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  “I knew that was you. No one else I know knocks so impatiently.” The little clown smiled at me as he walked past me.

  “Ready to come up for some air?” Trey asked, then he winked at me.

  “I, we were perfectly fine here alone.” My words came out in a harsher tone than I expected.

  “I understand. But, son, I think it’s getting time to introduce your mate to the rest of the Pack,” Trey said. “They should get to meet their new Alphas officially.”

  “Why? I’m only an acting-Alpha.”

  “Yeah, about that. I’ve been doing some thinking, and then I reached out to a few of my friends at Council. They’d like you to come see them tomorrow. They’re ready to make the determination on your status already. They said they don’t need the full sixty days.”

  “That doesn’t sound good,” Dolph chimed in before I had a chance to verbalize the same sentiment.

  “It may not be bad news. I think you both should keep an open mind,” Trey said.

  “I don’t know. When juries come back really quickly in criminal cases, the majority of the time it’s not good,” I said.

  I looked up and saw my beautiful mate standing in the doorway, with her red dress and her shoes on. Her hair was pulled to the side.

  “Daci,” I said. I walked over to her and wrapped my arms around her. “Are you leaving?”

  “You guys need to talk, and I need to go home.”

  “But, why? You can stay here. Anything we talk about, you can be here for.”

  “Holt, darling, I need to go home. I need to change my clothes and tend to myself.” Her eyes were full of unshed tears.

  “What’s wrong? Is it me? Did I do something wrong?”

  “No, it’s not you.” She reached up and pulled my ear close to her mouth and whispered, “I’m a little swollen down there. I need to go home and soak in my tub.”

  “I’ll come with you. I need to make sure you’re okay.”

  “I’m going to be fine. You stay here and get everything worked out to meet with Council tomorrow, like Trey said. Everything is going to be fine, for both of us. Come by when the guys leave.”

  She wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me into her until our mouths met. Our tongues danced together until we heard Trey clearing his throat. We both laughed. We hugged each other tight, then she pulled away to leave.

  “Trey, Dolph. How are you both?” Daci asked.

  “We’re doing great, Alpha. And you?” Trey replied.

  She intertwined her fingers with mine, lifted my hand to her mouth, and pressed her lips to my palm. “I’m doing great, thank you for asking. I’ll let you guys get back to your discussion. I’m sure we’ll be seeing each other again soon.”

  “Definitely,” Dolph said.

  I stood in the door and watched my beauty make her way down the sidewalk and down the street. My chest felt hollowed by her absence and each step away from me made the feeling of emptiness worsen. Being away from her for even a minute was too long. I felt like I’d been abandoned. And we needed to resolve having two houses, A.S.A. Fucking P.

  “Earth to Holt,” Trey called.

  I turned and looked at them both staring at me. I shook my head and lowered my eyes to the floor.

  “She’s your mate, Holt. She’s not leaving you,” Dolph quipped.

  I growled before I looked up at Dolph for his comment. She was leaving, that was the point. I never wanted her to leave me, even if it was just going back to her house. He had no idea how I felt. But I wasn’t going to say a word to him. If I reacted at all, I’d be more inclined to punch him in the mouth. That would certainly not bode well for me since I had to go before the Council tomorrow. Instead I took in a deep breath and let it out slowly and ignored him.

  “What do I need to do to be prepared to meet with the Council?”

  Chapter 25

  Holt

  Within minutes of Trey and Dolph leaving, I showered and changed my clothes, then made my way to Daci’s house. I hated that she had a house of her own. I wanted to demolish it with my bare hands so she’d be forced to live with me. No more being able to run off. We’d be together all the time like my parents were.

  Once I stepped inside, much to my disappointment but respecting my princess, Daci and I came to a quick agreement to not have sex, either, to give her a day to recuperate. Instead, what we were supposed to do was sit on the couch and enjoy movie night. Her chick flicks were not my thing any more than my Marvel Comic movies were hers, but I took one, actually two, for the team. Two fucking chick flicks.

