Page 6 of Her Beta

Judging by the dark circles under her eyes, I knew my mate needed her rest. That came first, so our talk could wait until tomorrow. After I’d spent the night with her exactly where she belonged, by my side.

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EVETTE

Letting a stranger into my hotel room, almost having sex with him, and then passing out were all risky decisions that could have resulted in the end of my life. I should have been worried about sleeping with Leyton in the same bed, but I’d never felt safer than last night. And waking up with his arms wrapped around me was something I yearned to experience as often as possible.

Maybe even for the rest of my life, as wild as that sounded when I didn’t really know much about him other than he was the good friend to Aaron and Cressida who had been able to keep calm under the pressure of driving a pregnant woman in labor to the hospital. But there was a lot to be said for a guy who gave me my first orgasm without asking for anything in return. Especially when he followed that up by treating me to breakfast in bed the following morning.

“How did you manage this?” I asked, staring down at the tray of food he’d just set on my lap after stacking and fluffing the pillows behind my back.

“I might live in the wilderness, but even I know there’s an app for just about everything.”

His answer made me smile because it confirmed my earlier guess about him spending a lot of time outdoors. “Define wilderness. Do you have a tent in the woods? RV? Tiny house? Log cabin?”

“That’s a lot of guesses. You listed just about every option except for a cave.” Lifting my legs, he sat on the edge of the mattress and placed them on his lap. “I’m looking forward to learning how your brain works.”

“That doesn’t answer my question.” Before stabbing a piece of French toast with my fork, I pointed the tines at him, ignoring his ridiculous suggestion of him living in a cave. “No matter how delicious this breakfast is, it’s not going to distract me. I want to know more about you, including how you managed to find me last night.”

“First things first…I live in a log cabin.”

“Really?” I squealed, eyes widening. “I’ve always wanted to see one. They look so cool in pictures and movies.”

“Come back home with me, and you can explore mine to your heart’s content,” he offered. “I’ll even serve you breakfast in bed as often as you’d like.”

“You better be careful,” I warned, beaming a smile at him. “I could get used to being treated like a princess and expect stuff like this all the time.”

He didn’t seem the least bit bothered by setting unrealistic expectations in our relationship. Assuming that was what was happening here, and this wasn’t just a fling before I left. Instead, he just shrugged and murmured, “Go ahead. I have no problem with treating you the way you deserve.”

“Are you for real? With all the horrible dating stories I heard in nursing school and at the hospitals I’ve worked at, I didn’t think guys like you existed.”

“I am very much for real,” he murmured with a grin. “But it’s funny that you worded it like that.”

Tilting my head to the side, I asked, “How come?”

“You get enough to eat?” I nodded, and he lifted the tray off my lap. Then he took my hands in his, squeezing gently. “I promised that I’d explain how I found you if you let me into your room last night, but…”

My cheeks heated as he trailed off. “Yeah, things kind of spiraled out of control when I kissed you.”

“In the very best way possible,” he agreed.

“For me at least,” I mumbled, ducking my head.

“Hey.” Leyton pressed his finger beneath my chin until I met his gaze again. “I enjoyed making you fall apart for me.”

“Yeah, but you didn’t…um…get anything out of it for yourself.”

“Sure I did,” he disagreed with a wink. “I had the taste of your sweet pussy in my mouth all night long. Best thing I’ve ever eaten.”

The blush in my cheeks intensified at his dirty talk. It also made my inner thighs clench. “So you’re not mad that I didn’t return the favor?”

Licking his lips with a heated look in his dark eyes, he shook his head. “Not at all. We have all the time in the world to explore what we like in and out of bed.”

The way he didn’t hesitate to openly talk about a future with us together was yet another example of how incredible he was. “You seem awfully sure about that.”

“Because I have no doubt that you’re meant to be mine.”

His certainty was incredibly attractive, especially when I was so confused by the depth of the connection between us when we barely knew each other. “How can you be so certain about that?”

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