understood her reasoning and agreed with it, but that
didn’t make it easier. Let’s hope she comes around before she has the
strength to try anything, I replied wistfully.
“Don’t take any chances,” she warned me with a concerned
glance. “Make sure someone is close enough to stop her if she does. Don’t count
on Amy.”
“I will. Just how pissed are you at Amy?” The level of anger
she’d displayed towards her friend had surprised me, though it had already
begun to fade. Billie had a hot temper but rarely stayed mad long.
She huffed. “I didn’t tell her not to out you, so I can’t
complain. But I wanted more time to deal with our own pack before we involved
others.”
I felt the same. It had been an exhausting week, and I
hadn’t slept enough. “I wanted to spend the day in bed with you.” Not running
around taking care of more problems.
She zoomed in on the first part of the statement and grinned
deliciously. Billie’s intense green eyes pierced me for a moment, and I warmed
with the promise of where her thoughts led. “Me too. No rest for the wicked.” I’d
have you all to myself today if I could. We have stuff to take care of, but
soon, she promised.
In a real bed with real sheets, I sighed longingly,
sending her an image of us tangled in the bedding, naked and entwined but
clean.
“I thought you liked camping,” Billie replied with surprise,
though she enjoyed the image and saw herself nibbling her way slowly from ear
to toe. My body warmed and my breathing quickened at her thought.
“I love camping. I don’t like hiding in a cave from a pack
of Wolves who want to kill me,” I explained. “I’m not complaining. Not really.
But clean sheets and a roof over my head sound really good right now.”
“Want to go camping next weekend?” Billie joked with a
wicked grin, slipping an arm around my waist and pulling me closer.
Her embrace melted away the last of my tension regarding
Sierra. Running a hand down her thigh, I felt her aroused response to my touch.
“If you can promise me a week without invading Mages and murderous Wolves, I’ll
do anything you want.”
Mmm. It’s a deal. I can think of a few things I want you
to do.
I doubt you can keep your side of the bargain. I’ll do
them anyway, I replied seductively. Her red curls falling out of her clip
whipped around her face in the breeze from the open window. Her wild, fiery
hair reflected her personality well, and I resisted the urge to kiss her while
driving. Instead I plucked one lock off of her cheek and tucked it behind her
ear, stroking her face with my thumb in the process.
I’ll hold you to that promise! She kissed me on the
forehead. Her hand at my waist slipped under the fabric so that I could feel
the skin-on-skin contact. A Wolf’s sex drive ran much hotter than mine, and I
loved it. Somehow I’m going to get you alone today. Then we can celebrate
our return home properly.
With clean sheets, I insisted, wishing I could make
it happen immediately. Feeling her arousal as intensely as my own, I had
difficulty holding back.
A hot bath and a massage, she suggested, and I melted
at the prospect of one of her massages. Noticing my response, she fed the
fantasy. I’ll start at your feet and work my way up. You’ll be completely at
my mercy and let me do anything I want. I might reach your nipples by tomorrow.
When have I ever said no to anything you want to do to
me? I told her, my breath starting to hitch. If she kept going, I’d forget
the people all around us and embarrass myself.
Never. As soon as this is done and our guest is taken
care of, we’ll disappear for a little while, she promised, her libido
ebbing as she remembered our current mission.
My thoughts hadn’t strayed far from it either. Ever since
Kato informed us of the situation, we’d felt the weight of it. Sighing in
resignation, I leaned further into her. How do you want to handle this?
I’ll talk to her first. If she understands the