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“This isn’t fair!” I call out, and his laughter fades as he walks around the corner of the cabin. With a laugh of my own, I get to my feet and walk to the edge of the dock. I dive in and wish the water was a little cooler so it would tame my burning skin.
I swim a few feet away, and I’m hit so suddenly with lust that I almost go under. Mason is broadcasting his thoughts loud and clear, and they’re all focused on how badly he wants to make me his. A vision of us fucking flashes through my head from him that’s so vivid that it feels real.I need to learn how to do that.
I wade around in the water, enjoying the sun.
While waiting for my pack.
Chapter 11
Bryce
Ihated leaving Radley this morning, but I knew she needed time with Mason, which is the only reason I agreed. Nash was just as hesitant after the time he spent with her last night.
At first, I wasn’t sure how I’d feel once we added Radley to our pack. For years, all of Mason and Nash’s focus has been on me. But after last night, it just solidified the fact that she belongs with us.
I could feel all of Radley’s lust, and when Nash opened his mind for her to feel his, I was almost a whimpering mess. It just makes me want to make her feel like that even more. Being the beta, I serve my alphas, which means I don’t get a chance to feel what they do. I’ve never even wanted to until Radley.
After she passed out and Nash carried her inside, Mason dragged me to his room. He knew what I needed and was inside me before I could even ask. It just made me realize that they won’t forget me just because they have Radley. Mason spent hours making sure I still felt cherished and loved. It was all that I needed and more. Radley belongs to us, but it doesn’t stop the constant worry.
“I can feel you thinking from here,” Nash says, wiping sweat from his brow. His big body is shirtless, and his muscles ripple when he stabs the shovel into the ground. “What’s wrong, Baby beta?”
“What if Radley hates us when she finds out?”
Nash sighs and sits down, stretching his long legs out in front of him. “Come here.” He holds his arms open, and I scramble onto his lap. I love curling up in their laps or lying on top of them to sleep. I used to be ashamed of how needy I was when it came to them. But over time, they showed me they love it just as much, and it is normal to be like that with your alpha. Nash’s arms close around me, and he holds me tight. “It’s not going to be easy when she finds out, but we just have to be patient and be there for her.”
“Why can’t we just tell her?”
“Because it isn’t our secret to tell.” We sit there for a few minutes, and Nash chuckles. “It seems like Mason and Radley are having fun.”
“Yeah. I can feel it. It’s stronger today.”
“She’s accepting the bond,” Nash says softly. That’s a good and bad thing. We need her to know everything first. We know what Luther went through when Mason’s mom rejected him. It’s not something that I ever want to feel. She needs to know the truth, and I have an idea of how she can find out. But I don’t know how Mason and Nash will feel about it. I don’t want to hide anything from her anymore. “She wants to learn how to shield like we do.”
“But I like feeling her.”
“I know. I do, too.” Nash kisses the top of my head. “But she needs some privacy. We can show her how to let us see what she wants instead of everything on her mind.”
“I don’t want her to have to go back to work at the shitty diner.” I’m pouting; I know am, but that place just sucks.
“Me either, but we can’t do anything about that yet.”
I sit up so I can see his face. “We can ask her to stay.”
Nash rubs his thumb across my bottom lip. “She isn’t ready for that.”
“I don’t think we’re giving her enough credit. We thought she was going to freak out over the wolf thing, and she didn’t.”
“We’ll talk to Mason. You know it’s a pack decision.” Nash kisses me slowly and then lays his forehead against mine. “Let’s go for a run to clear our heads.”
I nod in agreement and jump to my feet. Nash knows how much I love to run in my wolf form. It really is like stretching your muscles. Being in human form can feel confining at times, and there’s nothing like being able to run with my guys.
We call out to Luther to let him know what we’re doing and he waves to let us know he heard us. We slip behind the barn for privacy and strip out of our clothes. As soon as I’m naked, I can feel my body shudder, and then I’m landing on four paws. I shake out my coat and bump my snout against Nash’s. His brown wolf is huge compared to me, but it always makes me feel safe.
We take off running, tearing through the forest at breakneck speeds. I can feel my body and mind settle, which is why Nash suggested it. I’ve always loved being in wolf form and would stay that way if I could most of the time. We weave through the trees until we hit the edge of the property. We stay behind the tree line and slow down to a slow trot. I fall in behind Nash, just enjoying this time with him, when he gives me a short, sharp bark.An alpha command. I stop dead in my tracks, and he’s sniffing the air. I do the same, and that’s when I smell it. There’s another wolf out here, and it isn’t one of ours.
“Rogue wolf,”Nash speaks in my mind.
“Why are they so close to our lands?”
