Page 7 of Opposites Attract
“No.” She tightened the knit blanket around her shoulders. “I don’t know what came over me.”
Don’t say it…
Say it.
I smiled, keeping the dirty joke contained despite knowing exactly what I’d like to see come over her. But I respected her enough to save the teasing for later. She needed to know I was serious now. “And what if I don’t want to walk away?”
The quickening of her pulse and smell of her budding arousal made my cock jump to attention.
“Why wouldn’t you walk away?” Her wide eyes filled with concern as the scent of her desire swirled around me.
I forced myself to focus, to not crowd her space, even as the door to her nest opened wider. “Seems like fate dropped a gift in my lap. Your wolf made an obvious decision. I’m not dumb enough to walk away from something like that.”
We’re staying.My wolf nodded his approval.
The soft whine of her wolf came from deep in her chest as she blinked at me. “You’re serious. We’re just going to jump straight in and make this work without even knowing each other first.”
“I’ve known marriages that started with less,” I said, thinking of my time in the military.
“This isn’t some human marriage.” She straightened her chin as if bracing for a hit. “We don’t get a second chance.”
“I don’t need one.” I shrugged.
“How can you be so sure?”
“I trust my beast.” I looked her over, trying to see more than surface-deep. It was hard to tell the internal struggle sometimes. “Don’t you?”
“I do.” She sighed, sagging against the doorframe. “I just didn’t know she’d go and do something like this.”
“I, for one, am glad she did.” I leaned back against the wall. “It makes the idea of mating a whole lot easier.”
“So you just get off the hook that easy? Without even a chase?” Fallon laughed softly.
The sound of it did something to me. I wanted to hear it again, more than anything I’d ever heard in my life.
“I’ve been chasing you all week,” I teased. “You want me to keep trying? I’ve got nothing but time and I don’t tire easy.”
“Why are you doing this?” There was still laughter in her voice, but tears filled her eyes.
Nope. Don’t like that.
Me either.I reached out, hesitating with my hand near the side of her cheek before she leaned toward it.
I brushed a stray tear away with my thumb. “Saw a pretty girl. Decided I wanted to take the chance. Life doesn’t have to be that complicated.”
“But itiscomplicated.” Fallon shook her head, moving away from my hand. “Let me guess. You’re one of those good guys who feels sorry for the hot mess girl and now you can’t walk away.”
“Or you’re reading the story wrong. I’m the cold-blooded Alpha and the pretty wolf who wasn’t afraid to get close is theonly chance I’ll get at happiness,” I said, wishing I was better with words.
Goddess, that smile. It was so pretty it’d light up a room. She bit down, trying to hide it, but I was going to make her smile again.
I had the feeling she didn’t give it often, but earning it? Oh boy. I’d won the lottery.
We sure did.My wolf howled in triumph.
And I really wished I didn’t hear the growls coming from down the mountain followed by Amber’s panicked voice in my head.
“Alpha, is everything okay with the males?”