My body was still buzzing from the handshake. And there is no way he didn’t feel it. He may not be letting it show with that poker face of his. But I’m the one looking into his eyes. I’m the one who can see how his wolf and how wolf totally felt it.
So let Captain Darren play the unfazed role all he wants. I know inside he’s as affected as me. I mean, I’m keeping my cool too. Or at least enough that I hope my Zio and cousin don’t realize that Darren’s my mate.
Not that I wouldn’t love to shout that shit from the roof of this building. Hell, I’d be putting it on blast in the pack link. Let every last one of the Incubi pack know that the hot Bloodmoon warrior captain is all mine. But given he’s yet to make an actual move or indication he wants this, I won’t.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch,
New chapters are posted on Sundays. But of course, that doesn't mean André won't sneak his way into bumping another book out of their scheduled day to get more of his story to you. And as an added bonus... Double André today!
“Good. I’m sure that will be of good use as we wrap this business up with Icky Iggy quickly.” I nodded. “Icky Iggy?” Darren furrowed his brow in confusion. Fuck he’s adorable. I want to kiss the wrinkles on his brow away. “Right, that’s what I call him. I mean, if you’ve had the displeasure of meeting the little creep, you’d call him Icky Iggy too.” I chuckled, walking over to the desk and slipping into Zio’s chair. “Ignazio Ugo Grimaldi is the boy trying to play emperor. He was always a little off.” I wrinkled my nose, connecting my phone to Zio Damon’s laptop. “He was a spoiled little shit before he shifted and then after….” I scoffed. “What happened after his shift?” Darren questioned, folding those massive arms across that broad chest. I find myself getting distracted by those muscles. I stop myself from licking my lips and focusing. “Well, from what I know, his wolf isn’t all that special or powerful. I’ve only seen him once since his shift when
He’s getting in my head, and that’s gotta stop. I don’t let people mess with my head. Never did, and indeed my time in the military reinforced that. It’s not just that he’s getting in my head. It’s that he’s playing me like a damn fiddle. I’ve had exes trying to play me, to twist me around their fingers and see if they can make me dance to their tune. It’s never worked. And I’m not about to let that change now. I am not that type of man. ‘Stop comparing our mate to your stupid exes. They were frivolous females that you knew you had no future with.’ Cardinal scoffed. Okay, point to my wolf. Other than Sheila, I dated humans because I knew there was no change in getting attached or becoming something. “And he’s not playing with us. Well, not like you are implying. He’s teasing us, yes. But because we’re his mate, he wants to tempt us into action. And we should do something.’ Cardinal rolled his eyes. ‘I am not doing anything. Lea
The moment the office door closed, Alexander and Damon rounded on me. “Want to tell us what that was about?” Damon questioned, folding his arms, giving me the stern fatherly look. To a lesser extent, Alexander was mimicking his father’s stance, but it wasn’t as affected, given well, I’m older than him. “What what was about?” I blinked innocently. Damon growled, not threateningly but in frustration. I’ve always had that effect on my Zio. It’s like my superpower. I can make him go from patient and calm to ready to strangle and shake me in a matter of seconds. “André….” I know that tone. My name said in this extended frustrated sigh. I grin at my Zio as I walk back to his desk to get my phone back. “You know exactly what we are talking about.” Damon groaned, rubbing his temples. “Enlighten me, darling Zio. What have I done that has you rubbing your temples? Should I call Zia Izzy? Will getting you laid or at least blown ease whatever stress you a
I’d been waffling on how I should feel about seeing André today. Especially as I wasn’t sure how much of me being around him would be in a public setting. I could deal with a public setting. Then I didn’t have to think about or focus on how this mate bond affected me. Cardinal, of course, was excited to see him. He wanted this to be some kind of date rather than something formal and militant. But that’s what this is supposed to be. He’s the acting Alpha, and all he’s supposed to be doing is taking me to interrogate the enemy Gamma. And while I tried to maintain that attitude,
I sighed, rolling my eyes. This man would make even my little brother sound insecure by comparison. And Azriel does everything with confidence, even stupid shit. But André… he’s on a different level of confidence. And as much as I’d like to pop his bubble and say it wasn’t that great… I have said enough lies. “Let’s go. I want to see if you’re as good at other things.” He smirked, brushing past me, very intentionally letting his hand brush against me. Cardinal was sitting up, panting and begging for more with his tail wagging. Someone’s
Cockblocking mother fuckers. And this time, it’s not even Persephone doing the cockblocking. No, this time, it was someone from Bloodmoon.I don’t remember his name. Not sure I was even told it. I recognized him from last night when he had his arm around Darren’s shoulders.Obviously, he and Darren are close. And they’re related based on the comment about a Delaney pup. And okay, so him knocking on Darren’s forehead was funny, especially the look on my mate’s face. But that doesn’t make me less frustrated.That kiss was fire. And for supposedly being straight, Darren’s the one that pulled me closer. He was obviously very into it.I could just imagine where it would have gone if we’d not been interrupted. I was ready to get my hands up that shirt to touch those muscles, or maybe into those pants to see for myself if what I was feeling was all Darren.But I can’t turn back or pau
I wasn’t sure how much time I would have before André would return with the prisoner. So I need to get ready and fast. I hate to do this, but I’m guessing that if he wouldn’t cave to Alpha or Beta auras, I need to play this without intimidation. If anything, I need to play it the opposite. I quickly shut the door to the room and set to work. Pulling my shirts off, I wrinkled them up and stomped on them for good measure before putting them back on. Not going to take my pants off, knowing my luck, André would walk in at that exact moment. ‘Well, I mean, after we finish dealing with the prisoner, pants can come off.’ Cardinal winked. I rolled my eyes. Just because we kissed does not mean anything, least of all that I’m getting naked with him outside of shifting. Cardinal snorted as he went to curl up and wait for when I might need him. I sighed and dug my hands into my hair, messing it up, well as messed as you can get with my haircut. I found some grease
Whoa. This was not what I expected when Darren asked to interrogate Ivan. I’m not even sure if this can be classified as interrogation. It certainly caught me by surprise as I listened in on the phone. Who knew Darren was such a good actor? A sliver of me had to wonder if this was really an act. I mean, I know the stupid American thing is a total act. But well, being suspicious on some level is in my DNA. I don’t want to be suspicious of my mate. ‘Will you stop with that nonsense. It’s obviously all a setup. Why else would Darren have planned for you to be able to listen in? It’s all a ploy to get Ivan talking. And even if Ivan thinks he’s being tricky by speaking Italian, it’s working.’ Duilio rolled his eyes. I sighed and let the feelings of suspicion go, focusing on what Ivan was saying. The witch? Icky Iggy is fucking the witch? I covered my mouth to not throw up. That’s seriously fucked up. He’s fucking my great-grandmother’s twin siste