met some of my pack, they didn’t wanna open up to me about the Pack Wars, so I asked the one thing I really wanted to know most.”
Her eyes gleamed as he brushed his knuckles over her cheek, down to her mark. “I wanted to know more than anything if I could mark you as mine. What would happen? If we’d share the same effects as wolves do. They said I could mark you, but they doubted we’d ever truly bond. They were wrong.” His lips pressed to her neck.
Her eyes widened with heat and love. “That’s good because I’d hate to have to kill some werebitch over you. You’re mine.” She smiled.
His laughter filled the air. He loved the fire inside her hidden just beneath her outer calm facade. “I have no doubt you would. But for now, let’s eat. I went hunting.” He jumped from the bed. For a moment Vivian’s blonde hair and big blue eyes flashed in his mind. Sidda would shred the “werebitch” to pieces if she ever found out Viv was convinced he was her mate.
* * * *
Sidda had to fight down the urge to grab him and drag him back to bed. The lust she felt for him wasn’t something she could grasp. She’d always known she desired him, all of him, but this raw passion was different. It had to be from the bond, the animalistic nature of it too Alpha for her. She’d never had such strong primal feelings.
“Out of bed. And don’t even consider covering up.” He pinned her with a knowing look.
Exactly what she wanted to do. Damn him and his knowing self.
“Ah, maybe we should sit down and talk. There are some things I need to tell you before you start cussing me in your thoughts.”
Her heart sank. Oh god, he could read her mind. She’d always wondered. He knew everything she did and all the feelings she kept bottled up, trying to hide them even from herself.
“Not all of them, babe. Just some. There were moments in high school though where I almost attacked you.”
“Then why didn’t you?” Her voice rasped harsher than she’d intended.
“Because I knew I needed more. I had to find out about the wolf within me. Where I came from and what I had to offer you.”
Offer her? He had everything to offer her, but mostly his love. “So what did you find out?”
She sat down at the table. Her face burned with embarrassment. She wanted that damn blanket around her bad. But he would just snatch it away. When Jasper said something, he meant it. Normally she would balk, but secretly she wanted to be easily accessible for him in case the mood struck.
“It strikes every time I think about you.” He kissed the top of her head as he sat a plate of freshly cooked meat onto the table.
She looked down at the thin strips of sizzled meat. The smell was mouth watering, but she still wondered exactly what it had been.
“Rabbit. I wanted deer, but couldn’t see killing such a large animal for breakfast. Maybe if we stay overnight I will. A fresh deer steak sounds good, doesn’t it?” He licked his lips.
She laughed at his excitement. He and Cole had hunted the woods during deer season, killing enough deer to keep food in both their freezers and her mom’s for years.
“You did good. But we have to go back tonight. I’m already a few weeks behind in going to the specialist and getting my shot.” She hated to admit her health weakness, but without her shots she’d be dead. The debilitating headaches, stomach pains, and irregular heartbeat would overtax her system. If she went without having her medication any longer, she ran the risk of sending her system into failure. Already the headaches and pains in her body were becoming too much to deal with.
She picked up a piece of the small cuts of meat. The thin strip sizzled in her fingers. She brought it to her mouth. She’d had rabbit before, but it wasn’t her favorite. However, Jasper happened to be a hell of a cook. Anything he cooked turned out terrific.
Biting down, the meat flavor exploded on her taste buds. The faint taste of Cajun seasoning