Page 151 of The Wolf King's Mate

“If someone finds us out here, I’ll kill them and go right back to fucking you. No harm done.” There was no anger behind the words. He didn’t genuinelywantto kill anyone for stumbling upon us.

A wave of need rolled over me, and I moaned, arching my hips.

His chest rumbled, and his lips brushed mine.

“Are you ready, Princess?”

“Areyouready, Alpha?”

He chuckled, then filled me again.

My thoughts were quickly and entirely consumed by what I wanted and needed:

Enzo Savage.

The Wolf King.

My mate.

twenty-five

ENZO

Heat’s intensityhad barely started to wane when I heard branches snap in the distance.

Aspen and I weren’t done.

The overwhelm of the rut still pulsed loudly in my mind

My knot was softening, but I would need to take my female again. Soon.

The sound of paws on the ground met my ears.

I could smell a male wolf on the wind. Pack, but not family.

The fucker would die.

My wolf was too far from me, suppressed too wholly by my rut.

I broke a leafy branch off a tree and set it down on Aspen to cover her.

She looked up at me like I was insane.

She was right. The rut had erased whatever small amount of sanity I usually possessed.

I turned, ready to go after the threat—but stopped.

I couldn’t leave her.

Not alone and defenseless. Not when her pheromones would pull him in, make him want her.

She wasn’t safe.

My chest heaved as I faced the bastard.

I could feel the haze of the rut setting in again. My cock throbbed painfully.

Aspen moaned. “Enzo…”

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