Page 58 of Midnight Whispers
Riley wrapped his legs around Cass’s waist. His fingers laced through Cass’s hair as they kissed.
Cass would never get enough of Riley. He’d known it from the first moment he scented him as he sat on the side of the road in the dark in the middle of pack lands. That seemed like ages ago. The stress of their secret was no longer there, and Cass worried less about the pack hurting Riley, although his protective instinct was still intact.
Not that he wanted to think about the pack. That would just stress him out. The pack was in limbo, and many members just didn’t know it yet. They would all have something to say when they found out about the alpha. Things would change. And even though they had needed to, the pack's future was too uncertain to feel settled.
His relationship with Riley was the one bright spot. Their contentment went deep, finding a home. It wouldn’t be long before they were ready for other things besides spending thenight on occasion. Their baby steps would head in the right direction, knowing it made up for the insecurity within the pack.
Riley trailed his hands to Cass’s shirt and pulled it up as if he wanted it off.
Yeah, he certainly felt lucky. And really grateful.
Riley stopped kissing him for a moment. “Get naked.”
Cass set Riley on his feet. He felt the loss of his body heat. He wanted a feel of his ass again. Even through the denim of his jeans, Riley was a perfect handful.
Cass pulled his shirt over his head and threw it near the couch. He didn’t look to see where it went.
“You too, baby.” Cass worked on getting his pants off. He had them undone when Riley stepped into his space again.
“I will in a minute. I want to feel you first.” Riley made a sound as if he could taste Cass through his touch when he ran his hands all over Cass’s chest. “You’re warm.”
“Finally.” Cass didn’t think he’d ever get warm, even after putting on his clothes at the car or taking a hot shower at the station. Staying in his human form while naked and standing in the snow as he bled all over everything was for the fucking birds.
But being with Riley was like sipping on a cup of hot chocolate by a warm fire wrapped in a soft blanket. It didn’t take long to get warm when Riley’s body helped heat him up. The promise of more went a long way toward keeping him heated. If Riley’s expression was any indication, Cass would catch on fire soon.
Riley kissed the center of Cass’s chest.
The mood shifted. Riley’s hands shook and then he put them around Cass, holding on so tightly, it was almost painful. “I was so scared for you.”
Cass had been, too. If Riley and Iven hadn’t come, Miller and his crew would have killed him. “I’m sorry, baby.”
“It’ll take a while to get the image out of mind, of you all bloody and torn to shreds.”
“Wolf shifters heal fast.” It might have been true, but it was a poor consolation prize.
Riley sighed. “Is that a normal occurrence in your pack?”
It didn’t occur to Cass that Riley would think such a thing. “It’s the first time I’ve had to fight anyone in a long time. Not since I was a kid, and Adrian Trentino called my Gran weird. I punched him in the nose and broke it. Talk about blood getting everywhere.”
Riley chuckled. “Was she weird?”
“She still is. You met her. Now her weirdness is endearing because she’s a cute old lady.”
“I’ve never fought anyone before today.” If that’s what Riley called fighting, Cass would hate to see what Riley would do to someone if he were angry enough.
“If the residents of Fortune Falls saw you do what you did, no one would fuck with you.”
Riley kissed Cass’s chest again. “The most I’ll do is throw my muffins at them.”
Picturing Riley hurling muffins at strangers like a little lunatic made him laugh. “You can toss your muffins at me, baby. I’ll know exactly what to do with them.”
“Well, my muffins want you to touch them.” Riley kissed Cass’s nipple and then licked it.
Cass moaned and gripped Riley’s ass cheeks with both hands.
“Food references turn me on.” Of course, that wasn’t really true. What did it for him was Riley’s attention in all the right places, but Riley was witty when he wanted to be. Cass wanted to know how he’d respond.
“Is that so?” Riley kissed Cass’s other nipple. “How about we reintroduce your sausage to my muffins?”
