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I felt my pussy clench again. Would he? Mount me like a beast? Did I like that idea? My body seemed to like it, but maybe I had played with him for long enough and finally took the clothes, hearing him sigh relieved.
“Thank you,” he said and smiled at me before I finally got dressed and Gabriel could relax a little.
Chapter 24
-Gabriel-
My mate was a little vixen, and I loved it!
I knew we would be having an amazing time when I finally claimed her, but I wouldn’t do that until she asked me to. I understood Valeri had been through a lot, and I wanted her to feel like she was in control. The last thing I wanted was for my mate to fear me because I was pushing her too hard. I needed her to trust me, and therefore I had to be patient, but fuck! She was not making that easy for me, flaunting that beautiful body in front of me and whispering filthy things in my ear. Luckily, she put me out of my misery eventually and dressed in some clothes. She wore a nice loose black t-shirt and some jeans that looked so pretty on her and a blazer over it since the t-shirt was without sleeves and she might get a little cold. She looked damn good.
“So, let’s go eat a little and let’s talk.”
She nodded and I held out my hand to her. She smiled so sweetly and grabbed my hand before we went down to the kitchen, and I asked some of the servants that worked there to make us some food. I could not really cook unless I had a fire, and even then, it was barely edible. Once we had the food in front of us, we sat by the kitchen island and dug in. Valeri seemed very hungry, and I wondered if she had even eaten this morning. I watched her for a while, just letting myself feel so damn calm since I had my mate around me again.
This was right, I thought. This was what it was supposed to be like. Her, in this house with me, and us living our lives together. I couldn’t picture anything better.
“You’re staring,” she suddenly said.
“When you have a beautiful mate, you can’t help it,” I said.
“You’re calling me beautiful all the time,” she chuckled.
“Is that bad?”
She shook her head.
“Just … not used to it,” she said.
“Well, I think we should change that.”
She smiled sweetly and continued to eat. I waited a little before I asked the question, which I knew would ruin everything.
“Does your brother know you’re here?” I asked.
Valeri froze with her fork close to her mouth, and then slowly lowered it. I already knew what her answer would be, even though she took her time to look at me.
“No …”
She looked rather guilty and I sighed, rubbing my eyes.
“Valeri …”
“I know … I wasn’t sure what I was thinking, but then … last night … I thought it over, and I spent the whole day thinking too. I couldn’t sleep. All I knew was that … I wanted to be with you.”
I looked at her surprised, and she tried a little smile.
“You’re right,” she said. “We are mates, and … and I can feel our bond growing stronger.”
“You feel it?” I asked, feeling so happy.
“A little.”
I couldn’t help but smile.
“And it will only grow stronger,” she said.
“But leaving without saying anything! What were you thinking?” I asked.
