Page 149 of The Wolf King's Mate

“Okay,” I agreed. “We’ll just have to meet up with them in the lounge, so your wolf doesn’t lose his shit.”

Enzo agreed, and sent out messages to set it up. Then helped me put on a bra, and walked over with me. He carried most of my weight, but when I told him I wanted to walk, he just put an arm around my waist and helped.

Fletcher walked in right after we got there. He looked exhausted, and I doubted he’d been sleeping enough. I hoped seeing that I was okay would help him rest a little easier.

My parents came after him, and they were both beaming. The magic of her transformation had lifted her skin and made her look younger, somehow. When she started to get emotional, my father and I did too, and we all nearly ended up in tears.

Clay was next, and while he was there, we all video called Hunter so we could see Nova. He still hadn’t left her side. His facial hair was scruffier than I’d ever seen it and his curly hair was more unruly, but he seemed okay. When he turned his camera to showus that Nova was alright, I could breathe a little easier. Sydney was in her room too, and waved when she saw us.

When the call finally ended, Enzo dragged me back to our apartment and made me eat more food. Afterward, he tucked me into bed with him again. I noticed a new iPad mini on his nightstand as he pulled me onto his chest.

“Have you started reading on that too?” I murmured.

“Yup. It’s easier to hold than a book. Especially when I have a pretty little female sprawled out over me.” He kissed my shoulder. “Go back to sleep.”

I mumbled my agreement.

As I fell asleep, my mind wandered, and I found myself asking him softly,

“What’s going to happen after we seal our mate bond?”

Would he have to spend all his time hunting rogues again?

Would I have to get used to being alone all the time?

“I don’t know yet, but I’ll make sure it’s good.” He kissed my shoulder again. “Get some sleep, Princess. You’re safe here.”

The words made my chest warm, and finally I dozed off.

The next twodays went by fast, and Enzo didn’t leave my side.

We read books.

We cooked.

Nova still didn’t wake up.

We had sex a few times, but he was a lot gentler than usual. I couldn’t get him to believe that I really was fine, so I just accepted that and enjoyed the temporarily sweeter sex.

The Savages had sent out applications and made an announcement about more human mates being turned after Enzo and I mated. We weren’t sure exactly how it was going to work, but it calmed down the mob and cleared out the forest around the pack’s land for the most part. Seeing proof that two more women had been changed seemed to help, with that.

The evening of the mating ceremony, we finally emerged from our room.

Human women usually dressed in white strapless gowns. They held their ceremonies beneath the full moon in front of a crowd, treating it like a wedding. They traded rings and vows, too.

But for a wolf, taking a mate wasn’t romantic.

It wasn’t sweet.

It was raw. Intense. Consuming.

It wasforever.

And I wasn’t human.

I didn’t want a wedding, or a white dress.

If I was going to bite Enzo and let him bite me, binding us together permanently, I wanted to do it in the forest. On our own. Without anyone else watching.

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