Page 101 of Mates: Posy

Uh-huh.

Then sleep. Nyx will keep little wolf safe. Nyx's little wolf. Nyx's pretty little wolf.

Kestrel took him at his word and passed out again, and Onyx continued to chant endearments.

"She’s not that little." I rolled my eyes. "She’s actually one of the biggest she-wolves I’ve ever heard of."

"Because she was always meant to be queen. Plus, next to Nyx, she is little. You’ll see." He shuffled me a little on his lap. "Sorry he’s not more articulate. He’s a very primitive wolf."

"He's adorable. I love him already."

"I loveyoualready."

He kissed my forehead, the tip of my nose, and finally my lips. Sparks exploded and fizzed through my whole body, and I wrapped my arms around his neck with a soft moan.

He lifted his head, and his surprised expression morphed into one of smug satisfaction.

"Ready to say goodnight to everyone, darling?" he murmured.

I nodded, hypnotized by everything about him. I heard a quiet giggle and a muffled chuckle, but tuned out everything when he leaned down to whisper in my ear.

"If you go with me, I am going to mate you." His deep voice was as seductive as his words, and goosebumps raised all over my skin. "Are you ready for that, Lilah? It’s okay if you’re not. It just means you'll need to stay here tonight."

Staring into his blue, blue eyes, I saw the stark and undeniable truth: This gorgeous, glorious man wantedme. Even better, he was going tokeepme.

Happiness and love flooded my whole being, and I made my decision. With a tiny smirk, I stretched up and put my lips next to his ear.

"Who am I to deny the king what he desires?"

Four and a half seconds later, we were in a vehicle and speeding into the night. I didn't know where we were going, but I trusted him so much, I didn't really care. As long as we were together, I would travel down any road with him.

24: Leaving Her Mark

Posy

That night, as the boys stripped down to their boxers and t-shirts, I did my routine in the bathroom, changed into my pajamas, and went back to the bedroom.

I found three of my five boys situated as they'd talked about this morning: Ash in the center with Jayden and Mason on either side - and they had asked me to sleep on top of Ash.

I swallowed, not sure I could, but I wanted to try. For them.

"So where doIsleep?" Wyatt asked in a pout that made me giggle.

"Jay's had a rough day. I don't think he's up for being your little spoon tonight." Mason patted the space next to him. "Come on over here."

"I don'tspoonanyone," Wyatt sneered.

"Yes, you do," said the rest of my mates in unison.

"Whatever," he grumbled as he fell into bed with his back against Mason's.

"What's a little spoon?" I asked.

"I'll show you." Cole climbed in, laid on his side, and nestled against Jayden. "See I'm the big spoon and Jay's the little spoon."

"Okay, demonstration over," Jayden grouched. "Off."

Chuckling, Cole released him and plopped on his back, then folded his arms behind his head. The move made his t-shirt ride up, which gave me a glorious view of hard muscles and a line of dark fuzz that trailed into his shorts—

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