Page 71 of Protected Promise

“You are mine,” I told him.

He nodded and kissed me. His kisses became possessive and heated quickly. Sensing the threat myself, I was quickly becoming just as amped up with a need to prove he was still mine.

Gone were the plans and ideas I was working on for the apartment. They no longer mattered. The only thing I cared about was here and now.

I ran my hand through his hair and moaned as his tongue tangled with mine. He smiled and nibbled at my bottom lip. He was teasing, but I wanted so much more.

I reached for his shirt and untucked it. He backed away with a smirk as I pulled it over his head and tossed it onto the floor.

His large hands went to my waist as he found the hem of my own shirt and tugged it up and off to add to the pile we were creating.

His hand covered my breast over my bra as I moaned again.

The door opened and I froze.

There was a screech.

Landon growled as he pushed me behind him to cover me with his body.

“What the hell, Tobi?” he demanded.

“Sorry. Dereck told me what happened. I thought you’d be upset and just wanted to help.”

I couldn’t help it, I laughed. “More like possessive.”

“Well I can see that now. Gah. I’m never going to unsee that.”

I laughed some more and stepped out behind him.

“It’s not like there was really anything to see, yet.”

“Says you. I get he’s your mate, but gah! No. I can’t see him like that.”

“Like what?” I asked before I could stop the words from tumbling out of my mouth.

“Like that! You know, in the throes of passion. Ah, no, I think my eyes are bleeding now.”

“Good thing you didn’t wait another few minutes,” I grumbled grabbing my shirt off of the floor and putting it on while throwing Landon his as he shot me an irritated look.

I knew he wasn’t really irritated with me, just frustrated by the sudden interruption.

“Here’s a thought, Tobi,” he said sarcastically. “You could, I dunno, leave!”

“Yeah, I will, but first, are you really okay?”

He sighed and sat down on the couch. He pulled me down with him but motioned for Tobi to join us.

“I’ll be fine. We’ve always welcomed the Challenges. I just don’t know how to handle this. I wanted to rip their throats out, especially the one called Mallory who had the audacity to request a challenge the second she heard I’d taken a mate. A part of me knows I should allow it, but I don’t think I can survive this. I’m going to do something stupid.”

Tobi snorted. “You’re definitely going to do something stupid.”

“Thanks for the vote of confidence,” he grumbled.

“You aren’t going to do anything stupid,” I said glaring at Tobi. “We’re going to get through this stronger than ever. Isn’t that the point of the challenges?”

He nodded. “I’m still going to talk to Kyle about it before I submit my formal announcement. If there’s any way to get you out of this, I will.”

I rolled my eyes. “I’m a big girl, Landon. I can handle this.”