Page 70 of Confusing Hearts

It was nice catching up with my brothers, but I was thankful when they finally decided to call it a night. It had been a long day and I was ready to settle down and be alone with my mate, or as alone as one could be with four sets of wolf ears nearby. I wished I had thought to bring the dampener with me, but why would I? That was supposed to be the great thing about the cabin. No need to be quiet or worry about anyone hearing a thing.

I took Jenna’s hand as she said good night and led her back to our bedroom. It stunk of Liam and Maddie, and I had another urge to go mark every inch of the place. It left me restless, and I knew I wasn’t going to go to sleep until it was done.

“Sorry,” I said. “I really have something I need to do.” I didn’t want to tell her what I was up to. It wasn’t that I was ashamed, but I knew panthers didn’t have the same urges and territorial nature as wolves.

I walked outside and stripped, leaving my clothes on the back patio, and shifted into my wolf. My leg had been aching all night and this would be a benefit to help it heal faster, too. I took off at a full sprint to the marker at the edge of the property line. I peed on it and every 500 feet around the property from there. Then I peed a trail back up the driveway and all over the house. I wasn’t proud of my actions, but it sure helped to calm my wolf and give me the satisfaction that if any shifter came near my property again, they would know this land was taken. It was something I should have done the second we bought the place.

It had taken longer than I thought and when I shifted back to my skin, I noticed immediately how much better my leg felt. I didn’t bother putting my clothes back on, just quietly crept into the house and to my room.

I expected Jenna to be asleep, so she startled me when she spoke. “Is your leg all better now?” she asked sleepily.

“Much,” I said.

I could still smell my brother and his mate on my blanket. Knowing the wild smell of wolf was still strong on my skin, I rolled around on the top cover until their scents were only a memory. Content, I crawled under the sheets and pulled Jenna to my side. She sighed and rested her head on my shoulder.

My pulse sped up the second I realized she was naked and waiting for me. I pulled her further up my body until our faces aligned and I kissed her. I meant to keep it sweet and loving, but my wolf had me in an agitated state for much too long. I had marked my territory and I desperately needed to mark my woman.

She moaned into my mouth as I aggressively ravished her.

When I pulled back to catch my breath, she giggled. “Did you mark the entire perimeter?”

I stared at her, my mouth slightly ajar before dropping my head back on the pillow. Busted. “No comment.”

“I’m not sure you should try marking me, too, with so much company and sensitive ears around,” she told me.

I stared back at her and laughed. I rubbed my body against hers until my scent covered her. I could smell her arousal when I was done and as I leaned down and kissed my bond mark on her neck and blew my scent on to her sensitive skin, it spiked, filling the room and combining with my own.

“Hopefully they’ll be leaving first thing in the morning,” I whispered.

We snuggled back down and tried to go to sleep. Much to my surprise, after a bit of restlessness, my body finally relaxed and I was out like a light.

The smell of fresh eggs, bacon, and coffee woke me the next morning. To my disappointment, the bed was empty and Jenna was nowhere in sight. I went to the bathroom, dressed, and followed the scent of coffee.

“Morning, sleepyhead,” Jenna said, giving me a quick kiss on the lips and handing me a mug of steaming coffee.

Grateful, I took a long sip, letting the heat seep through my body and slowly revive me. I closed my eyes and sighed.

“Damn, it’s been a long time since a cup of morning coffee and a night with a sexy woman was that satisfying,” Kyle teased.

“Speak for yourself,” Patrick said. “Elise is . . .”

He was cut off with a synchronized chorus of, “Nooooo!”

“She’s our sister, you freak. We don’t want to hear about your sex life,” Liam told him.

Patrick shrugged, completely unaffected. “Your loss.”

“Gross, man. It’s bad enough I lost my office chair, don’t make me lose my breakfast too. Jenna, this looks amazing,” Kyle said, trying to change the subject.

It disturbed me that I knew the exact chair they were talking about. I had noticed over winter break that it now resided in E’s living room.Ewww, I thought. Way more information than I ever needed to know.

Maddie handed out plates that Jenna dished up, and we all sat around our kitchen table. After discovering what Patrick had done in Kyle’s office, I wasn’t too sure he’d want to hear about what Jenna and I had done at the exact spot his breakfast now sat.

I chanced a look at my mate and when our eyes met, she blushed furiously and I knew she was thinking the same thing. We both cracked up, ignoring the inquiries from the others.

Jenna

Chapter 22

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