  As the second movie was near ending, Daci crawled up onto my lap and rested her head on my shoulder while my arms held her tight around the waist. I could feel my cock stiffen at her closeness, but I tried to ignore it since we’d agreed to no sex.

  By the time the credits were rolling, she’d straddled my lap and was facing me. She had her heat resting perfectly on my uncomfortable bulge. My shaft was begging to be freed. I wanted inside her so badly. But I knew there was no way. That wouldn’t be fair to ask her to break the agreement.

  She rocked her hips back and forth over me, and I felt like I was going to bust the zipper out of my jeans. I just wanted to feel her around my tip. Please, just the tip, I thought. But I was upholding my end of the bargain.

  Then my sexy vixen kissed me with so much need. She reached depths of my mouth that hadn’t felt her tongue before. Her tongue lapped at my neck and her fangs teased my skin, raising goose-bumps all over my body.

  I held my hands tight at her waist as she continued to gyrate her hips on me. If she kept this up, I was going to blow in my pants. She had me where she wanted me and she knew it. I was putty in her hands.

  “Princess, please, I’m begging you. If you want to keep the agreement, you have to stop,” I said.

  She looked at me with hooded eyes and was panting. The most beautiful, sexy woman in the world to me was sitting on my lap, panting with desire.

  “I’m begging you, Alpha. Please. Please make love to me. I need you so badly right now.”

  “But I thought you wanted a break tonight.”

  “All I want is you. I need you, baby.”

  “Do you want my tongue or my cock?” I asked.

  “Can I have both? I want both. I want to come, and I want to feel you deep inside me. Please, Holt.” She rocked her hips back and forth on me again as she moaned. “Please, make love to me.”

  I stood and lifted her into my arms and followed her finger that was pointing me in the direction of her bedroom.

  Once we crossed the threshold, I set her on her feet before me so I could admire her. My eyes swept over her from head to toe, then back up again.

  “I want you so bad,” Holt whispered.

  “I want you, too,” she said.

  My mouth covered hers as my hands gently massaged her beautiful breasts. My thumbs grazed over her hardened nipples. My cock felt like it was going to break through the zipper on my pants.

  I backed up my sexy mate until she touched the bed, then she sat down. Her hands glided up my thighs until she reached my belt and began unfastening it. I was paralyzed at her forwardness. She unbuttoned my jeans, then began to unzip them, but my hands covered hers.

  “I’ll do it,” I said.

  “No. Let me.”

  She brushed my hands away then proceeded to slowly drag the zipper down. Her hands gripped my pants and underwear at the waist. She eased them down past my hips and my cock sprung free. Her beautiful full lips curved up into a smile. She shoved my pants down until they bunched at my feet, then I stepped out of them.

  Her fingers circled my cock and I inhaled a deep breath. She slowly let her hand slide up and down my shaft. She peered up at me through her long lashes.

  “That feels so good, Daci,” I said.

  Her smile widened, then she leaned in and licked the pre-come from my crown before taking me into her warm mouth. My heart pounded and a shiver ran up my spine at the sensational feeli
ng. She’d never taken me in her mouth before this time.

  She held my shaft tight in one hand, then moved her mouth back and forth on my cock, using her tongue to lick on my thickness. I loved the contrast in our skin-tone. My dick stiffened. I had to force myself to think of anything else but what she was doing to me.

  “Ahh, damn. Your mouth feels so good.” I reached for her, and stroked down her silky black mane. She looked at me briefly before closing her eyes again.

  My hips began to move with Daci and I was afraid I’d lose control in her mouth. I couldn’t do that to her. I pulled back away from her and heard the pop as my cock exited her lips.

  “That was wonderful, but you have to stop. I’m pretty sure you’d have made me lose control,” I said.

  “I’d have let you,” she said with a husky voice. “Maybe another time.”

  “Maybe.” I leaned down and my mouth crushed on hers. I pulled her up so she was standing with me, never letting our mouths separate. It was my turn to make my mate scream my name in pleasure.

