His Warrior Alpha

Lunchtime

Melody’s POV

Reed’s sudden presence behind me had taken me by surprise, causing me to splash soapy water all over my shirt. I guess I didn’t really know what to expect between us. We were mates after all and the bond made both of us want to be closer. It was normal for couples to be mated and marked on the first night of knowing each other, if not shortly after. For us though, marking would have to wait a long while. His voice was husky and his hot breath on my neck was sending chills down my spine. I closed my eyes, taking in his scent of dark chocolate and coffee. I relaxed against him, enjoying a moment of closeness with him and he took the opportunity to pull me even closer to him.

We stood that way for a few moments. My heart was racing in anticipation. The sparks I felt between us were pushing me to want more and I desperately wanted the feeling of his breath to be replaced with the sensation of soft kisses on my neck. Only they didn’t come as Reed pulled back to return to cooking. I involuntarily whined at the sudden loss of his body against mine. Part of me wanted badly for him to continue and forget the food. My stomach growled, reminding me that it was probably for the best.

I sighed and continued with the dishes, searching in the soapy water for my lost sponge. Finally finding it and splashing more water over my shirt. Oh well. It wasn’t the first time I had to deal with wet clothing while doing dishes. I washed the remaining dishes before rinsing them in steamy hot water and placing them carefully on the dish rack beside the sink. I finished by wiping the water off the counter by the sink from where the water had splashed me.

After I completed my cleaning, I turned around to observe Reed as he finished cooking for us. I hadn’t had a chance to just look at him, at how fast everything around us had been moving. His plain t-shirt fit a bit snug around his arms where I could see his muscles poke out from underneath the short sleeves. His brown hair was tousled and messy. He had a distracted look on his face as he made the grilled cheese, making me wonder what he was thinking.

I wondered if I could sneak up on him the same way he had snuck up on me while doing dishes. I tiptoed carefully over to him ready to snake my arms around his torso, but as I did so he spun around, capturing my arms in his. He pushed my hands behind my back, wrapping his own around me and pulled me close again. His chocolate brown eyes stared down at me and I was immediately lost in them. His eyes shifted black momentarily, and Reed grinned. His lips were so inviting and I leaned up to kiss him but he kept my hands pinned in place.

“How impatient my little Alpha is.” He clicked his tongue, shaking his head at me in a playful way. “What am I going to do with you?”

“I can think of a few things.” Aria was positively giddy that he was holding us like this. “But first, we need to break free from his grip so we can take our kiss.” She pushed forward, trying to use some of her strength to pull away to no avail. Reed was strong and our struggling only caused his eyes to deepen with mischief. He chuckled .

“You have a naughty wolf there, Mel.” He taunted, maintaining his grip on my wrists. I felt my core heating up with need. “It’s not time for games just yet. We have to eat first, but I don’t know if I can trust you not to try anything, so I will just have to feed you myself.”

Reed shifted one wrist into his other hand and grabbed the plate with our grilled cheese with his other as he led me towards the table. He carefully set the grilled cheeses down and then sat down by himself. I thought he would let me take the seat beside him, but instead he pulled me into his lap. He finally let go of my hands but wrapped one arm around me to let me know he was still not letting me go anywhere. Picking up one of the sandwiches, he held it to my mouth for me to eat. It smelled good, but not nearly as good as his.

“I can feed myself. I won’t run off.” I promised. I attempted to grab the sandwich from him, but as I moved to take it, he put it outside my reach while still keeping his arm wrapped tightly around me..

“Eat your food.” He commanded me before moving the sandwich back to my mouth. I took a bite of the sandwich and chewed it. The cheese melted perfectly and the outside was crispy. It might be simple, but it showed he at least had some good basic skills in the kitchen.

His sudden confidence and control over me were making me want him more. I ground my hips against his lap in defiance. He may have control, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t tease him back. This caused him to growl in my ear. “Food first.” He held the sandwich for me to take another bite and I did.

As I ate the sandwich, I felt the need for him continue to grow. I continued to rub my a** against him, feeling the pressure from my want increasing within me. I could feel his hardness growing beneath me, making me want him to take me even greater. It was torturous to wait like this.“You know? Normally, I am the one in charge of my people,” I commented.

“Not today. Not when you have been such a tease. I thought we would talk a bit first, but I guess we can wait until later.” He whispered back in my ear, making me wonder what he might have in store for me. I finished off my last bite of the sandwich. He hadn’t touched his though.

“You haven’t eaten your sandwich. Aren’t you going to eat?”

“Yes. I just have something else in mind.” He leaned his head into my neck, kissing and nibbling at it. I melted into his grip and the feeling of his mouth on my neck made me moan with pleasure. He slid his tongue over the spot he would one day mark and I ground my hips harder against him. “Just as sweet as I thought you would be.”

I shivered in his grip and grabbed the end of my t-shirt as I began to slip it over my head. I wanted to be closer to him. I needed to be closer to him more than anything I had ever needed before. “Sorry, I got my shirt wet earlier and I can’t catch a cold.” My skin had goose bumps from where the cold wet shirt had touched my skin. He took one finger and carefully traced the tops of my b****ts with it. He took his palm and cupped my breast, feeling my pointed n*****s through the fabric.

“So very naughty. Already stripping for me. “ Reed kissed me slowly down my neck to my back. “I guess I will just have to keep you warm. You are so cold you have goose bumps”. He put his other arm around me and picked me up as he stood up from the chair. He straightened his back and shifted me in his arms to carry me bridal style and began walking towards the hall. I took the opportunity to kiss him, my warm lips pushed against his. He deepened our kiss, sliding his tongue into my mouth and dominating mine. He was hungry and possessive in his movements. I kissed him back, weaving my hands in his messy hair and locking him against me. He carried me towards a door at the end of the hall. We stood just like that in front of the door until we finally needed to take a breath. Reed turned the door knob and opened the door to a bedroom with dark gray bedding and a queen-sized bed in the center. The room was neat and tidy and I guessed this must be Reed’s room.

He walked into the room, pulling the door behind him. He set me down gently on the bed and climbed in with me, leaning over me as he continued to kiss me hungrily, moving from my mouth to my neck before nibbling on my earlobe. “I wonder if you taste just as sweet everywhere.”