Page 29 of Love Bites Hard

He couldn’t have, could he?

I’d have to pay attention if he didn’t sleep next to me again the next time I went to bed.

“Do you want to talk about what happened?” Blair checked.

“I don’t know.” I closed my eyes. “Apparently, wolves screw their mates in public to claim them.”

Blair sucked in a breath.

“Yeah. There’s this gazebo in the forest. He closed the curtains over it, so no one could see us, but I’m sure they could hear.”

“Holy shit. Did he force you?”

I laughed softly. “No. He wouldn’t. I don’t think so, at least. He definitely didn’t have to. It was fucking incredible. Mated wolf sex isnotlike normal siren sex.”

“But he didn’t sleep with you afterward?”

“No.” I bit my lip. “He carried me back to the Manor and left. I haven’t seen him since.”

“Wow.”

“Yeah. I don’t know what to do, now. Or what to think. Or even how to feel. I usually have an idea, but I’m freaking clueless. What’s my next move here?”

“Well, what’s the pack like?”

“Some of them love me. They gave me presents. Chocolate, a bath bomb, and a vibrator.”

Blair snorted. “So it’s heaven.”

“Right?” My lips curved upward just a little, but my smile faded. “I think some of them want me dead, too.”

“Well, that’s not good.”

“Nope.”

“Do they respect or fear Porter enough not to try to hurt you? Is he doing anything to try to get them under control?”

“I have no idea.”

“Then I think that’s your next move. Figure out the situation. Learn how much of the pack wants you dead, and how much of it loves you. Decide whether or not Porter can remove that risk.”

“Okay, I can do that.” I’d need to focus on the pack bond. If I spent enough time submerged in it, I could decide where to go from there. “If he can’t remove the risk…”

“Then you leave,” Blair said simply. “Not everyone at Vamp Manorlikessirens, but they fear or respect Damian enough that we’re safe here. If Porter can’t make that happen for you, you’ll come back. If he tries to keep you there, we’ll break you out.”

“Thank you.”

“I’m your sister. No thanks required. Do they have a pool there?”

“No, but there’s a lake.”

“Oooh. I want a lake.”

“I’m sure if you tell Hale, he’ll figure out a way to make you one.”

Blair laughed. “Or he’ll just fuck me in the pool until I decide I’m fine without it.”

I snorted. “TMI.”

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