  My fingers slid beneath the elastic band on her shorts and panties, then eased into her slickness. She was so wet. She parted her legs so I had more access to her. My fingers continued their journey into her sweet abyss.

  My mouth stayed on hers and I swallowed her moans. Her hips moved back and forth on my fingers. She was so ready for me.

  I pulled down her shorts and panties.

  “Have a seat, beautiful,” I said with a low growl.

  Once she sat on the bed, I lifted her tank top over her head, then knelt down between her legs.

  My hands held her knees and pressed her legs to open even wider for me, then I leaned in and inhaled her scent. My eyes closed and rolled back in my head. My Goddess, what this woman does to me!

  My tongue lapped down her slick lips, dipped into her pussy, then traveled back up through her sweetness. When I touched her hardened clit, her body trembled beneath me and I heard her soft mewls. I sucked her clit into my mouth, then let my tongue do the rest with quick circular motions, then soft licks back and forth. I continued as her moans became louder and she held a handful of my hair in each hand, pulling me tighter to her.

  I moved my tongue quickly from her clit to her hole, stroking her as deep as I could reach, then moved back to her clit.

  “Damn, Holt! Shit. That feels so good.” Her grip on my hair was tightening. I knew she was close.

  My tongue went back to working on her clit while I slid two fingers deep inside her, dragging them in and out.

  She released my hair with one hand and grasped a handful of the comforter. After a few more strokes with my fingers and a little more pressure with my tongue, my soul mate was screaming my name so loud everyone probably heard her. Her pussy spasmed around my fingers as she gasped.

  “I need you, Holt,” she said. “Now.”

  She scooted herself back on the bed and I crawled up to meet her. My hands set on the bed next to her hips with my arms straight, holding her legs open for me to sink into her. She pressed back on me, forcing me to flex my arms to hold my position, and hold her in place. My cock slowly sank deeper into her core until I was fully seated. Her muscles seemingly relaxed at that point.

  My hips pumped up and down as I pleasured my mate, while her fingernails dug into my forearms.

  I lowered my head so my mouth met hers. Our tongues danced and twined together.

  Daci held my arms tight while gyrating her hips beneath me.

  “You feel so good, baby,” I groaned.

  Daci wrapped her arms around my neck. My hands moved up so they were cradling her head. She pulled me closer. Her hips rocked back and forth matching my strokes. She was driving me crazy.

  Ohh, damn,” she cried out. I felt her walls clench tight on my cock as she found her release. I was right behind her, releasing my seed deep inside her.

  “I love you so much, Daci.”

  “I love you, too.”

  When we woke in the morning, we made love again. I rushed home to the heavenly bliss of warm water pounding me during my shower and then got dressed for my meeting with Council. I heard a knock on the door. I crossed the room and flung it open. Trey was standing there.

  “Are you ready, kid?” he asked.

  “As ready as I’m going to be. Where’s Dolph?” I stuck my head out the door and looked in both directions, expecting him to jump out at me.

  “He’s with Veronica. She’s not feeling well. She’s been sick for the past couple of days.”

  “I’ll have to stop by later and make sure she’s okay,” I said. I was surprised Dolph hadn’t said anything to me about it. Maybe it was something personal going on that he didn’t want to disclose.

  “I’m sure Dolph and Veronica would appreciate you stopping by.”

  “Do I need anything for this meeting?”

  “Just yourself. The sooner we get there, the better. We definitely don’t want to be late.”

  We arrived at the Council building faster than expected. I was so nervous I felt like I was going to throw up. My stomach roiled at the thought of them not deciding to make me Alpha. If not me, who would they choose? Or would they bring in someone completely new to the Pack to be Alpha? My Wolf was pacing non-stop.

  I inhaled deeply then rumbled out my breath. I closed my eyes and felt dizzy. Why would they choose me? Trey’s assessment of me when I was younger was a huge influencing factor in being named the acting-Alpha. What had I done to change anyone’s opinion of me? I’m not fit to lead a group to pick up sticks, I thought. If I’m not Alpha, what am I? Who am I? And why would Daci stay with me?

