Page 87 of Knot For A Moment

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

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SLOANE

Ifelt stuffy when I woke.

Crying your eyes out before you slept would do that to you.

Gabriel still held me. He was behind me now, but his skin was on mine, and that made everything better. Then the amount I’d cried hit me again, and I went stiff. I’d basically used Gabriel as a tissue.

His voice was soft and sleepy. “You just woke up, little one. Are you overthinking already?”

“No,” I lied.

One hand drifted lower on my body, over my hip and between my legs. “Would an orgasm help?”

“I think orgasms always help things,but…”

“But?”

“But I would rather not be turned on right before we go meet my grandmother. When we get back?”

He purred, circling a finger around my clit. “When we get home,” he said.

“I’m sorry about last night.”

“Why?”

“Cause I cried all over you?”

A slow kiss warmed my shoulder. “Little one, you don’t have to apologize for feeling what you feel. I just want to make sure you’re okay.”

“I don’t know,” I said. “I mean, yes. Because I’m here with you. But I still feel stupid and naïve for not seeing what he was. Is.”

Stroking a hand over my hair, my Alpha gently guided me to lie on my back. “I suppose me speaking reason to you won’t do much.”

“No,” I smiled. “Probably not.”

“Fair enough. However, I want to make sure you know that none of us are judging you for this. You’re not responsible for someone pretending to be someone they’re not, and we all had lives before each other. We’re just concerned about keeping you safe. That’s all.”

“Thank you.”

He smiled down at me, purr growing stronger as he kissed the tip of my nose. “I’m your Alpha. You’re my Omega. I don’t give a shit if we’re not bonded… yet.” He winked. “You’re everything, Sloane.”

I whined and closed my eyes. “You’re going to make me cry again.”

“We can’t have that.”

He kissed me instead. Long and slow, Gabriel sliding his hands beneath my body to deepen the kiss as much as possible. Deep enough I was considering changing my mind about an orgasm before he pulled back. “I heard the doorbell earlier. I think your clothes are here.”

“I love being surrounded by your scents, but it will be nice to wear clothes that fit.”

“You’re welcome to any of my clothes any time.”

“Thank you.”

Gabriel smirked at me. “Now get that gorgeous ass out of my bed before I can’t help myself.”

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