Page 6 of Can't Be Love

“Sorry, Maddie,” I slurred. “Sydney had a little too much to drink. She may need to sleep it off here.”

“I’m fine,” Syd told her. “I just wanted to make sure she got home okay.”

“Thank you so much. She never drinks,” Maddie told her.

“She said she had a really rough day and needed to get wasted, and that’s exactly what she did. Do you need help getting her to bed?”

“I’m fine. I’m fine,” I said, hugging Sydney. “I love you, Sydney!” Then I turned to Maddie and hugged her next. “And I love you, MC, the mostest, ?cause you’re the best sister in the world. Now where’s my room? I’m feeling a little tired.”

“First door at the top of the stairs. Your stuff is already up there,” Maddie directed.

“Make sure my friend gets home safely. She had a little too much to drink,” I informed Maddie in what I thought was a whisper.

I turned and crawled up the stairs. The whole house smelled of Thomas. Stupid Thomas. My body was tingling and warm all over.It’s just the alcohol, I lied to myself. I somehow managed to get the door open, and stumbled inside. I was hot. Too hot. Closing the door behind me, I stripped off my clothes, leaving only my bra and underwear on, and climbed into bed.

Thomas

Chapter 4

“What the hell?” I said aloud as I was jarred awake.

“Are you haunting my dreams now too?” Lily slurred.

A strong whiff of alcohol assaulted me. It took me a minute to get my bearings straight. I had been hiding in my old room, trying to process things. I must have fallen asleep. The room was dark, and only a sliver of moonlight showed through the window.

I took another deep breath, trying to calm myself. I was flooded with the scent of her.Mate,my wolf cried happily. An arm was wrapped around my abdomen. A leg pinned mine as a head nuzzled into my neck. My whole body froze. What the hell was happening?

My wolf was content. Far more content than he had been since the moment I had lain eyes on Lily Westin. I turned and sniffed the top of her head.Lily. I wrapped my arms around her as my body responded to the realization that she was naked, draped across me. Further inspection found she was in her underwear. As my hand stroked down her backside to confirm that, she moaned softly.

I chanced a look down and she was staring up at me with big blue eyes sparkling in the moonlight.

“I don’t want you in my dreams,” she pouted, then squeezed me closer and lay her head on my chest. “Why would God curse me with you as my mate?”

Her words were slurred, and it was evident she was drunk, but she cut me to the core. I didn’t know words could hurt so much.

Her muscles flexed around me. “Mmm, I do love the way you smell.”

Just like that, my world seemed to right itself. It freaked me out, and yet I couldn’t have moved if I’d wanted to. Okay, so she had me pinned to the bed, but I also didn’t want to.

She started snoring softly. I grinned down at the sight, closed my eyes, and went back to sleep. It was the most restful sleep I could ever remember. For once there wasn’t any nightmares. I didn’t toss and turn, and my mind wasn’t buzzing with a million things I needed to do, or Pack issues I needed to address.

A miserable sounding groan woke me from a solid sleep. I wasn’t the best morning person and lying there, surrounded by the most alluring smell ever, I didn’t want to move. Lily stirred beside me as memories of the night before came back to me.

I knew the moment she realized she wasn’t alone in bed. I didn’t even need to open my eyes to see the shock and confusion on her face.

“Shit,” she whispered, reaching for her head. “What happened?” She started to sit up, then flopped down on me. “Uh, what the hell? What did I do?”

I opened my eyes just in time for her hands to fly to her neck. My wolf stirred in excitement as she confirmed we hadn’t bonded.

“Thomas,” she said, smacking me without even really looking at me. “What are you doing in my bed?”

“Actually, you climbed into my bed,” I said, my morning voice was deep and husky, and I saw her respond favorably to it when those big blues finally looked at me.

“I-I would never do that,” she said, sounding surer than she felt. It surprised me that I knew that with certainty. I could just feel it. I didn’t want to stop and consider what that meant.

“You came in drunk as a skunk and climbed in my bed. You had me pinned, leaving me no choice but to stay,” I confessed.

Lily sat up and stretched. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy the view. She looked over towards the door and frowned like it hurt to think so hard.

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