Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha – Chapter 61
And now, as much as I understood I shouldn’t have let it go so far, I also understood it would not help his mentality for me to constantly be telling him I was going to leave. For now, we just needed to get through the next four weeks on friendly terms, and I would face our goodbye when the time came. I decided to change the subject.
“Did Alpha Cyril and your mother complete the ceremony?” I asked curiously.
The abrupt change in his demeanor was startling. Tension rolled through his body. His spine went rigid. He let me go and backed away. I spun around to face him. “I’m sorry! You don’t have to answer that.”
arently, it was still a tough subject for him.
like he was staring at me but also staring through me at the same time, lost in his memories. A muscle in
say, worried I might say the wrong thing.
a breath and pushed it out slowly, his shoulders
ally, I had no clue how to navigate t
he same time.”
ny other pups conce
d Asher.”
But I thought they would be stronger than other wolves. Wouldn’t that mean it would be easier for them to conceive, not harder?”
ession twisted.
ve no trouble bearing young.”
for his hand. I breathed a small sigh of relief when he curled his fingers around mine.
and cultivated with mixed grasses, flowerbeds, and saplings. The structure sat on the edge of the lake.
let and cerulean orbs practically glowed as he stared at me intently. “What do you think?”
of love and care had gone into crafting every detail. “It’s beautiful,” I answered honestly. The word beautiful was pitifully inadequate, but for the moment, I didn’t have a better adjective.
es.
ed seeing him happy. It made me happy. He squeezed my hand again. “Come on.” He guided us forward to an area with a large fire pit and cut logs, providing seating for several wolves.
ned with my hand. “What is that?”
owed my line of sight. “It’s where they’ll cook the pig.”
murmured. “Like an entire pig?”
in burlap and wired closed. It will be placed in the ground, covered with coals and then dirt and left to cook until the evening.”
l be here ahead of us?”
cation of their love and a plea for her to come and give them what they need.”
her body would respond as nature intended, but she was just as unaware of exactly what would happen as I was.
all be dressed in tribal leather. The females will dance while the males continue to play.”
from careening out of control. “What happens after that?”
uiet down. The wolves will be restless. Many will shift so they can hear and smell better.”
re. “They’re going to be listening to us,” I whispered.
in his hands, his response gentle,
my head slightly, my eyes pleading with him. “Leander…I-I don’t know if I can d
e comes, you will only be focused on me. You’ll know they’re here, but you won’t care.”
’t imagine, not caring so many wolves would be listening, to our every word and sounds, smelling our mating pheromones and arousal. Nothing would be hidden from their ultrasensitive ears and noses.
face and tugged on my fingers. I silently walked with him as he guided us around the left side of the cottage, to a large open deck. The deck hovered right over the water, more like an expansive dock. I looked out over the beauty of the water and then turned around, only to suck in a shocked breath. The entire wall of
held with tiebacks, making the room-and large king bed-inside completely visible!
l… but you said nothing about watching us!”
ng will be okay. I promise.”
I
anything you don’t want to do.”
ack, staring up at him in conf
ed throughout the claiming if that’s your choice, but I’m asking you to consider it.”
d mutely. He couldn’t possibly think I
y for them. Please. All I’m asking you to do is think about it, remember the anguish you heard, the sorrow you saw. That was just one moment in time. Many have endured that same sorrow and pain and hurt for years. If there was something we could do, even if it’s uncomfortable or embarrassing, to take their pain away and give them the most amazing gift in return, wouldn’t you do it?”
urse, I wanted to help them. It was the reason I was going through with the ceremony. I just wasn’t sure I was capable of that. He saw the conflict in my eyes and whispered again, “Please…”
about it.”
s lips against my forehead. “Thank you. You have no idea how much this means to me.”
d him tightly.
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