Luna Trials (Mating Season Book 1) by Heather K. Carson

Author:Heather K. Carson [Carson, Heather K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-19T00:00:00+00:00

19

Ranger

Last night hadn’t done enough to take the edge off my beast. After another conversation with Ivan, I’d given the wolf control. He was riding me hard and despite shifting in the outskirts of the woods–because that was a hard line my lawyers couldn’t argue in the contract–and hunting until the early hours of the morning, he was still hungry. My skin itched, knowing it couldn’t be scratched by our usual means.

Her scent, that feminine musk, tempted me even now as she stood with her chest heaving and blinking up at me with big brown eyes.

I didn’t like this side of her. It wasn’t natural. I wanted the chase, the fight, and not the embarrassment that seeped from her in waves. It made my wolf whine.

He never whined.

“Did you eat enough?” My voice was too hoarse and she startled. I motioned to the tray as Aspen stared at me with a confused expression.

She dropped the tray into the bucket near the kitchen unlike the rest of the assholes here who left them on the tables. “Yes.”

My nostrils flared, smelling the bitter scent of a lie, and I couldn’t stop the growl that followed.

“I’m fine,” she bit back, seeming to come to her senses. Relief washed over me. This was the spark I was drawn to. “I have snacks in my room.”

Snacks weren’t enough, but I could tell she wanted out of here. Which was fine by me. I wanted her out of this place too.

“After you.” I pushed open the door.

She hesitated, looking back to the camera crew that was hovering around the nearest table. “Thanks again, but I don’t need an escort.”

I stood there waiting, watching her. Aspen was a puzzle I couldn’t wait to solve. Her earlier embarrassment made me want to kill something on her behalf, but the way she stood up for herself now made me smile. Cute wouldn’t be the word I’d use to describe her. She was like a kitten, all claws and teeth, but soft in a delicate feminine way that had my beast howling his possessiveness.

A primal ache twisted in my gut.

I needed more.

“What is it with you Alphas?” Aspen huffed as she marched into the hall. Her scent drifted by me, tantalizing and teasing, as I let the door swing shut.

“What do you mean?”

“I mean that you need to learn how to take no for a solid sentence.” She spun around, pointing her finger like she meant to lecture me.

I bit down on my lip to hide the laughter that wanted to come out. Something told me it would not be well received. “You’re mistaken. I understand the word no. But I also know when to ignore it.”

Her cheeks blushed that crimson color again, but this time from anger and not from shame. “You should never ignore when a woman says no.”

“No?” I arched an eyebrow. “What if she says ‘no, don’t stop.’”

“That’s followed by a second command.” Exasperated, she threw her hands in the air.

I could do this all day. “It was a misuse of the word in the first place and should have been ignored.

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