  “Barry Scofield.” It had been so long since I heard anyone call me by my full name. I turned my head and saw a small man standing at the door with a book damn near as large as he was in his arms.

  “Yeah,” I said. Trey nudged me with his elbow. “I mean, yes, sir.”

  “Follow me. It’s time.”

  Fuck my life.

  We followed the little man to a different room than the one we were in the last time. Instead of a full panel of Council members, there was only one person who sat before me. I remembered his face. He was the person who declared me the acting-Alpha. This really wasn’t looking good. They didn’t even think my review was worthy of having the full board here. Take the day off, guys, it’s just that pathetic loser, Barry Scofield. It should be easy enough to let him know he sucks, just like Trey said.

  I rubbed my sweaty palms on my jeans as we got closer to the table.

  “Have a seat, gentlemen,” the man on the other side of the table said. “I’m sure you remember me. If you don’t remember my name, it’s Chadwick.”

  I nodded my head as I pulled out the chair. I liked that we were asked to sit down. At least this way when he dropped the bad news on me, and I fainted, I wouldn’t get a concussion hitting the ground. I kept running my hands back and forth on my thighs. As much as I tried to remove the dampness, it just kept coming back.

  “Good morning,” Trey and I said.

  “Trey, as a special favor to you, my dear friend, and at your request, we’re bringing this review decision to closure sooner than later. We agree with you; this should be quite easy to decide at this point, and there’s no need to drag it out. Plus, this earlier decision helps everyone get on with their lives,” Chadwick said.

  I was certain I was not going to like the outcome. I swallowed hard. Trey had already spoken on my behalf and that went over like a ton of bricks. Is that why Dolph wasn’t here? Was Trey trying to sabotage me? He had wanted to be my Beta. Did he want to fuck me out of the position I was supposed to be in?

  “Barry, let me start by saying once again, on behalf of all of Council, how sorry we were to hear about your parents. We all knew them both well, and thought very highly of them. They were exceptional pillars in our community.”

  “Thank you.”

  “We all knew you as a pup. Your parents were extremely proud of you. Your father felt you had it in you
to be a great leader one day. Unfortunately, that day came far too soon.”

  Fuck, just shoot me now, I thought. Unfortunately my day came way too soon. They think I’m an incompetent dickwad, like Trey said I was.

  I turned my head away from Chadwick and shook it slightly. “I understand,” I said, but I didn’t mean it. I didn’t understand. How could they just dismiss me like that? They never gave me a fair shake. They knew they weren’t going to name me Alpha, but they strung me along with that acting garbage. My eyes were burning with tears that were threatening to come to the surface.

  I placed my hands on the arms of the chair and began to stand. There was no need for me to stay and listen to any more of this guy’s patronizing bullshit. And Trey could go fuck himself.

  “Where are you going, Barry?” Chadwick asked.

  “To figure out,” my voiced cracked, “what I’m doing with my life. If I’m not Alpha, I probably need to move away from the Pack.”

  “Please, sit back down. We aren’t finished.”

  I glared at Trey through squinted eyes, shooting daggers at him. He motioned with his head for me to sit back down. I wish there was a way to signal with my head for him to fuck off.

  I reluctantly lowered myself back into my seat.

  “Thank you. I didn’t get a chance to give you the Council’s decision. I want to make sure we all are perfectly clear for the future of the Pack because, honestly, their best interest is what we are most concerned with.” He stopped talking and looked directly at me, then looked over at Trey with a smile on his face. What the hell was going on between the two of them?

  When Chadwick’s eyes turned back and met mine, he resumed talking. “We feel, based on everything I’ve heard from Trey about your actions since the day in the woods when your father and Pack mates were captured, that you, Barry, would be the best person to be Alpha of the Pack. Trey told me all about you rescuing Daci, your soul mate, how you delegated freeing the Pack to him and Paul, and how you were very passionate about the Pack’s safety. That’s solid leadership, and your father was right. I’m proud to lift the acting-Alpha title and name you Alpha of the Loco Nuna Pack.”