Page 109 of The Lycans: Vol Four

She shook her hands out, flinging slime off her body, but it made a little dent in how much covered her.

I reached out and ran a finger over her brow, taking off a large chunk of the slop before shaking my head. “No fixing this, baby; you need a bath.”

She narrowed her eyes and I braced for that fiery tongue my mate liked to use on me, but I was left blinking in shock when she tipped her head back and started laughing.

Ada placed a hand on her belly, her eyes squeezed shut tightly as she laughed almost hysterically. I started to get worried she’d gone and lost her mind after being stuck in this shithole, but after a second she sobered and shook her head, still laughing softly as she stared up at me.

“All I can do is laugh at all of this.” She held her hands out and grinned.

Fuck, she was the prettiest thing I’d ever set eyes on.

And she was all mine.

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Ada

“You think it’s safe?” I asked skeptically as I stared at the small pool of crystal-clear water that was fed by the twenty-foot-high waterfall that cascaded off the rocky outcropping above.

“In this fucking place?”

I glanced at Sebastian after he spoke and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Not likely. But it looks nice, yeah?”

I gave a dreamy sigh at how nice “it” actually looked as I stared at my big, burly mate.

After shaking my head to clear my thoughts, I focused on the water again. But after a second I felt a tingling on the back of my neck and lifted my hand to rub the sensation away. I glanced around the small clearing, but I saw nothing but thick trees. I heard nothing but the distant cry of strange creatures on this plane. Yet I couldn’t shake the feeling we were being watched, and that thought had the hair on my arms standing on end.

When I looked at Sebastian to see if he felt it too, any worry was whisked away as I took in the state of him before glancing down at myself.

We both had creature gunk all over us, and even if the water wasn’t safe, I was desperate enough to wash this shit off.

It was drying into my hair, making me feel crusty all over. Not to mention it smelled horrendous, like a mixture between rotting fruit and spoiled meat.

I gripped the edge of my shirt, about to lift it up when Sebastian placed his hand on mine and stopped me, shaking his head.

“For the love of everything holy, female. Let me do the heavy lifting.”

I remembered when he said that exact phrase earlier, and the fact that this male wanted to keep me safe in any and all ways—even risking his own life to ensure that—had my heart softening.

It was hard to pretend like I was more focused on getting out of here than being close to Sebastian.

Because with each passing moment all I wanted was to throw myself into his arms, especially when he showed me this devoted side.

“Heavy lifting, huh?”

He scowled at me, and gods did that make my heart beat a little bit faster.

He exhaled harshly and walked toward the pool of water. It was maybe fifteen feet across on all sides and looked like a damn oasis. The water was crystal clear and blue, and I could see the rocky ground below.

The fact that it wasn’t very deep was also a plus, which made me feel a little bit better that there probably weren’t any strange-ass creatures slithering around down there.

I was busy staring at the water and listening to it splash into the basin from the waterfall when I heard the sound of clothes rustling beside me. I glanced over just as Sebastian peeled off his shirt and dropped it to the ground beside him.

My eyes widened as I took in all that tanned, hard male vampire flesh that was revealed. And my body instantly reacted.

I clenched my thighs together when I watched his hands go to the button of his pants. I held my breath when I heard the zipper being pulled down. And I swore my heart palpitated when he pushed down his jeans and his hard ass and muscular thighs were revealed.

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