Page 20 of The Alpha's Bargain
“Gottarunnow.”
“Bye, Dad.Loveyou.”
“Love you, too.” He disconnected the phone, and I swiped mine off, tossing it tothebed.
My heart felt heavy, and it took everything I had not to let the sadness overtake me. My family was moving on, but I hadn’t given them any other choice. Doing what’s best sometimessucked.
Even worse, in the weeks since I had first slept with Luca, the connection was so much stronger. I swore it’d only get stronger bytheday.
* * *
“About timeyou got down here. You’re gonna miss the food,” Niko teased as Luca and I entered thediningroom.
“Wouldn’t kill ya to lay off the meat,” I chided as helaughed.
“Never!” He piled a piece of hamburger into his mouth, chewing it with a smile onhisface.
We got our own food then joined the masses at the tables, joining in on conversations and adding inourown.
One month and these people felt like family. We joked like my brothers and I joked. There was an easy comradery. Natalie didn’t say anything to me, and I didn’t care. She stayed away from me, and I stayed away from her. It was a goodbalance.
Luca put his hand on my thigh and gave it a squeeze, sending butterflies through my system. I loved having himnearme.
“So, how’s it goin’?” Sage asked, siding uptous.
We had made peace over why I was here and had become closer than we were before, if that was even possible. Living under the same room as her had been ablessing.
“Great! Luca’s keepingmebusy.”
“I bet he is.” She raised her brows suggestively thensmiled.
I slapped her playfully. “Stop it. I mean, I’ve been helping him organize things in his office and get everything in line. There’s a new computer program that makes keeping track of business dealings so much easier, so I’m transitioning everythingtothat.”
This past week, I’d been working on this nonstop, and I loved it. It gave me a sense of purpose, making me feel as if I were contributing to the pack. I’d never want to be a mooch or sit up in Luca’s room, eating bonbons and getting waited on hand and foot. That wasn’t me. I was an action person, wanting to be in the thick of things. Luca gave that to me, including me more and more everyday intohispack.
It made me happy. He made mehappy.
She leaned in close, whispering, “You’rehappy?”
I gave a soft nod and asmile. “Yeah.”
“Good. That’s all I ever wanted for you.” She pulled me into her arms andhuggedme.
“Love you,” I said softly in her ear, and her embrace went a littletighter.
“Love yourightback.”
* * *
“Oh, heavens!”I cried out as Luca thrust deeper inside of me. I clutched the bedsheets, trying to keep myself upright, but I lost the battle and fell to myelbows.
With Luca behind me, pounding away at my pussy and clawing at my hips, the bed shifted with each movement, no doubt skidding across the hardwoodfloor.
“Take it,” he growled harshly, pushing my back down to arch more. His hips were like the pistons of a steam engine, moving without pause. I could smell his arousal seeping off him, which only make me wetter knowing I was the causeofit.
He removed his hand from my hip and slapped down hard on my ass, making acrackresound throughtheroom.
I came. That burst of pain had sent me flying over the edge,soaring.
