Page 74 of Speechless
“No,” I said. “My instincts are okay. I would be lying if I said I didn’t find him attractive. It’s good with me. I’ll have to get to know him somehow.” Then I laughed. “And by that, I mean dinner, not a scene.”
They all laughed with me.
Logan scrubbed a hand over his face. “My mother is going to lose her mind.”
“Why?”
Brooks snickered. “She’s a little over the top when she’s happy about something, and she loves an excuse to throw a party.”
“I’ll call her,” Logan said. “Maybe the six of us can go over for dinner Tomorrow.”
“We’re still keeping it quiet, right?”
“Yes,” Theo said. “And we’ll tell Aiden why.”
“Okay. I don’t think your mom will be able to throw a party. Val, Paige, and Matt aren’t big party people.”
Logan shrugged. “She can be pretty persuasive.”
I covered my wince. My father’s pack didn’t care about the persuasion level of anyone. It was their way and no one else’s. No exceptions.
The way Logan still looked at me told me I might not have covered that as well as I thought.
“We probably shouldn’t hide out in here,” I said. “He’s just out there by himself.”
Theo chuckled. “He locked himself in an empty warehouse, pretty sure he’s okay with alone time.”
“Still.”
My Alpha approached the bed, arms crossed. “I had planned to occupy your time this evening.”
“How?”
A smirk that sent a delicious shiver of arousal down my spine. “Don’t worry about that. You’ll find out.”
I frowned, trying to find the words. “That makes me anxious.”
Theo brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. “I can’t tell you what we’re doing because I haven’t decided yet. But there’s nothing to be scared of. It’s just me.”
“Right.” My stomach still twisted with nervous energy of the unknown.
“There’s nothing any of us can do about you being anxious. The only thing that will change it is time and trust.”
That was true. “Is he staying here tonight?”
“Probably not,” Bastian said.
“Okay. I’ll say goodbye to him, and then I need to call my friends because I didn’t even have a chance to tell them about the scent match, and now,” I gestured broadly to the air.
Theo helped me off the bed and kissed me lightly. “Perfect. And after you’re done with your call, go to my room.”
“I will.”
He grinned and pressed his lips to my ear. “When you and I play, the right answer is ‘yes, Sir.’”
It felt like the world dropped a foot beneath me. I had to grab onto him so I didn’t fall over. My voice rasped when I found it again. “Yes, Sir.”
Pulling me close and giving me a hard kiss on the temple, he walked with me back toward the living room. “I can’t wait to get my hands on you.”
