Page 84 of His Wild Mate

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, though I may sneak in to use that tub.”

“It's okay. Come on, I'll show you my favorite tub.”

We went back to the first room and he quickly unpacked. It was clear everything was so familiar to him here. Once settled, he opened all the blinds on the windows.

“I like to watch the mountain come alive in the morning. You'll see. And back here is why I claimed this room for myself.”

He pushed open the door that led onto the deck and just outside it was a large hot tub.

“Wow. I've never been in one of those before. It's a hot tub, right?”

“It is.”

“I've only seen one in a movie.”

“It's very relaxing and might help you sleep. Want to give it a try before bed?”

“Okay.”

While he removed the top, letting the steam escape, I stripped out of my clothes and tossed them back into the room.

“Be careful getting in. It can be a little slick. I'm just going to grab us a couple of towels. Your wolf will keep you warm enough, butcoming out of the hot water when it's this cold outside can be quite a shock.”

While he went back inside, I carefully stepped over the edge and into the hot water. It was almost too hot, and it took me a second to adjust to the temperature before I sunk further into the water.

He was right, this felt amazing. My stress was literally melting away.

Emmett

Chapter 21

Seeing Paige naked in the hot tub was like my teenage wet dream come true. A part of me still couldn't believe she was mine.

I grew instantly hard despite standing naked in the frigid air.

“Are you going to join me or just stand there watching?”

“I'm coming.”

“Already?”

I snorted. In some ways she was still pretty naïve to the world, having avoided it much of her life, but she caught on quickly. Since the first time I'd made her come, she's been as addicted to me as I have been to her. And given our awkward situation where I can't actually touch her, we've had to work together to get a little creative. It had empowered her to be bold. When it came to sex, she didn't shy away, and I loved that about her.

She lightly tapped the water next to her in invitation to join her. I didn't hesitate.

Hanging the towels over the deck railing, I stepped into the hot tub and slid down into the hot water. My muscles started to relax. I hadn't realized just how stressed I'd been.

It had mostly been a great day, but coming home to graffiti all over my house and a psycho stalker trying to claim my mate for himself hadn't sat well with me. I hadn't been joking when I told her that I would have ripped his throat out if I had caught him there.

“You're still tense. How is that possible in here?” she asked as she moved to sit behind me and began rubbing my shoulders. Her touch did far more to soothe me than the water ever could.

“My wolf's still a bit worked up. You’re calming him.”

“How am I doing that?”

“Just being you. And your touch reassures him that you’re safe.”

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