He made a deep sound in his throat as my hand came around his hardening cock. But I needed him to know something before we continued.
“I kissed Rowan tonight,” I confessed.
“I know.”
“You do?”
Lake lightly nipped at my nose. “I saw you.”
“So youwerein the trees behind the alley.”
“Yes.” He smoothed his fingers along my jaw. “You kissing him didn’t upset me if that’s what’s worrying you.”
It totally was. Despite going through this same thing before—with Briar and with Lake—I couldn’t help but feel guilty bringing another man into my life. “My feelings for him don’t take away what I feel for you.”
“I know.” He nuzzled my cheek. “As Maddox says, I know a part of your heart will always be mine.”
“It’s true. And it’s a piece no one else will ever touch.” I lifted a hand to his silky hair while moving my other along his shaft. “My wolf.”
“My human.” He smiled down at me with parted lips and bedroom eyes, softly groaning as my palm worked him. “Forever.”
“Forever.”
Sex with Lake that night was tender and slow. Perfect. As we lay together afterward, breaths uneven and heartbeats wild, I thought of the two men we’d left behind in Bremloc. Men I couldn’t wait to hold again.
A shadow passed over the window.
I turned my head and saw Rowan on the other side of the glass. Hood up and face covered, showing only his eyes, he perched on the narrow ledge. My thief in the night. I fluttered my fingers in a small wave before lifting the blanket to get out of bed.
Rowan placed his hand on the window and tapped it once, shaking his head. A sign he didn’t want to come in. After a lingering gaze, he then dashed out of sight.
“He’s so hard to read,” I mumbled. “Why pop in just to leave right after?”
Lake roughly exhaled and hooked me around the waist, tugging me back down beside him. “If he wants to stay out in the cold, let him.”
Fortunately, in the southern city of Exalos, winters were mild. A bit breezy in the daytime but warm when the sun shone down on you without cloud cover. Nighttime was chilly but not too cold. Rowan was probably running across rooftops and leaping through the air.
As I snuggled back against Lake and closed my eyes, I imagined a sky of glimmering stars and a moon so big it looked close enough to reach out and grab.
I remembered what it felt like to fly.
