She shook her head. “No, we can’t do that.”
“Do what?” he asked, teasing her.
“You know what. I’m not going to think straight until I know what’s going on.” She put the empty bowl of salad down and started to pace.
“I need to find my sister. She’ll have the answers.”
“How?” she asked, clearly stressing out.
Standing up, he walked around the desk going to her. Pulling her into his arms, Zeke inhaled her warm fresh scent. “We’ve got to go away from here,” he said.
“What? Why?”
“The full moon is over, and I’m needed back in the city. My men are only here to offer me protection under this current threat.” He pushed her long brown hair over her shoulder and inhaled her scent. She smelled like his woman. He felt his canines lengthen, getting ready for him to strike and claim her as his mate.
“What do you want me to do?” she asked.
“You’ll be coming with me. Dad’s taking Jessica with him until we know more. The only safe place for wolves right now is within the city. Our agreement is until the next full moon. We’ve got three weeks left.”
“I know how long we’ve got left.” She looked up at him. Her brown eyes were hooded. Moving his hand down, he cupped her ass, squeezing the supple flesh. She moaned. “Is that all you think about?” she asked.
“You’ve got a body for f**king. I’m just like any red blooded male. Any man who got the pleasure of having you to themselves would take full advantage.”
She obviously liked the way he was speaking. Pushing the shirt he’d given her out of the way he slid his fingers underneath the band of her pants. Her pu**y was slick to the touch and burning hot. Mary opened her thighs giving him better access.
“I feel how much you need me. Tonight, you’ll be ready for me. Once I start f**king you I’m not going to stop until you come all over my cock.”
Tilting her head back, he sank his fingers into her core as he sucked on her neck. She relented, thrusting onto his fingers as if her life depended on it.
“I’ve got you, baby, f**k my hand,” he said.
Her body was heating up with every passing second. Her wolf purred at him for his cock.
Smiling, he sucked on her neck, pressing his thumb to her clit.
She shattered around his fingers. Minutes later as he was bringing her down from her orgasm, a knock sounded at the door. Removing his fingers from her body he called for his father to enter.
Mary kept her head buried against his chest. Her heart was pounding, and her hand was caressing his chest.
“Hello, son, I was told I’d find you here,” his father said.
“Dad, I’d like you to meet Mary.” Zeke made the introductions quickly. Her cheeks were bright red as she looked at his father.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you…”
“Name’s William, honey. I imagine my son hasn’t told you anything other than Dad or his father.”
She smiled. “Something like that, yes.”
His father was putting her at ease.
“Son, go and get us a drink while I talk with this gem of yours.”
Mary giggled.
Chuckling, he took the plate of empty food and headed toward the kitchen. Jane and Max were making out in the corner as some of the Alphas were talking. They stopped when he entered the room.
“How is your woman handling the news?” Max asked.
“She’s shocked by what we found with Roger and Dani.” The diary in the center of the table was Dani’s that had given them an insight into what was happening. “Anything new in there?” he asked, putting the plates in the sink.
“Not yet. We’re looking through it. Taking it back home with us, we’re going to look into her contacts. We think there could be an outside source or something else. I don’t know what the hell is going on to force pack leaders to turn against their own,” one of the Alphas said.
Nodding, he filled several glasses with water and walked over to Jane and Max.
“Are you two all set to return home?” he asked. They were his closest friends, and he would hate to have anything happen to them.
“We’re packed,” Jane said. “Are you sure this is wise?”
“It’s our only solution with what’s happening as otherwise we’re going to risk being out in the open,” he said.
“We killed them, Zeke. What kind of threat do they pose?” Max asked.
“My sister is still out there. She’s been missing for a long time, and according to her file she wasn’t with them very long.” Zeke glanced over at the Alphas talking amongst themselves. “I think it’s logical to suggest she got caught up in something much worse. I couldn’t handle anything happening to you.”
“What do you mean about something much worse?” Jane asked.
“They were experimenting on us. How do we know someone else wasn’t interested in knowing our secret?” Zeke wasn’t prepared to take the chance that a bigger, deadlier party wasn’t involved. Keeping all of them protected was his top priority.
Heading back to the study he heard his father and Mary talking. Standing outside he listened to them laugh and joke for several minutes before he walked inside. He would do everything to protect Mary. Zeke felt responsible for her. He brought her into his world, but he’d not been there to protect her when she needed him most.
Chapter Nine
Zeke’s apartment was entirely different from his house that he shared with the pack in the county. Glancing out of the window on the tenth floor, Mary wondered what the attraction was with heights. If anything happened to his windows he would plunge to his death. Staring down at the concrete floor, she took a step back needing the comfort of the ground.
He’d left her in his sitting room to take a shower. Looking around the room, Mary was embarrassed by her small apartment. What surprised her was how close they lived together. She was about five blocks away from him. They could have crossed paths in the street, and she wouldn’t have even realized it.
Not possible, you’d remember a man like Zeke.
The sound of the shower being turned off alerted her to his presence. Turning to the sound of him getting closer she felt her cheeks heat at the sight of him wet and covered in only a towel.
“How can you live so far up?” she asked, turning back to look at the window. Heat flooded her body, and she was embarrassed for an entirely new reason.
Zeke chuckled. “Honey, I can smell you all the way over here. I know you want me.” He walked up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. “Take your clothes off.”