Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha – Chapter 9
LEANDER’S POV
TEXT: We got her. ETA 4hrs.
When the text came in almost fours hours ago, I’d stared down at my phone in disbelief. Three long years of searching had gone by, and I was beginning to think I’d never find her. My little mouse had been clever in hiding herself, indeed.
ver enough.
as mine.
up every cell in my body. She would be there any minute. Finally!
glimpse of her as she hid behind her father in the middle of the chaos, fire, and hatred burning in equal measures. Heart shaped face and pert nose, strawberry blonde hair whipping about, caught up in the rushing wind of the flames. And those eyes-deep blue with iridescent flecks like a mountain lake whi
lance had been seared into my brain.
cent.
So young.
juvenile anymore. By now, she’d shifted, and was a fully matured shewolf.
e still innocent?
her male touching her caused my
d to calm hi
sensual age. It was unrealistic to expect she was still pure as the driven snow. Irritation flowed
If I’d o
at without my permission.
ears.
take my mind off of her for a while and relieve my testosterone-fueled body, but dammit, every time I got close, her lake blue orbs filled my consciousness and f****d with my head. I didn’t want anyone but her. Neither did my Wolf. He would whine and cry, forlorn, missing his mate. And that would be the end of it.
e.
dy.
Everard interrupted my
on of his own.
ans for her. He was going to have to narrow it down.
earby couch, his ever constant glass with dark amber liquid swirling in the bottom of it, in his hand.
ight,” Ever agreed. “Now that you have her, how are yo
ny chances on her slipping through my fingers again. “It will depend on how she reacts when she gets here. If I have to, I’ll collar her until she learns to behave. In the meantime, I want you to personally be responsible for making sure she doesn’t escape.”
do to make you hate me so much?”
th anyone less qualified than you. Besides, you have a vested inter
not pregnant- again-she would run and cry and wail beneath the moon, inconsolable.
He jus
d in frustration.
er, I wasn’t able to think any longer on it because suddenly her scent hit my nose-exotic, orchid, jasmine and cinnamon.own. Both struggled with
here!
r presence, her angry words rang out as she yelled
rasp, like maple syrup or honey. Unconsciously, I licked my lips. I stood to my feet and walked around the front of the desk, leaning back slightly on it while I waited for her to make an appearance.
minute later, Dagger pushed her through the door with a grip on bo
as she saw us, she glanced at Ever, and my father and then her glare landed on me. Her nostrils flared. Her entire body vibrated in a fury, but
my Wolf’s. So much so, that I was stunned to realize I was ready to remove his hands from his body for it. A loud growl reverberated from my chest as I commanded, “Let her go!”
eyes went wide and instantly he released her.
y, the little firecracker spun and punched