Page 134 of Sapphire Flame
He didn’t want to leave, but his internal clock had already reset. He was the Meldorin Pack alpha and he needed to get on with things.
She tugged on his braid. “It’s okay. Go. You have a lot of business to attend to and we still have hours before dawn.”
“Yes, we do.” He smiled as he leaned down to kiss her. “Thanks for understanding.”
He reached for one of the pillows at the head of the bed and stripped off the case. He chuckled. “I should have been better prepared. You know what will happen when I pull out of you.”
She caught his neck and leaned up to kiss him hard on the lips. God, he loved it. “Yes. A small flood. You’re very prolific.”
“With you, I am. With you, I’m something else, or perhaps something more.” He frowned slightly at his choice of words.
“What is it?”
He gathered the pillowcase into one hand. “Doesn’t it seem odd all the ways we’ve changed over the past few nights?”
“Very. I sometimes fear that if I actually stop to think about it, I’ll go crazy.”
He released a sigh. She always seemed to say the right thing, yet he knew it wasn’t fake. She was reacting to the situation in the same way he was, very spontaneously.
He slid the pillowcase between her legs as he slowly withdrew from her. The muscles of her sex were tight, and he uttered a low moan. For half-a-second he thought about sticking around, but the pack called to him as it had for six years. Only, now he could do some good.
As he pressed the case between her legs, her hips rocked, one more invitation. He knee-walked over her thigh, sat up then levitated in the direction of the shower.
The hot water felt good on his shoulders and back. He allowed himself a few minutes to soak in the heat and the strong pressure the showerhead provided. He unbraided his hair at the same time. He had so much to think about and as was his habit began creating a priority list in his head.
Over the years, he’d worked with Ryan and a small administrative team so that when the moment came a whole host of measures would be instituted. By now, all the compound passwords would have changed, and the banking numbers re-routed to an account that only he and the pack’s accountant had access to. A back-up list of everything they’d just done, was in the safe. Both Ryan and two female wolves of his choosing, had the safe’s access code.
In other words, he’d done everything in his power to ensure that once Kryder was out, he couldn’t get back in. Not without one helluva fight.
He left the shower, blow-dried his hair, set a new braid then put on fresh leathers. He smiled at his closet. All his clothes had been moved from his burrow.
Suddenly, a distant explosion rocked the compound.
He heard Natalie’s feet before she appeared in the doorway, naked, her hair a lion’s mane around her face and body. “What was that?”
“Let me find out.” He contacted Ryan telepathically.What have we got?
Give me a second.
“Ryan’s hunting for info.” He saw the terror in Natalie’s eyes and held out his arm to her. She came to him instantly. When she pressed herself against his side, he held her tight.
The explosion, however, was the least of what he expected. He could tell by the sound it wasn’t in the compound, maybe not even near it.
Ryan returned.Just as I thought. Kryder blew up your burrow.
Grant was more relieved than anything else.Then I’m beyond grateful you had this plan for moving my stuff. Though how you achieved it, without my knowing, I’ll never understand.
He heard Ryan’s telepathic chuckle.I had a lot of help.
It’s extremely well done. Thank you.
You’re welcome.Ryan paused then asked,Battle stations for the rest of the night?
Yup. I’ll be surfacing in a few minutes.
Good. How’s Natalie?
Shaken up but holding steady.
