Alaska Alphas 02: Untamed Instinct by Aurora Shifters

Author:Aurora Shifters [Shifters, Aurora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Adrian kept an eye on the door, wary that Edric might return with reinforcements. No one wanted to admit a family member had gone rogue. It was like admitting your loved one was a criminal on death row. Which it kind of was, since the only way to handle a rogue was to kill it.

Now Adrian was second guessing himself about asking Darcy to come to the inquest. If Edric was an example of what he’d face at the inquest, things could get violent, and Darcy didn’t have a shifter form to protect herself. She didn’t have accelerated healing like a shifter did. Hell, he didn’t even know if her claiming mark was healing like it should.

Even dark thoughts couldn’t extinguish his desire for her. She was only across the booth from him, yet felt too far away. Beneath the table, their feet still touched, a secret intimacy that made him yearn for more. He wanted to touch her everywhere. She was so fucking beautiful and shy. He loved that she didn’t need to fill the silence with idle chatter, loved how he could be with her and still be able to breathe. We’re in this together. For the first time in his life, he could actually picture spending the rest of his life with someone. With her.

She kept glancing at him beneath her lashes as they ate. Another couple entered the café, and the gentle buzz of conversation and clinking dishes grew louder. Adrian’s mountain lion itched to get away, but then his gaze would connect with Darcy’s and the beast inside him would calm, as if her presence was a shield.

Darcy polished off her omelet with surprising thoroughness and nodded gratefully at the waitress when she filled their coffees again. Just like him, she enjoyed a healthy dollop of cream in her brew, and she shared a look with him over the rim of her cup as they both sipped. His gaze dropped to her shoulder. “How’s your mark?”

She pulled aside the collar of her shirt, craning her head to look at the scab. “It will heal.”

Voice thick, he said, “I’m sorry I hurt you.”

Her fingertips traced his claim, and her eyelids fluttered as if the sensation surprised her. “It doesn’t hurt. Actually, the opposite…”

Her gaze returned to his, eyes dark with her arousal, and he couldn’t help smirking. If that didn’t prove they were mates, he didn’t know what would. He looked forward to showing her just how arousing a claiming mark could be.

The waitress cleared their dishes and Darcy glanced at her phone. “Darn.”

“What is it?”

“I need to stop at the apothecary shop, b-but it doesn’t open for another hour.”

He realized that with breakfast over, the date was coming to an end, and he wasn’t ready to let her go. “We could take a walk until then.”

Her face lit up, and she nodded. As they rose from the booth, she took his hand. The casual affection felt good. Right. He never would’ve believed he might crave another person’s company this much.

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