Page 214 of His White Moonlight
He stopped shaking and opened his eyes to shake his head at me.
“I meant with the pack.”
I thought about it for a second.“If Storm doesn’t already know Miranda, she’ll find a way to casually meet with her to gauge whether she has a chance at winning a challenge.If Storm doesn’t think she has a chance, she’ll possibly team up with Milena and Olivia if they know each other.”
“They do,” Bennett said.“And after watching Miranda fight, I don’t think Storm would win.”
“Then she’ll find another way to get rid of me.”I went quiet, considering what I knew of Storm and how badly she wanted Bennett.“She’ll try to use someone else to do her dirty work.She won’t risk alienating you.Having a chance to mate with you is the whole reason she wants me gone.She might try getting Milena and Olivia to help her.They might agree since they already openly challenged me.That they wouldn’t back off when Dad threatened to leave the pack proves they want me out more than they want you as a mate.”
“What should we do about them?”
I grinned.“Let them try.”
He closed his eyes again and dropped his head back against the headrest.“You’re not making it easy to let go.”
I leaned toward him until my mouth was close to his ear.
“I know.”
His hand was on the back of my head, and his mouth was on mine before I even saw him move.The kiss was sweet and hungry at the same time.My heart flipped at the need he conveyed with each questioning swipe of his tongue, and I found myself kissing him back with equal intensity for the first time.
He moaned into my mouth a second before he released me and gripped the steering wheel.
“Baby, can you open the door without hurting yourself?”The words were rough and strained.
Without saying anything, I got out of the car and leaned against my closed door.I wasn’t waiting for him.I was waiting for my legs to stop shaking.
What the hell were you thinking, Wrenly?
I hadn’t been.I’d gotten caught up in the moment and the kiss.By the moon, how could I like it so much?No, not likeit.How could I likehimso much?
With a heavy sigh, I rubbed my face with my good hand to shake the feeling of the kiss.
Don’t fuck this up now, Wrenly.He said he’d let you go.Do you think he’ll keep his word if you’re suddenly actively kissing him?Idiot.
I pushed away from the car and started walking toward the elevator.
His door slammed as I reached it.I waited for him, knowing he’d only act out if I tried to avoid him.He reached around me to press the call button and threaded his fingers through mine.
“I want to pull away,” I admitted.“I’m terrified showing you any affection will change your mind about letting me go.”
“It won’t,” he said, his hold on my hand tightening.
“If it does, neither of us will survive the fallout, Bennett.”I turned my head to meet his gaze so he could see my seriousness.“I will do anything and everything to live the life I want.”
He nodded once, his gaze shifting to my mouth.
“No kissing at work,” I said, facing forward as the elevator opened.
We rode up in silence, and I let go of his hand just as the doors opened to the main lobby.He didn’t fight to keep hold but followed me out to wait for the next elevator.Walt was in line and saw me.Then he saw my arm.
“I know what you’re thinking,” I said with a smile.“Wulf Enterprises isn’t good for my health.But I promise I was this injury-prone before coming here.”
Bennett’s hand brushed my back.It wasn’t firm like a warning but soft like an apology.
“That was what I was thinking,” Walt admitted.“What happened?”
“A knife fight gone wrong,” I said.
