Her tail did an extra swish in the air when she realized he was staring after her.
“Which one is it?”I asked, still curious.
John sighed as his beast hurried to catch up.“I didn’t want to be Alpha.”
“My brother didn’t either.”My wolf nodded.“Usually that means you’re a good one.”