Page 20 of The Accidental Assassin's Mate

I kissed the top of his head, breathing in the sweetness of his scent. “I’m yours, omega.”

He nuzzled my neck, sighing contentedly. “All mine.”

We lay there for what felt like hours, but as with all good things, it had to come to an end. Raven’s belly was grumbling. and I refused to let my omega go hungry because I wanted more snuggles. We could get back to that later.

I shifted my weight, gently disengaging our bodies.

“No. Stay.”

“Raven, as your alpha, I feel compelled to help you get cleaned up and to feed you.” I kissed the tip of his nose.

“Cleaned up like you’ll take a shower with me and wash my hair?”

“If that’s what you want, absolutely.”

The shower in here wasn’t designed for two, and we barely fit in it together, but it worked. I helped him get clean from head to toe, including washing his hair like he asked and he did the same to me. We’d have probably stayed there a lot longer, had his stomach not growled again. Food before orgasms seemed like the responsible direction to go.

I reached for the towel and wrapped it around his form. “Are you okay?”

“Just trying to wrap my mind around this being real.”

“It’s so real, we might be reheating scrambled eggs in the microwave for our meal.”

He laughed, but we didn’t do that. Instead, I found some chicken and made stir fry. It was delicious. I loved how the two of us worked together to make it happen, Raven chopped the veggies while I worked on assembling and cooking the dish.

We ate on the front steps, listening to the sounds of the animals around us.

“This is really good, but do you know what would be better?” He took my nearly empty plate from my hand.

“What?”

“Let’s hunt.” He stood up and took off his shirt.

The rule was that we couldn’t be separated, not that we had to stay in the house twenty-four hours a day, but still it felt like maybe it was breaking the spirit of the rules, especially if we hunted.

“Unless you think I might get you into trouble.” It was as if he could read my mind. And maybe he could. He felt my emotions the other day, so it would make sense.

“It might, but I’m sure we could think of something fun and less messy inside.” I stood up, grabbing his shirt on the way.

“And what is that, my sexy bear?”

I leaned forward and nibbled on the mating mark I’d given him.

“You have the very best ideas, alpha mine. The. Very. Best.”

Chapter Fourteen

Sutton

I woke up and made a small pot of coffee after running to the compound kitchen to pick up breakfast casserole and bagels someone had cooked. Didn’t even take the time to check the schedule to know who to thank.

“Good morning,” Raven said, stretching his arms over his head. As he did, the comforter pulled down, revealing his torso. My cock bobbed. We’d been through hell and back, but I’d do it again for a lifetime of these moments.

“Good morning, mate,” I said. “Sit up. I have coffee and breakfast for you.”

Raven blushed but did as he was told. “I should be doing this for you, alpha.”

“I’ve told you before, you owe me nothing. Let’s not keep score, okay? It’s impossible anyway. A mating is never fifty-fifty. No one should expect it to be.”

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