Page 14 of Wrong Mate

Her gaze went to his lips and he watched as she sunk her teeth into her bottom lip.

“Would it be so hard to think about?” she asked.“Tonight.”

She pulled away from him and stepped out of the shower. He didn’t turn but he knew she picked up a towel and left the bathroom.

He turned off the hot water and removed his clothes in the stall as they were now soaking wet. Stepping out of the stall, he tried not to think about her body against his, or the temptation she possessed.

Their journeyhad taken longer than he planned. He didn’t know how long they were going to be, finding what he was looking for. The details of the path were etched on his mind. The seer had given him a concoction to drink, and he alone had the directions to the witch that would help him.

He thought about Leah.Having her all to himself, making her his mate for this time only, and then, once he found the witch, severing the ties that bound them together. He could have the best of both worlds, even for a little while. Leah, his mate, as well as the safety of his pack. For however long it lasted, he would soak it up.

With a towel wrapped around his waist, he stepped into the main hotel room. Leah had a towel around her body, and she used another to dry her hair.

The thunder and lightning had stopped.All that remained was the smattering of rain, and it didn’t come down as ferocious as before.

“Has any man ever kissed you?” he asked.

Leah spun around, hermouth open slightly in surprise. “What?”

He took a step toward her. “Has anyone ever kissed you?” he asked.

She shook her head, licked her lips. “No.”

He closed the distance between them. They were close now, toe to toe. Leah didn’t try to escape. She tilted her head back to look at him and as she did, she nibbled the corner of her mouth.

He put one hand at herwaist, the other at the back of her neck. “Then let’s rectify that.”

Killian didn’t give hera chance to argue. Drawing her close, he slammed his lips down on hers and took the kiss he’d been craving. Tracing his tongue across her lips, she moaned and gasped, and he plundered inside, swallowing down the pleasured sounds. He couldn’t get enough of them.

Moving the hand he held at her waist,around her back, he went down to her ass, gripping the full, plump flesh, and drew her close. This time, he didn’t hide his arousal. There was no point in doing so.

The blasted towel was in the way, and he quickly tugged it off her body, and then finallyfelt her skin-to-skin. Breaking the kiss, they both gasped. His body felt on fire.

Leah removed his towel and his cock pressed against her stomach.

Running his hands across her back, down toward her ass, and then back up to her face, he stared into her eyes and took possession of her lips once again. He wanted her. Killian couldn’t deny that. Rejecting her had been one of the hardest things he had ever done. All he had ever wanted was his mate.

He could have her, if she was willing to give up being who she was, and he refused to ask that of her. Killian would never part with his wolf, even when his wolf was being a fucking baby.

They would have this time together, and then at the end of their journey, he would remove the bond.

Chapter Four

This had to be one of the craziest, insane ideas she had ever come up with. There was no logic to it. Not a single scrap.Even though Leah knew she should put a stop to this at once, she couldn’t bring herself to pull away, or to slap him. This was her idea, and his lips, oh my.

She couldn’t think. Well, technically, she could think, butthe kiss was out of this world—amazing, good, insane, incredible, and so many other words. Her body felt on fire with just a simple kiss. The locking of lips. The touching of mouths. Leah pushed all the descriptive words she found to the back of her mind as this kiss was something special.

Not only did his mouth feel wonderful, but his hands were driving her a little insane as well. One of them was at her ass, squeezing it, while the other gripped the back of her neck, not too tight but enough for her to know he meant business. She didn’t care. With his hands on her, she pressed her palms flat against his chest, then began to roam over his body.

Even though he rejected her, very publicly in front of his pack, that hadn’t stopped her from lusting after him. Those pesky hormones. Also, the whole bonded mate thing. She had been warned when it came to Killian, she’d be a sucker for him, and yeah, she really was. And if this was all she could get for now, then she’d take it.

Admittedly, she didn’t exactly know what she wanted. Scrap that, she did. She wanted to have sex with Killian. Whenever she saw him, she always had an urge to strip down naked and rub her body all over his. From what she knew, especially of her parents, this was a mate type of thing. She’d walked in on her parents a few times and tried to burn the images off her retinas, but they were still there.

She slid her hand past his stomach, as he wore no towel, and nothing stopped her path. His skin was so soft and yet rock-hard, and she moved down, going toward his cock.

Killian releaseda growl and broke the kiss.

“Be prepared for the consequences if you touch me,” he said.

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