Page 6 of Beautiful Sight

Holding Tessa at the warehouse and watching her now eat her food while trying not to appear as if she were starving made Jefferson’s cock hard and his heart hurt for her.

“No, I don’t think you are my mate. I know you are,” he said, his voice soft but intent.

Tessa looked thoughtful as she ate the last bite of her croissant.

He gave her time to think while he caught Mystic’s eye from where she stood near the front door. Meeting her gaze, he waved a finger between them and nodded. She returned the nod with a smile before heading to the kitchen.

“So, you’re the most powerful shifter in the city and you’ve been saddled with an old blind woman for a mate?”

Jefferson growled in offense at her question. She might be blind, but she was hardly old, and hearing her call herself such names offended both man and beast. But before he could chastise her for speaking about herself in such a manner, Mystic approached with a platter and set it in the middle of the table. It held several delicious-looking and smelling offerings. Instead of leaving immediately, she waited.

She didn’t speak until Jefferson looked up at her. He watched as she blinked. When her eyes opened, the entire orbs were white.

“Though you’ve rescued this woman, Wolf, she remains in danger. Her special sight will benefit you, your pack, and all the supernaturals of the city, if you’ll listen and pay attention to her.”

The voice that made the pronouncement was deep as a desert well and strong. Once the last word was spoken, Mystic blinked and her eyes went back to the dark chocolate-brown they normally were.

Jefferson reached across the table and took Tessa’s hand in his. His mate looked stunned by Mystic’s words, and was biting her bottom lip as if to keep from speaking.

Jefferson filed away Mystic’s prediction, then smiled at the tiny woman. “Thank you, Mystic. I’ll keep her safe.”

“Be sure you do,” the woman said before returning to the kitchen.

Tessa waited nearly two minutes before she whispered, “What was that all about? Doesn’t she realize yet that I’m blind? I can’t have any special sight.”

“She knows. She believes you see things that aren’t visible to most people.” Jefferson stroked his thumb over the back of the hand he held, his cock begging him to take her somewhere private so they could mate, the sooner the better.

“Oh,” he went on before she could argue, “and if you ever put yourself down like that again, you’re going to find yourself over my knee getting a spanking.”

“Huh?”

“You are not old. And being blind may be your biggest gift, as you see from your heart and not just your eyes. You are so much more than you give yourself credit for. So, from now on, you will not talk bad about yourself, even to yourself. Okay?”

Tessa’s eyes filled with tears which she blinked several times to clear before she slowly nodded.

“Thank you,” she whispered.

“Now, are you ready for something else to eat? Looks like she brought an apple fritter, a macaroni-and-cheese muffin-shaped thing, and a couple more meat-and-cheese biscuits.”

“Hmmm, the macaroni-and-cheese thing, please. Then will you tell me what happens now that you’ve decided I’m your mate?”

Jefferson took the paper wrapper off the muffin and placed it on her plate. “It’s in the middle of the plate right in front of you,” he said. “Be careful, it is hot.”

Tessa nodded and patted the table to find her fork. Picking it up, she began to tear apart the muffin form.

Jefferson picked up another meat biscuit and tore into it. Once he finished, he drank the rest of his coffee and then settled back in his chair. “Once you’re comfortable, we’ll go to my house where you can get cleaned up and rest. After that, we’ll see where things go. If that’s okay with you?”

Though his wolf was snapping at him for giving their mate the opportunity to turn down his claim, he worked hard to maintain control over his beast.

Tessa blinked and swallowed the food in her mouth then gave him a smile that sent more blood racing from brain to balls. “And when will we have sex so you can claim me as your mate?”

Chapter Four

Tessa turned off the shower and reached for the big, fluffy bath towel she had laid on the bench near the door. After drying her hair and body, Tessa wrapped the damp towel around herself and made sure all her bits and pieces were covered. The towel went from armpits to mid-thigh. Only when she was sure she was decent did she step out of the shower and make her way to the counter. This bathroom was the largest one she had ever been in.

It took a bit of patting around the counter to find the plastic-wrapped toothbrush and tube of toothpaste Jefferson said he would lay out for her. After brushing her teeth, Tessa turned her attention to her still-dripping hair. She swept the entire counter, but could not find a brush or comb or anything else.

She heard Jefferson moving around in the next room. Though she hated to ask for help, she could not go to bed with wet, tangled hair.

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