Page 27 of Arrested By My Mate

“Swear that I’ll make up for arresting you,” he promises as he takes my hand. “That’s not why I got the door, though. I like taking care of you. My wolf and I, we need to make sure that you’re safe and happy.”

“Well, I am,” I assure him.

“Good.”

He leans down and drops a kiss on my lips, one that is over way too fast.

“Am I still feeling the mating heat?” I ask him as we make our way up the porch steps.

“Nope, guess you just want me,” he says with a cocky smirk.

I roll my eyes, but I can’t deny that it’s true.

He unlocks the front door and lets me walk in ahead of him. My eyes scan the open floor plan, and I smile. It’s so bright and relaxing in here. There’s a couch and loveseat in the living room, a soft looking dark green rug beneath them. My eyes trail up the staircase and I want to suggest that we start the tour upstairs in one of the bedrooms, but Tucker squeezes my hand and leads me further into the living room before I can.

“So, downstairs, we have the living room, kitchen, and half bath,” he says.

He leads me around the kitchen, and I poke my head into the bathroom.

“Looks nice. I love the tile backsplash in the kitchen.”

“I’m glad. Anything that you don’t like, we’ll change.”

There he goes again, showing me just how obsessed he is with making me happy. I melt a little inside as he leads me out of the kitchen and towards the stairs.

“Then upstairs, we have our bedroom, two guest bedrooms, and an office.”

We walk past the open bedroom doors, and I smile at the guest bedrooms. I assume that he’s leading me to our room, and my body heats, already priming itself for a repeat of last night.

Then he pushes open a door, and my mouth drops open when I see what’s inside.

“What is all of this?” I ask him.

“Recording equipment. I looked it up online to see what all you would need to start a podcast, but if any of it is wrong, oryou want something else, just let me know, and we can order it for you.”

“You… You bought me all of this? Why?When?” I stress.

“The day that you told me that was what you wanted to do,” he says simply, and my heart swells with love for this man.

“Thank you,” I whisper, wrapping my arms around his waist and burying my face in his chest.

“Of course, Nori. Anything for you, mate.”

He kisses the top of my head, and I marvel at how fate brought us together.

“This can be your home studio,” he says once I’ve gotten my emotions under control. “Or if you prefer a different room or space, let me know, and we’ll get it moved there.”

“This is perfect,” I promise him.

I step away from him to explore the setup and get lost in all of the familiar equipment. My mind is already spinning with ideas and all of the research that I’ll have to do. Excitement bubbles inside of me, and I grin as I spin around in my shiny new office chair.

“Here’s your phone. Looks like the battery is still okay if you wanted to call your uncle now.”

My smile drops, and I nod.

“I’m not sure how he’s going to take all of this,” I admit to Tucker. “What do I tell him? I don’t want to tell him about shifters. I don’t trust him with that.”

“Just say that there was a change of plans, that you met someone. You don’t have to tell him anything other than that you’re alright if that’s what you want.”

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