An Unwanted Second Chance (JB Tirado) novel Chapter 74

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Kent had lunch sent up as well, setting the breakfast dishes outside the door. They ate sitting cross legged

on the floor on either side of the coffee table. Afterwards, Kent took a quick shower and then went to Riley’s

room to collect some of her clothes while she showered. She was out of the shower and twisting her hair into

a knot at the top of her head, wearing only a towel, when Kent walked in with her clothes. He laid them down

on the counter and then leaned against the door frame, watching her with wolfish eyes.

“I don’t get privacy to get changed?” she asked with a smirk.

“Nope,” he answered, the corner of his mouth twitching up. “Now that I got you, I’m not letting you out of my sight. Plus I like the view.”

She rolled her eyes as she dropped her towel and reached for her underwear. He was in between her and the

clothes in a second. He ran a hand down her arm arm while the other grabbed her ass, pulling her against

him. She could feel through his clothes that he was already hard.

“Kent,” she gasped as he buried his face into her neck, kissing her. “They are going to be waiting for us. We

don’t have time.”

“Let them wait,” he murmured against the skin of her neck, his breath hot. He picked her up and sat her on

the bathroom counter, kissing her deeply. He ran his hands up her thighs, his fingers brushing against her

core. She moaned as he ran his fingers over her slick folds.

Someone banged on the bedroom door, but Kent continued as if he heard nothing, slipping a finger inside her.

“Kent, stop,” she said, her voice rising up an octave. “Someone is here.”

“Don’t care,” he murmured, grazing his teeth over her fresh mark as his fingers kept stroking her, making her

body shake.

“Kent!” Max’s voice boomed on the other side of the door as he banged on it again. “Open the f*****g door!”

Kent sighed, slipping his fingers from inside her and taking a step back. “Get dressed,” he said, looking her up

and down as he put the two fingers that had been inside her into his mouth.

“Kent!” She felt her body heat up as he grinned at her, taking a step out of the bathroom.

Max pounded on the door again.

“Yeah, yeah,” Kent shouted as he pulled the door to the bathroom closed. Riley quickly got dressed, throwing on a pair of jeans and a black sweater as she heard Kent open the door.

“We’re waiting for you,” she heard Max yell as the door opened. “Why the hell do you have a block on your

mindlinks right now? I wanted to meet this morning and Pat gave me some lame ass excuse about you not

feeling well. Now we’ve been waiting for twenty f*****g minutes in there and Leo has no f*****g idea where Riley is.”

Riley straightened her sweater and pushed open the bathroom door. Max was standing a step inside the

room, his face red as he yelled at Kent, but he froze when the door opened. She could see the bandages

wrapping down one arm and peeking up around the neck of his shirt. Max stared at Riley for a moment, his mouth agape. She could see the moment he realized what was happening as a wide smile spread across his

face.

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“Glad to see you’re feeling better,” she said as she walked across the room to where Kent had set her shoes by the bed.

He stared at her for a moment longer before laughing. “I get it now. Pat was covering for you two.” He clapped Kent on the shoulder. “It’s about damn time.”

Kent laughed. “Thanks, I think.”

“How official is this?” Max asked, gesturing between Kent and Riley.

“Completely official,” Kent said, pulling the collar of his shirt enough to show Max the fresh mark on his collarbone. “I’ll need to inform the elders and we’ll have to plan a Luna Ceremony.”

“Wait. A what?” Riley felt the color drain out of her face.

“A Luna Ceremony,” Kent said slowly, raising an eyebrow. “Surely you know what that is, right?”

“Of course I do.” She rolled her eyes, knowing he was talking about the ceremony in which she would be officially announced and then accepted into the pack as Luna. “I just forgot that would have to happen. I’m not good with planning parties.”

“That’s why we have Penny,” Max replied with a smile. “She lives for these things. She’ll handle it all. Don’t worry about it.” He took a step forward, leaning down to hug Riley gently.

“Thank you,” he whispered in her ear, “for being good to him.”

Max let go and straightened up. “Everyone is waiting in your office,” he said, looking at Kent. “I think you’ve kept everyone waiting long enough.”

Kent took Riley’s hand as they walked down to the office.

“I found Kent in his room,” Max announced as they walked in. “I also found Riley in Kent’s room.”

She heard a murmur of voices as she walked in. Pat and Penny were sitting on the couch while Leo and

Wesley sat in their usual chairs.

“I suppose it’s just a coincidence that you both disappeared and reappeared at the same time,” Leo said, winking at her.

Riley smiled at him as she sunk down into the empty chair and Kent moved to his seat behind the desk.

“You should be excited, my dear,” Max exclaimed to Penny as he sat down beside her, taking her hand. “You’re

going to get to plan a big party.”

Penny’s eyes lit up. “A Luna Ceremony? I’ve got so many ideas already.” She looked at Riley. “I started planning it as soon as I found out about you two. It will be amazing. You’re going to be such a great luna, especially since I heard you are the only one that can kick Kent’s ass in a fight.”

“Did you know?” Wesley asked, looking at Patrick. “Is that why you could only come up with some lame–ass

headache as an excuse?”

Patrick smirked. “Yeah, I knew. I went to see him this morning and saw the mark on him. I just wanted to let

them tell everyone themselves though.” He shot a pointed look at Max.

Max shrugged. “What can I say? I like to share good news.”

Kent rolled his eyes. “Ok, Beta, whatever you say. Now let’s get to the point of this meeting.”

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Max raised an eyebrow. “Somewhere else you’d rather be?”

“Obviously,” Riley replied.

There was a collective chuckle.

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Max smiled for a moment before it flickered away, his forehead creasing. The atmosphere shifted dramatically in a matter of seconds. Gone were the jokes and happiness for Kent and Riley, replaced by the

worry of what was going to happen with the rogues and Evan.

“I am not willing to entertain the idea of giving Evan to that woman,” Max finally said quietly. “I know that he

isn’t technically ours to keep, but I don’t think she is safe for him to be around. Penny and I have discussed things in depth and we want to speak to the commander at the council. We want to let him know what has

happened and see what he suggests going forward.”

Kent nodded and looked over at Riley. “What do you think?”

Riley considered it for a moment. “I agree with you that I don’t think she is stable or safe for Evan. I agree that reaching out to the commander for guidance in this case would be best. I can call him to discuss your

concerns. I have other things to discuss with him as well.”

She assumed they all knew that the other things were Kent.

Max nodded and looked at Penny. “Anything else?”

Penny bit her bottom lip, her cheeks turning red. “No,” she whispered. “I just want him to be safe.”

“I’ll make the call and I’ll let everyone know what he says,” Riley said.

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