Protected by the Beta by Bethany Shaw

Author:Bethany Shaw [Shaw, Bethany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal werewolf romance
Publisher: Bethany Shaw
Published: 2018-05-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Haven stretched beneath the covers. Her hand rubbed against something hard and warm. Images of the previous night flickered in her mind.

A smile spread over her face. She’d had a few lovers, but none of them had ever been so attentive, and she had never enjoyed herself that much. The more she’d been with Essex, the more she wanted him.

Warmth settled between her thighs, and she bit her lip, wondering if he was already awake. She listened to the soft sound of his breathing and decided he wasn’t, or he was really good at pretending to sleep.

She lifted her hand to rub her eyes but froze. Something was on her palm. She narrowed her eyes and stared at the intricate mark. It looked kind of like a tattoo, but that wasn’t possible. She didn’t have any tattoos.

What was it and how did it get there? She sat up and held her palm with her other hand. It was some sort of wolf paw print. The design was actually pretty. It was a paw print with a wolf’s head above it. The wolf looked similar to the one in the painting, and to the one who had come to her rescue yesterday.

She licked her lips as she recalled Essex’s words. He’d said they were mates, but he’d never said anything about her having some weird wolf mark on her hand.

“Morning,” Essex said.

The bed shifted, and she felt him behind her. His chin rested on her shoulder.

“What is this?” she asked, holding her palm up for him to see.

“It’s a mating mark,” he said quietly. “It’s what happens when two mates come together. I told you last night.”

He’d told her something last night. She hadn’t realized that it would be like this. It was like they were married. She blew out a breath, expecting to be angry, but oddly, she wasn’t. The emotions she felt were anything but. She was relieved – happy, even.

In the back of her mind, she knew she should be freaking out but she just couldn’t.

“What does it mean?” she asked.

“That we belong together,” he said kissing her shoulder. “Are you okay? I know a lot is happening really fast.”

Was she okay? For the first time in a long time, she didn’t feel alone. She was a part of something – with someone. But would it last? If he was telling the truth, it would, but since when did men ever tell the truth? Usually, they fed you bullshit lines to get you into bed.

“You still don’t believe in us, do you?”

She shook her head. True love wasn’t real.

He peppered her shoulder with kisses again. “It’s okay.” His teeth found her earlobe and gently nibbled on it. “I have my whole life to prove it to you.”

“Yeah, yeah. We’ll see what you say next week. Last night was a good night. Usually, I snore.”

“Who says you didn’t?” He kissed her cheek and got out of bed.

She scoffed and hopped out of bed too, not caring that she was naked.

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