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over to the soft, light brown wingback chair that was by the window, she sat down and stared out.
What was she going to do?
*****
Colton scoured every inch of the clinic with Aiden; they had determined the ferals had entered
through the opened windows of the morgue. The more they found out about this convoluted mess, the
less they knew what was happening.
His wolf was constantly at the surface now. He would never tell Rheia how desperate he was
to claim her. She was having a hard enough time accepting the fact they were mates. Even now, his
wolf was torn between wanting to track down the threat to his family and his overwhelming desire to
return to the estate to claim Rheia as his. He knew Aiden would never allow him to hunt alone and he
had only known Rheia for a day, looked like he wasn't going to be able to do either.
"Colton, why don't you head home? There's not much else to do here. We'll wrap up and be
right behind you," Aiden said walking up behind him.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yes. Go to your mate, you haven't had a lot of time together, go get to know her." Aiden gave
him a not so gentle push towards the exit.
"See you at dinner." Colton gave him a salute and practically ran for the door.
The entire drive home all he could think about was Rheia. The kiss earlier had relaxed her
quite a bit and her true, teasing personality has started to shine through. Colton wanted to peel away
the layers until he found the Rheia she kept hidden.
Once at the house he parked her car out front where she could see it later. When he walked
through the front door he looked around and listened carefully. He could hear Meryn, Beth, Jaxon and
Noah in the office. The question now, was Penny with them or her mother?
Colton peeked his head into the office and saw Penny hard at work decorating Aiden's wall. If
he had his way, Aiden would never paint over her drawings. He wanted to keep them forever. She
looked adorable sitting cross-legged on the floor, her tongue sticking out as she concentrated on her
artwork.
"Hey, Colton, if you're looking for Rheia I think she went upstairs," Noah said looking up from
his laptop.
"Thanks, Noah." He turned and was about to leave when Jaxon called out to him.
"Hey, Colton. We know you haven't had, umm, time alone with your mate. So if Rheia's
comfortable with it, Penny can have a sleepover with Noah and me tonight," Jaxon offered.
Colton felt his heart skip a beat; these two might be his new best friends. Colton looked over
to Penny. "What do you think princess? Would you like to have a sleepover with Jaxon and Noah?"
Penny looked at the two young men who were smiling at her and nodded. Colton wanted to jump up in
the air and click his heels. "Okay, darling, I'll let your mother know." He turned to Jaxon. "Thank
you."
Jaxon blushed slightly, though his grin was knowing. "We may be young, but we're not monks."
Colton laughed. "I hear that. Okay, I'm going to go find my mate."
"Toodles! Don't do the things I wouldn't do if they're boring," Meryn called out. Colton
nodded, then stopped.
Don't do...
He turned back to her. "What?"
"Have fun," Beth said nudging Meryn.
Colton winked at them and jogged up the stairs.
*****
Colton walked in and saw Rheia was sitting in his favorite chair in his reading nook by the
window. Wrapped up in his large throw she looked small and vulnerable. He didn't like the serious
look on her face.
"Is everything okay?" he asked. He walked over and sat down in the other wingback chair next
to the window. He loved the fact she had gravitated to his favorite spot in the room and wrapped
herself in a blanket cover in his scent.
She turned to him, her blue eyes thoughtful. "I'm really going to have to move here, aren't I?"
The sad look in her eyes hurt his heart. He would do anything to make her happy, even give up
the Alpha Unit and move away, but that wouldn't keep her or Penny safe.
"Yes. It's no longer safe for you outside of Lycaonia. To be honest, I'm not sure how safe it is
here since the ferals have decided to learn new tricks, but at least here we have the other units to fall
back on." He scooted his chair close to hers so he could reach out and take her hand. She smiled and
gripped his hand like a lifeline.
"I'll call Radek tomorrow and tell him to start boxing up my stuff. I never thought I would ever
leave that house. It's the last tie I have to my parents." She dashed a tear from her cheek and looked at
him, her bottom lip trembling. "I'm being silly, aren't I?" It broke Colton's heart that she was trying so
hard to appear strong, when he was the one person who could be strong for her. He was overwhelmed
by the sudden need to show her how good they could be together.
Without saying word he stood and scooped her up in his arms and carried her to the bed.
He looked down and let what he was feeling show on his face. When her pupils dilated and he
caught the faint scent of her arousal, he nearly groaned out loud. Breathing hard, he pressed his
forehead to hers. "Tell me to stop and I will, but if you don't, I am going to do my damnedest to show
you how I feel. I know you're giving up a lot to stay here with me. Let me show you it will be worth
it."
Her arms came up and circled his neck. She pulled back and looked up at him, eyes hesitant.
Whatever she was about to say, she wasn't sure of his reaction. Colton wanted to drive away every
trace of doubt that, he needed to prove to he was hers, no matter what.
He smiled and nudged her nose with his own. "Whatever you want to say, just say it. Nothing
you say or feel can be wrong."
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