Page 17 of The Alpha King’s Rejected Mate

“I feel so safe when I am with you, Dutch.”

That was the last thing she said to me before falling asleep.

I wanted to tell her that I loved her, but I wasn’t brave enough. I held her for about half an hour before I got out of her bed and made my way back to mine. It was so hard to walk away from Snow, but if I didn’t now, I wouldn’t be able to.

12

TYLER

It had been almost a week since my date and kiss with Snow, and I was ready for more. I just hoped she was as well. I couldn’t get her off my mind, so when she didn’t pick up on Friday, I went to go see her at her at the ranch.

As soon as I got there, a feeling of relief went over me. It was a strange feeling to have, but I relished the tranquility and power that washed over me. I felt the power more than anything else. It didn’t seem real. Why did I feel like everything had just changed for me when I stepped foot on the ranch?

After a minute, I got back to looking for Snow. I didn’t know what she had done to me, but I wanted her so badly, I would have done anything to be with her. My inner beast demanded she be in my arms. I couldn’t turn it down anymore.

I had to ask a couple of people where she was, and I found her training horses way out in the barn. She looked good from a distance, like she was naturally supposed to be here. Snow was wearing tight jeans and a button-down, and looked even better than I could have thought up. The dressed-up version of her was great, but seeing Snow like this was nice too.

She turned to the horse next to her and jumped up on his back. She was about to take off, when I called out to her. “Snow!”

She turned to me and smiled in a way that made my heart melt. “What are you doing here?”

“I came to see you. You are one hard lady to get ahold of. You don’t answer your phone very much.”

“Sorry about that. I don’t really keep my phone on me.”

That seemed strange to me, but I didn’t care how weird she was. I wanted her with every fiber of my being. She had to see that, didn’t she?

“Are you about to leave?”

Snow nodded. “You should get on a horse and come with me.”

“I don’t know how to ride,” I admitted, even though I really didn’t want to. I didn’t want to seem incapable with her, especially when she was amazing and could do so much.

Snow didn’t worry about it, though. “I’ll teach you.” She seemed convinced that she could help me, so I put my faith in her.

Snow got down and helped me pick out a horse, then saddled it up for me. I thought it would be strange, the animals being so big and unfamiliar, but I felt comfortable around the horse, and he seemed to take to me right off the bat. I looked into its eyes and knew we were going to be fine. He was going to do what I wanted, and everything was going to be okay. That was what I’d felt since I came here, a sense that everything was going to be fine. How I wanted that to be was true.

I got on the back of the horse without any help, which was surprising. I’d never done it before, but I somehow just knew exactly what to do.

“Were you lying?” Snow asked me. “This doesn’t seem like your first time being around a horse. She was looking at me like I’d lost my mind.

I didn’t know what it was about this place, but I felt at home here, and like the horse was part of me. I wanted to start riding. I knew that it would be exhilarating, and I wanted to show off a little bit. I wanted to impress Snow, because she had seriously impressed me.

I took off and Snow was mounted and behind me in no time, catching up and smiling. I was happy that she could see me as someone capable and not someone who needed help all the time. I wanted to show Snow that I could hold my own.

Being on the horse felt almost as good as when I was in my wolf form, running through the woods at top speed. It was a freeing feeling, without any of the tiredness that would usually come with it. I was on top of the world, and only when I looked beside me to smile at Snow, did I realize that I had outrun her. I turned around to find her, and she wasn’t that far away.

I waited for her to catch up, then asked, “Do you want to let them get a drink?” I felt guilty for running them both too hard. It wasn’t my intention, but I could see the horses needed a break.

“Sure,” Snow said. “Since it’s so hot, we should take a dip in the water.”

“I’m down for that,” I said,

When Snow started to take off her pants, I knew that this was the right decision. Maybe wearing those horses out had been for a reason. We were meant to be here, and I was meant to see slim, finely muscled legs that were attached to a very beautiful woman. I didn’t want to say anything, afraid she would stop doing what she was doing.

Snow met my gaze, and I could see that she was doing her best to keep the smirk off of her lips. She wanted to say something, maybe comment on how I was looking at her. Then the shirt came open and off, and I saw her bra was the same pure white as her panties. She looked really good, and I wanted her.

Snow stared at my chest as I took my shirt off, caressing every inch of me. I got to my boxers, and Snow looked away, then walked off towards the water, but not before I saw the dark red blush spread across her face. When she got in the river that flowed on the edge of the ranch, I got in after her and noted her look of desire. It was good to know I wasn’t alone in those feelings.

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