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Luca
"You know I can feel that s**t, right?"
Those were the first words Rhiannon spoke to me when I opened the door to her room that night. I'd snuck away from the pack run, gone to Greeley's room to steal the keys, and hurried to her bedroom, excited to see her.
She stood in the middle of the room, hands on her hips, all pointy angles and anger.
"Wha--?" I started, but before I could finish, she continued her tirade.
"What the f**k is the point of this--" she used a finger to indicate the two of us, "--if you're going to turn around and run to another girl immediately after learning I'm your mate?"
Oh.
Esme.
Rhiannon could sense when Esme touched me.
Shit.
"Whoa, whoa," I held up my hands in a placating gesture, "That was--"
"I know what it was," she snapped.
"No," I said firmly. "You don't, nor do you know my feelings on the matter."
"Fine," she rolled her eyes, "Enlighten me."
"That was Esme," I took a deep breath, knowing I needed to be completely honest with her. "She's my fiancée."
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Rhiannon
The anger flushed from my body, leaving hurt and confusion in its wake. "You have a fiancée?" I asked, my voice now timid. If Luca had a fiancée, he wouldn't want me. I hadn't realized until just then that I'd been counting on the mate bond forging, well, a bond between us for the rest of our lives. If that didn't happen . . .
Luca stepped forward, reaching out like he wanted to comfort me, but he stopped a few feet away. "Not by choice," he said quickly. "My father arranged it. Esme is Greeley's daughter. My dad keeps him in line by promising him a legacy of Alpha blood through mine and Esme's children."
I flinched at the thought of him having children with someone else. I bit my lip, "Why were you--" I hesitated, "--doing whatever you were doing with her?" I knew I had no claim on him, no claim at all, really, especially against an established fiancée, especially with how I'd behaved towards him earlier, but it still hurt to think that even if he wasn't engaged by choice, he was still touching her.
Luca sighed, "She was all over me tonight, more than usual, and there were people everywhere. If I'd disengaged the way I'd wanted to--" he broke off. "That's not an excuse, is it?" He ran a hand through his hair. "I'm sorry, Rhiannon. I didn't realize--It won't happen again." He met my eyes. "I want to be with you, no one else. Esme made me realize that tonight."
He was so earnest. So open and honest, his eyes wide, his arms loose and relaxed.
I did the only thing I could think to do. I kissed him.
~o0o~
Luca
Rhiannon kissed me. She just bounded forward and kissed me. I'd kissed a few girls in my time, but it was nothing like this.
This was . . . everything.
Sparks and tingles, fire and heat and passion.
I grabbed her by the waist. My hands fit perfectly on her hips. Goddess, I loved her hips.
She opened her mouth, and I let my tongue roam. It was heaven, intoxicating, breathtaking--literally.
She gasped, breaking free, and I leaned forward to follow her lips, not wanting to stop, but I reigned myself in at the last second. I didn't want to push my luck.
"Sorry," she breathed into my lips.
"Don't apologize," I reached up and ran my thumb lightly over her cheekbones. "Never apologize for something like that."
She took a deep breath like she was gearing up to say something hard, her eyes barely meeting mine. "Are you--I mean--are you still okay with what I asked about earlier?"
My body reacted to her words, and I felt myself flush, blood rushing to my groin. "As long as you are," I said carefully. Goddess, I didn't want to ruin this.
She nodded, eyes on the ground now. "Just so you--I mean--" she stammered again.
"Shh," I put a finger to her lips. "Will you let me take care of it? Do you trust me to do that?"
I knew she had to be crazy to trust me. I was the son of her captor, I'd just caused her pain by being out with another woman, she'd been beaten and tortured by members of my pack--she had no reason to want me in the room with her at all, let alone touch her, let alone making love.
Still, she only hesitated a few seconds before she nodded and kissed me again.
This kiss was just as magical as the first time, and I knew right then that she had my whole heart.
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Rhiannon
I couldn't believe it. I was actually about to make love to my mate. This was something most girls dreamed about ever since puberty, and honestly, I wasn't any different. As I kissed him a second time, I tried to ignore the fact that I was in a strange place, far from everyone I knew, with a boy that I'd just met earlier that day. He was my mate, so everything would be fine. I could tell he cared for me, even if he didn't love me yet (or ever would). This felt like the most reckless thing I'd ever done in my life, but facing an uncertain future like I was, wasn't this the right time to be reckless?
He kissed me harder, gently guiding me to the bed. I felt the back of my knees hit the mattress.
Shit. This was happening.
His hand ran down my side, stopping at my waist, and he squeezed my flesh gently, sending sparks to my core.
Shit. s**t. s**t.
His other hand was in my hair, fingers twining through the strands, pulling my head closer to him. I liked the sting of it, the small bite in my scalp as he kept my face next to his.
Shit, s**t s**t s**t shitshitshitshit
Keia howled.
I jerked back. "Wait!" I shouted.
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