little withdrawn. Inside his home, she was starting to open up and
flourish. If he gave her enough time would she agree to his claiming? There was
only so much his wolf could take.
“Right, Chef, I’m rubbing the chicken. What do you
need to do?” she asked.
Her eyes glinted with humor. Charmed, he pressed a
kiss to her nose then turned back to the stove. He put a pot onto boil adding
noodles for their chicken. They started to boil, and he gave them a stir.
Dawn washed her hands, coming to stand beside him
while he heated oil. Together, they worked as a team to make food. She added
food while he tossed it around with a spoon.
Neither of them spoke, but his gaze caught the sight
of her hard, erect nipples. Again, his cock started to pound at the sight. The
vision of her naked on his bed wouldn’t leave his mind.
Trust, this is about building trust.
For the next ten minutes they cooked dinner, and the
scents of the spicy chicken filled the air. His stomach rumbled with the need
to feed.
Sitting next to each other they ate in comfortable
silence.
“This is amazing,” she said, twirling some noodles
onto her fork. “You know how to cook.”
“You wouldn’t have thought that from my first attempt
at spicy chicken noodles. I vomited for three days afterwards.”
She chuckled, covering her mouth as she did. “You’re
joking. I don’t believe you.”
“I didn’t cook the chicken properly. I tell you, it
was the worst couple of days for me.”
“Okay, I can believe that.” They cleaned away their
mess, and he put the spices away. When they were done, he led her out of the
kitchen and moved toward the stairs.
“I’ll give you the grand tour tomorrow. For now I
think it’ll be good if you get a good night’s sleep.” He took hold of her hand,
gritting his teeth as his wolf started to pace within his mind. His wolf knew
what he wanted, and that was Dawn.
She followed him upstairs, and he decided to stay on
the first floor rather than go up to the main bedroom on the fifth floor. The
attic space was large, and he kept a lot of his ancestors’ belongings up there.
He opened the door at the end of the long corridor that was next to his.
“This is where you’ll be staying.” He turned the light
on revealing the large four poster bed with white lace hanging from each post.
“Here is the wardrobe.” He opened the walk-in space, showing the light switch
to turn it on. There were a couple of sets of shirts and jeans. He had a
tendency to buy clothes for his pack when needed. Daniel showed her the
bathroom then opened the double doors onto the small veranda overlooking the
garden. “In the morning you can watch the sunrise, and it’s a truly beautiful
sight.” He closed the doors, locking them and pulling the drapes over the
windows. “This is where I’ll be sleeping.” He opened the connecting door and
turned the lights on.
“How come you don’t have any of those clapping light
things? My dad installed them in our house,” Dawn said. “It makes it much
easier as you just clap your hands.” She showed him by clapping her hands.
“I did get them installed, but my pack
are , erm, very active with sex. The lights kept turning on with their
smacking bodies as they fucked. They asked for me to switch back to this.” He
flicked the switch letting the lights go off then on.
She laughed. “I can see why you changed.”
“If you need me in the night don’t hesitate to come to
me. I’ll be happy to see you.” He closed the distance between them. Dawn tilted
her head back, and he gazed down into the beauty of her brown eyes. “Tomorrow
we’ll talk about you and discover what your pain level is.”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
“We’ll start with a run. The moon is a couple of weeks
away, but going for a run can be just as fun.” He dropped a kiss to her lips.
“Good night, Dawn.”
She took a step back, closing the door behind her.
Our mate is in the next room. Claim
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