Page 118 of Sapphire Flame
Her smiled broadened though her eyes filled with new tears. “I know you would. These rooms were the least I, that is we, could do. There were a dozen of us that worked on the rooms over the years. We prayed as well that you would survive and that somehow, you’d be able to defeat Kryder. Tonight, you did. Again, this is the least we could do for you.”
“Please tell your team thank you for this. I won’t forget it.”
She nodded briskly then slapped her thighs. “There’s champagne in the fridge. Help yourself.” She went to the door and extended her hand to an intercom on the wall. “This leads directly to the kitchens. If you need anything, you have only to press the button.”
She didn’t wait for him to respond. She disappeared through the door then closed it firmly behind her. Instinctively, he crossed to the same door and slid the deadbolt in place. Though Kryder was gone, it would be a long time before the pack would truly be safe.
When he turned around, he saw that Natalie had crossed to the towering pile of boulders. She touched the nearest one and ran her hand over the rough surface. “Why do I love this as much as I do?”
He joined her. “It’s fierce. Raw. What your wolf craves. Definitely, what mine does. This feels like a forest, something I long for and not just the pines in the center of Savage.”
“This space is amazing. But what I’d really like to see is the bedroom.”
He slid his arm around her waist. “I’ve been thinking of little else for the past hour.”
“Me, too. I just want to be with you.” She turned to face him and reached up to kiss him.
He snaked his arms around her so fast, she gasped. Then he gave her the kiss he’d been thinking about ever since he saw her alone in the gallery at the sandpit.
She parted her lips and he plunged his tongue inside. After the battle with Kryder, she was what he wanted, what he needed.
He picked her up and slung an arm below her knees. Cradling her, he carried to the bedroom. But he paused on the threshold, shocked all over again. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
“It’s beautiful, Grant, and rugged.”
“It’s my burrow bedroom. Ryan had it duplicated. He must have had the security team fetch all the furs as well.”
“I want to feel it.” He took her to the edge of the bed then let her drop to her knees on the thick pile of furs.
Even the rock face beyond the bed looked similar. He would have to thank Ryan for this. Ryan would have known he couldn’t return to his burrow once he became alpha. Not only would his burrow be one of Kryder’s targets, but he would need to be with his pack as well.
He looked beyond the bed and smiled. Ryan had thought of everything. “They built me a running track.”
Natalie, who had been reclining and sweeping her fingers through the soft furs, rolled over to look at the opposite side of the bed. “Is that what those openings are for? On either side? I wondered.”
He felt a powerful need to shift again, even though he’d taken a few turns around the bonfire in full-fur.
He caught Natalie’s gaze, “Would you mind if I went for a run first?”
She grinned. “Only if my wolf can join you.”
He leaned down and grabbed her ankles. He then pulled her close to kiss her. “Do you want ride my back?”
“Not this time. But I might watch.”
Grant stared at the far opening and leaped into the air. He transformed into his wolf state as he shot above the bed and landed in front of the path.
He headed at full speed down the track.
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Natalie’s wolf appeared almost instantly and went in pursuit. She decided to remain on the bed. The furs had called to her and something more. The bed smelled of Grant, of his heavy fresh cut lumber scent and man.
Her hips rocked with need.
She turned on her stomach and breathed in again. She began to ache deep inside her sex.
She could hear Grant running, his paws scraping along the sandy path. Every now and then he would howl. Her own wolf paced beside him and she felt her euphoria which only enhanced the need she felt. She was desperate for Grant.
