Page 73 of House of Kallan
“You’re not as gentlemanly as you appear,” I said.
His smile turned wicked. “I am. Just not behind closed doors.”
I huffed/snorted as I brought his briefs back up and tucked his dick inside. His pants came next, and I stood as I pulled them up. As soon as I had him all tucked away again, he pulled me roughly against him and kissed me deeply. I was sure with as thoroughly as he kissed me, he could taste himself on me.
“I’ll make you scream later, love,” he said against my lips.
It would have been nice if I could have thought of some snarky comment, but his words literally went straight to my core and my entire body clenched in anticipation. I wasn’t sure I was a fan of the way he had me on strings and yet… Yes, I was. Isowas.
As he kissed me again, my phone rang. Sighing, I took a step back and fished my phone from my pocket. It was Taylour, so I answered.
“Hey, Taylour.”
“Hi. You free? I have a few placements I want to run by you,” she said.
I smiled. Nowhere in her job description was she expected to get my input or opinion about her placements. I thought she did because she knew how much each of my patients meant to me.
“Yes. Give me ten minutes. I’m just finishing up in the library. Your office or mine?”
“Mine is a disaster, so let’s meet in yours. See you in ten.”
We hung up and I met Hawthorn’s eyes. “Gotta do some work,” I said, not appreciating at all how smug he looked. I wasn’t sure if it was his sudden ghosting or that he filled my mouth that had him looking at me like that. “You can continue down here or hang with the kids or… I can meet you at home if you want.”
Hawthorn took my hand in his and guided me to the door. “We’ll go home together. After I walk you to your office and find some coffee, I’ll continue in the library. It occurs to me that we haven’t looked in these back corners where it’s dark.”
“Do you think it’s intentionally kept that way to discourage people from venturing there?” I asked.
“That was my first thought too. I’ll take a look and let you know. Give me a call when you’re done, and I’ll let you know if I’ve found anything worth looking at.”
I gave him a kiss as we stopped in front of my office door. “Okay, have fun.”
He hummed as he turned and left. Honestly, his ass was probably one of the best I’ve ever seen. Wonder if I could convince him to wander around without pants on more often when we got home. It was my understanding that they convinced Aden to cook naked on the regular. I thought it was only fair that the others at least pay back that favor.
I’d barely sat when Taylour knocked on my door. I waved her in, and she looked around. “It’s weird that I haven’t seen Tyrus around.”
Tyrus hadn’t been here since taking Bael home. I thought we all missed him; even those who claimed they were thankful that he finally went home where he belonged. I’d caught them looking for Tyrus in the orphan wing where Bael used to be and frowning when they didn’t see him there.
I would make sure to tell him. I think he’d really appreciate knowing that he was missed.
“Okay,” I said, leaning forward. “Who are you looking at?”
“I have a few, but I wanted to ask your opinion about the Shadowkind. Are you looking to put all eight within the same family?”
My breath caught. I didn’t want them going to a family at all. A selfish part of me wanted to keep them here so I could look after them and watch them grow.
But that seemed unreasonable. Right? “Uh,” I said, hesitating. “Yes. I think so.”
Ugh. Why was that so hard to say?
“I know that’s a big ask since there are eight Shadowkind. Maybe split them between two families if we can’t get all eightinto one household?” I suggested. They can’t stay at Haven forever. That’s not fair to them or the staff.
Taylour nodded. “That’s what I was thinking. It was just a thought. I have no placement for them yet.” I sighed in relief. “Let’s talk about toothy girl. She has a name, right?”
I laughed and settled in for the conversation.
Tatum
I really loved spendingtime with my guys. Taking days off used to leave me feeling lost and aimless. There was always something better to do with my time than hanging out at home, bored. Sitting in the quiet of my apartment, trying to convince myself that this was necessary for my mental health.
