Page 24 of The Alpha's Bargain
He kissed me fiercely. The pulse between mylegsgrew.
I popped up from bed, my body sweating and covered in a light sheen. My breath came in small pants as all the memories came back of the last fewhours.
Lying back down, I went back tosleep.
* * *
For two days,I’d ordered take-out from the local places who delivered and slept. I watched a few movies that I hadn’t seen since I was a kid, and then slept some more. The reason for sleeping so much was because the pull to Luca wasn’t as strong when Idriftedoff.
When I was lucid, the ties to him were so strong they were painful, pulling me, urging me to go to him. Find him and let him hold me to stop the tearing inside of me. The physical pain was enough, add in the emotional and I was adamnmess.
My phone had kept ringing and ringing, so I had turned it off, unable to deal with anything or anyone. Especially not Luca, who’d been a majority of the calls. Whenever his name had come up, the pain hadincreased.
My wolf was restless inside and really needed to run, but I was in a town I didn’t know well and couldn’t risk letting her out. Needless to say, we weren’t on good terms, so it was another internal battle I wasfacing.
I picked myself up and hauled it to the shower, wanting to wash off the sweat from the night before. Last night had been worse than the one before, but I didn’t have the dreams last night that hadwarrantedthem.
The cold spray washed everything away, yet when I stepped out, a weird change came over my body. Heat flooded me, and an arousal like none other hitmycore.
I doubled over from the intensity, holding on to the sink to catch myself from falling to the tiledfloor.
The arousal was so intense the muscles of my abs constrictedpainfully.
Somehow, I managed to make it to the bed and lie down, curled in a ball with my arms around mymiddle.
My clit throbbed, and I maneuvered myself so I could touch it. One swipe, and I flew into an orgasm. It was nothing like the ones Luca had given me, but it was intense and helped relieve some ofthepain.
That’s when it hit me. Heat. I was going through heat. Shit. Of all thetimes.
Sometimes, I wondered if the Heavens above were playing tricksonme.
I turned, groaning into the pillow as another wave hit violently and fast. My mother had told me about going into heat, how your body changed and orgasms helped relieve it for only short times. She’d also told me that it only lasted about twenty-four hours, and considering a minute was like twenty-four hours, this was going to be a verylongday.
OceanofPDF.com
ChapterEleven
Every musclein my body ached like I’d done an Olympic triathlon four times over. I was exhausted, but I needed food. Leftover pizza and Chinese wasn’tcuttingit.
Luckily for me, a rib joint down the road delivered and should be here anymoment.
I was weak and hated it, but there was no getting over it. I’d thought over and over again about Luca and how he could have helped me through yesterday. Then I had kicked my own ass for eventhinkingit.
A knock came to the door. I grabbed my wallet and pulled out some bills. I was grateful that I had saved my money. It was proving usefulrightnow.
Hand on the door handle, I froze, inhaled, and my wolf roused.Weknew.
The Heavens were definitely playing games with me. I wasn’t sure what I did in my life or past lives, but this … this was justcruel.
My wolf’s tongue wagged, and she turned around in excited circles. Me, my heart was squeezingpainfully.
“Caleigh, let me in,” Luca said from the other side ofthedoor.
Inhaling again, I rested my head against the door as the tears welled up inmyeyes.
He wasmymate.
There was no question about it. While my heart was breaking, those webs that had formed grew solid. There was no stopping them. It was the way of our world. Not spending the rest of my life with my mate would kill, literally, because I didn’t think I would be able tomakeit.
