Broken by Her Mate: Rejected Mate Pregnancy Romance (Bellefleur Black Ops Wolves Book 3) by Blue Thorne

Author:Blue Thorne [Thorne, Blue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14 - Laila

“You have nice shoulders?” Laila pressed the heel of her hands into her eyes. That was the best she could come up with. “Why am I so lame?” she muttered. Needless to say, flirting was not her forte.

She took a long, slow breath and continued staring at the ceiling, which she’d been doing for about an hour. Instead of feeling comfortable in her home, she was more restless than ever. Her mind kept straying to thoughts of Tolliver in the living room. Was he asleep? Was he thinking about her as she thought about him? Was she crazy for still wanting him?

After their night together, she couldn’t help aching for his touch again. It was confusing and upsetting because she didn’t want to put herself in the position to get hurt again. Yet she couldn’t help her sexual desire for Tolliver. Maybe that was normal after a five-year dry spell… She hoped it was.

Movement coming from the living room caught her attention. She cocked her ear to listen. It sounded as if Tolliver was restless and shuffling on the couch. There was no way he was comfortable being crammed into the chair. Guilt nagged at her because she was small enough to sleep on the couch. However, he’d been adamant that she took the bed.

She tried to ignore the sounds coming from the other room. Shifting beneath the covers, she tried to get comfortable. Laila lay with her eyes closed, waiting for sleep to come, but it never did. Her mind continued its relentless loop. Groaning, she dragged a hand down her face and sat up.

“Laila?”

She froze. It sounded as if Tolliver was at the door. “Yeah?”

“I heard you moaning. Are you all right in there?”

Amusement surged through her. Of course, he’d hear the slightest sound. His shifter hearing was even more acute than hers. Of course, that was because she’d been living like a human for years, never letting her wolf out. Sliding out of bed, she went to open the door.

Tolliver stood there, shirtless. She had to force her eyes away from his chiseled torso and bulging biceps. His hair was tousled—from all the shuffling she heard him doing, no doubt.

“Nothing gets past you, does it?” she asked.

“Not much. You didn’t answer my question. Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

When his gaze lowered to take in the rest of her, she remembered that she only wore a thin T-shirt with nothing underneath. Her cheeks flushed, even though Tolliver quickly looked away from the outline of her nipples.

“What about you?” she asked. “I feel sorry for your poor back having to sleep on the couch.”

His lips twisted into a small smile. “It’s okay, I couldn’t sleep either.”

“Can I get you anything? Maybe more pillows, another blanket… something to eat?”

He studied her keenly. Despite the dim lighting, he could see her clearly with his sharp vision. “Since neither of us can sleep, what do you say about a late-night snack and a drink?”

Laila considered for a moment. Being with Tolliver in any context was risky.

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