234 Grace: Do I Have Rabies?
“Is he coming in?” Jer stage whispers to his sister.
My body still hums with the memory of last night, but my brain conjures up a mental spray bottle and spritzes down those thoughts immediately.
His gaze darkens further, and I stop pretending not to understand as I scoot an inch closer.
No! I’m against it. I’m a responsible mother and sex is definitely not going to distract me from being one. Clenching my hands and breathing in the night air, I’ve got myself convinced we’re just saying a brief hello and goodbye when my phone buzzes, distracting me from my mental gymnastics.
I might not be incredibly experienced in bedroom affairs, but I can feel the aura coming off this man and have no interest in creating an 18+ play for minors watching through the window, which means I need to keep myself away from temptation.
The action… I’m willing.
It feels a little like I’m sneaking out, despite Randy knowing exactly whose truck I’m rushing toward.
Then again, maybe Caine could drive off to a secluded little…
The timing, less so.
Caine sits motionless behind the wheel, one arm draped loosely over it as he turns to look at me. His face is sharp in the interior light, his brooding stare a little darker than normal.
The man’s a dictator. And yet…
Excited enough to ignore my identity as a human, despite how clear their disdain was for us just the other day.
Yes, this is the perfect topic to introduce, and I should, but instead the words that come out of my mouth are:
I slip the phone back into my pocket and glance toward the RV. With the blinds the lights on, it’s easy to see Sara and Jer still plastered to the glass, peering outside with curiosity and tracking my every move like baby versions of FBI agents.
Chapter 6
“I’ll heat up some leftovers-”
For the timing, to clarify. Not for the action.
“Aren’t you coming in?” I ask, my voice remarkably steady for the lewd thoughts running through my brain. “The kids want to say hi.”
My tongue darts out to lick my dry lips. I should introduce a neutral subject.
“Just five minutes, Grace.”
No. Bad Grace. Naughty girl, calm yourself down.
I blink. “I don’t know; do you?”
Ron’s the one to walk through the door first, though he pauses to give Bun–who’s ignoring him for noodle–head on the TV–a strange look before heading for the bathroom.
He acts so calm, like he isn’t burning with curiosity over our relationship, and my lips twitch a little. He and Dylan seem far too excited over their alpha being mated…
It makes me wonder how long they’ve been hoping for him to have a mate, and how they can throw their dignity to the ground to accept any mate at all.
“I already ate,” he calls over his shoulder as he disappears into the other bathroom. “I’m taking a shower,” he says, deliberately raising his voice a little.
With purposefully light steps, I cross to the passenger side of the truck and open the door, peering inside with what I hope is casual nonchalance and not a lascivious stare as my eyes zero in on how his muscular thighs fill his jeans.
Ron shoots me an even stranger look, one I interpret as she used to love me before you came along and now you’re corrupting her with this?, but I hope my telepathy with the older kid is on the fritz and I’m wrong.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Grace of a Wolf (by Lenaleia)
Grace needs to get a grip of herself and starts acting like a responsible adult if she wants Caine to treat her as his equal and trust her being a strong capable woman...
All the things she is thinking in her head, she should just tell him like that. Nothing wrong in saying she wants to be treated as equal, have responsibilities....
Well... i "acquired" as you say this child a couple of hours ago! Obviously I didn't make her overnight! 😅🤣...
Ferris 😍😍 Caine is definitely not the brightest bulb in the pack! 😅Thanks God Jack-Eye is smarter! 😉...
This girl is really slow to understand despite living with wolf for so many years.🙄 Caine is a caveman 🤦🏼♀️...
Yet again the wolf is smarter than the man.... Caine is missing really missing interactions skills!...
Fighting the obvious! I love 😍 Fenris! The escape plan is a dead one, completely...
So his wolf can separate and they speak together? Interesting 🤔😊 that's new...