Page 33 of Alpha's Sunflower Smiles

I nodded but decided not to test it straight away. I’d let him have his breakfast and his coffee first.

Sure enough, by the time he’d finished eating and he’d finished his second cup – turned out he needed more coffee than I did – Pete was back to being himself.

He put the plates in the dishwasher and then came over to me, sliding his arms around my waist and pulling me close. I began to realise that this was Pete’s favourite position. With me held close to him and his arms pinning me against him.

Not that I was complaining. I wanted to burst with happiness.

He kissed me, a quick peck on the lips.

“Thank you for breakfast.”

“It was your food.”

“You made it for us. So thank you.”

He kissed me again, this time a bit longer. He teased my lips until I opened up for him and then he slid his tongue inside to own my mouth. When he drew back, I was panting and probably flushed and my body was tingling all over with arousal.

Pete smirked. “And thank you for putting up with before-coffee me.”

That made a laugh burst out of me, and I thought I could get my body under control again.

“Any time,” I promised him.

He kissed me again, another peck, and then let me go.

“If we’re going, we’ll have to go now or I’m going to strip you down and fuck you again. Your choice.”

When I hesitated – because, seriously, that second option was tempting – Pete laughed and I blushed and hurried to find my shoes so we could go.

Besides, I didn’t think Alder was the sort of man who liked to be kept waiting.

Chapter 14

Pete

Iknew that being jealous made me an ass but I couldn’t help it. Wilfred was happy to go into work and spend the day with another man and I was grouchy about it.

My possessive instincts would settle down soon but for the first few days of a new relationship – especially one that meant as much to me as this one did – I was fighting the urge to drag my man home like a caveman.

The way he’d melted against me when I kissed him this morning had gone a long way to soothing me. As I drove us both back to the shop, I took his hand and let the physical contact continue to do that.

Wilfred looked out of the window and his lips were drawn up in a half smile. I wasn’t sure whether he was just thinking happy thoughts or whether he was completely onto me. At least he wasn’t unhappy, either way.

When we got to the shop, I recognised the three people standing outside it. One was the alpha, Ty, and his omega,Ronnie. They were watching the mad professor pace up and down.

Nice to know that he was real and not a figment of my imagination.

He must be Alder.

I’d barely parked up when Alder came bounding over and opened Wilfred’s door, flinging it open and trying to hustle Wilfred out. I was annoyed again. I’d wanted to open Wilfred’s door for him and help him out.

It was the sort of small act I could do to make my alpha side feel like I was taking care of and protecting my man, without getting possessive and growly about it.

I think I glared at everyone as I got out the car and locked up, watching Alder hurry Wilfred to the shop, already saying, “Come on, come on, I want to play with your things. I’ve got morequestions.”

Wilfred was laughing so hard he could hardly get the key in the lock and Alder took hold of his hand to guide him.

Wilfred let him.

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