Page 43 of Haze

“Let me ease your pain, Kathleen. I won’t leave you,” I vow, whispering into the top of her head. “When your heat is done, we’ll figure us out. But let’s focus on getting you through the worst of it.”

Lena pulls her arms out from between us and squeezes me tightly once before nodding. Her head rubs against my chest.

My wolf thinks about how nice it’ll feel with her rubbing against us shifted together.

No two heats are the same, and her body is giving off more warmth, sooner than the next wave might typically hit. So I slide the blanket off her shoulders. I know I’m running out of time to get food into her before she doesn’t have any interest in food at all.

My cock’s hard in my jeans. Fuck. I’ve forgotten how difficult it can be to do this. I’m split between wanting to do nothing but fuck her and giving her everything she needs.

I step back and have to adjust myself in order to move any farther.

As I turn back to cooking, the stool creaks. Quickly, to not miss a moment of her beauty, I glance over my shoulder. Lena shifts her body forward, putting more pressure on the front of her pelvis.

The first time I drew out her pleasure comes flooding back. My mate likes to grind.

“Like what you see, Kathleen?” I prompt, tossing the veggies into the pan next to the fillets.

It’s my turn to be admired. Her eyes rake across the tattoos adorning my body.

She whimpers, clamping her teeth on her bottom lip in a sultry bite.

Chapter 14

Lena

I was so close to telling him. Stupid heat, making everything seem perfect. Everyone knows you can’t trust your brain during heat. Luckily, my filter is very much intact because the words, ‘I’m worthless to you,’ almost passed my lips more than once. But I couldn’t do it.

Finn offers to ease my pain. I know I shouldn’t, but it’s all I want, all I can think about. Nodding, I open my mouth to say something, but words don’t come out.

I look at the flowers. He brought me flowers. No one brings me flowers. Why does he have to be so perfect?

He won’t think we’re worthless. He loves us already. Dominant. You saw that vision. He could do that to us. My wolf pushes back.

The muscles in Finn’s back ripple as he stirs the food. His forearms, disguised with dark tattoos, flex with each stir.

A cramp hits me, and I squirm hard, trying to hold back the sound of my annoyance with my condition.

Finn’s body stiffens, and he glances at me before moving from the stove. He gently squeezes my shoulder before disappearing down the hallway toward my bedroom.

He returns only a few moments later with one of my dildos, the one with a suction cup base. My heart rate quickens as he looks at me, holding it expectantly.

My wolf pants, wiggling her tail slightly. We’re both very much interested in what he’s offering.

“You have no idea how happy you make me having a whole gamut of toys to use on you.” Finn’s voice does the low rumble I’ve only heard when he’s within kissing distance.

It’s warm and thick. His accent is swoon-worthy and homey.

He places the dildo on the counter in front of me before walking behind me. His presence at my back ignites my desire.

I tighten my core only to find myself remembering the muscle cramps.

I gasp hard, regretting my excitement. “Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.”

“Shhh. Relax, faolan,” Finn whispers. “I’m with you.”

Finn tugs off my blanket, from where it had pooled around my waist, and then pulls up the hem of my shirt. I raise my arms, letting him run his palms up my sides, fingers brushing the sides of my breasts before he clears it over my head.

Tenderly helping me off the stool, like it’s my entire body that hurts, not only the cramping of my heat, he turns me to face him. Finn takes his time as he unties the waistband of my sweatpants, then trails kisses down my flesh. From the top of my head, to my cheek, to my neck, to right above my breast, to the lowest point of my tattoo under my tits, before sliding my pants down my legs. He’s thorough in his exploration. I would think he’d stop around my waist, but he doesn’t. Finn kisses my inner thigh and down my calf as he lifts my foot from my pants before repeating it with the other side.

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