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“I’ll have you know that being popular is not what it's cracked up to be. It’s hard to know when someone is really there for you or for what you can do for them,” I said as I ran my fingers along her side in a tickling motion.

We spent hours sharing and learning about each other; our past and present joys, fears, hopes, and dreams. After all these years, we are starting to truly know each other on a deeper level. It was easy to spend hours cuddled together under our blanket fort, ignoring the outside world.

She finally looked through the selection of books that we purchased, realizing that the books Nova asked for were actually in here. Her eyes gloss with unshed tears, her mouth hangs open as I watch her process what this means. I chuckle as she moves through confusion with a scrunch of her eyebrows to narrowing her eyes at me with anger.

She has spent more time in the library than anywhere else in the house, which is fine with me. Coming around the corner, I pop my head into the library. “What would you like for dinner?”

She lifts her eyes from the book she is reading. “Hmm, eating in or ordering out?”

“I would like to make you dinner, if that’s alright.”

She closes the book and sets it aside. “I didn’t know that was an option.” She quirks an eyebrow as she crawls off the chair and slowly stands to walk towards me. Her wolf’s eyes flash as her hips sway as she moves.

Her scent fills my nostrils, someone is ready to play. My eyebrows lift to my hairline. I didn’t know this was such a turn-on for her. “Is there something you have in mind?”

She runs her finger down my bare chest while biting her lower lip between her teeth. “Oh, I have something in mind.” Her finger continues its path down to the waistband of my pajama bottoms. I snatch her hand in mine, pulling her fingers to my mouth.

Placing a tender kiss on the tip of each one, I continue to hold them and bring her focus back to the topic at hand. “Food, what would you like to eat for dinner?”

Her eyes flick to mine before backing down to the growing erection between us. “I’ve got something in mind along the liquid variety.” She licks her lips as she watches my dick as it twitches inside my boxers. Don’t get me wrong, that all sounds wonderful, but she needs to eat actual food.

“How about we eat dinner and then we can discuss after dinner activities?”

She growls at that before her eyes snap to mine. They aren’t the normal hue of her irises, which lets me know everything I need to know right now. Aspen isn’t in charge right now, Aisling is.

Fine white fur sprouts along her arm as she snarls. “Why don’t you be a good boy and lie down for me, hmm? I’ve waited long enough for a taste of you.”

Oh shit, if I don’t get a hold of her wolf, then she will take this further than I wanted to go.I wanted the first time to be between us in our human forms, not the wolves. Clearly her wolf is as ready as Wraith is.

“Hello, Aisling. How about you let Aspen come back and I’ll work her toward that? Don’t you think her first time should be with her in charge, hmm?” Spinning the same type of question back on her.

She snaps her teeth at me, which has already lengthened. “I’m tired of waiting.”

“I know… we all are, but I want to take it a little bit slower. So, how about we get some food in her system before we do any other activities?”

“Fine.” She pulls back, and Aspen blinks her eyes a few times before bringing her hand to her mouth as a blush blooms across her cheeks.

“What just happened?” She looks around.

“It seems that Aisling is tired of waiting for us to get to the mating portion.”

Her cheeks flush a deep crimson that spreads to the tips of her ears as she ducks her head to evade eye contact with me. Myfinger hooks under her chin, lifting her eyes back to mine as she closes them, still trying to avoid looking at me.

“Open your eyes, Rose.” Her eyes flutter open. “You have nothing to be embarrassed about.” My left hand brushes her hair behind her ear, then travels down her back, pulling her closer to me. “We are all excited for what is to come, but I don’t want you to be hurt.”

Her eyes crinkle as the confusion blooms across her face.

Clearing my throat, I try to think of the best way to say this. “I, uh, am rather large.” I flick my eyes down and back to her, hoping she received the message. “The last thing I want to do is move too fast and cause physical harm.”

She swallows before saying, “Is that possible?”

Chuckling, I bring my lips to brush against hers. Planting soft kisses along her cheek, I nibble her ear before whispering, “Very possible.”

She sucks in a breath as her hands grip my shoulders.

With a quick step, I move around her, leaving her standing there, panting, with the cutest scowl on her face. “Let’s have some dinner. Shouldn’t take me more than twenty minutes to whip something up.”

Her lower lip pushes out in a pout.