beautiful to me than any other woman I have ever met. I don’t
ever want to hear you putting yourself down like that. Would you tell your baby
sister that?”
Gale gave a sharp look of shock and gasped. “Of course not.”
“Even if she was getting a little heavier
than other girls her age?” he asked.
Gale’s brows knitted together. “Never, she’s
beautiful no matter what.”
“Exactly. But if you did tell her that, do you think
she would start to believe it?”
“Yes.”
“Well, it works the same way when you tell
yourself things. If those things are negative, it will drag you down, but if
you constantly encourage yourself, it will lift you up. And how you view
yourself or treat yourself, reflects on others around
you. They can grow confident or insecure by watching how you think of yourself.
I love everything about you. I don’t want you insulting my mate, and I’ve
discovered I’m extremely defensive of her.” He ended the last sentence with an
amused smile.
Gale thought for only a moment, and then a
warm and wide smile spread across her face. He could see the tears start to
form in her eyes. He leaned down and brushed his lips across hers. He didn’t
want to stop at just a brush like last time, especially with her confidence
being so fragile, so he gladly took the kiss further.
Alphy ran his tongue over the seam of her
lips. They parted in a muffled gasp, and he dipped his tongue in to taste his
mate. Her honey flavor burst over his tongue. He felt his shaft strain the
front of his pants, causing abundant pain, which pulled him out of his lust
enough to end the kiss. His instincts to claim her right here in the store ran
heavy, and he didn’t want to take her in a public place.
He pulled back to see his mate still had her
eyes shut. She swayed just a bit before her eyes fluttered open to reveal a
glazed look in her eyes. He suddenly didn’t feel much like being out in public,
and he agreed with his bear. They wanted her in their den so they could explore
their mate much more thoroughly.
They finished their list and made their way
through the check stand. After loading the truck, they headed back to the Inn. Alphy
was alarmed to see a muscular man banging on the door to their room with two
others standing nearby acting as scouts. He smelled heavy fear coming from his
mate.
“Do you know those men?” he asked her,
already guessing the answer.
She nodded her head shakily. “Thos-se are t-t-the…”
He grabbed her hand. “Ok, I’ll take care of
this, but I need you stay here.” He squeezed her hand, but she didn’t let go
right away when he tried to leave the truck. He looked back to her, and she was
very white. “I know what I’m doing. I need you to trust me. It will be all right,”
he promised. She let go, and he made his way over to the three men. He could
smell their scent. They were definitely elk shifters.
The closest one stepped forward as he
approached. He held up his hand, and Alphy knew he started talking before he
had smelled him, or he wouldn’t have gotten in his way. “Hey, buddy, nothing
going on here. We’re just apprehending some…”
He didn’t get to finish before Alphy laid him
out.
The other two quickly approached. “Hey! Back
off. Who the hell— oof .”
Two down on the ground. Alphy turned his sights on the now frightened
third enforcer. The elk shifter held his hands up and sniffed the air, and his
eyes got bigger. To enter into an alpha’s territory unannounced, especially if
you were of any rank, was a major offense, one held against the encroaching
pack. They could scent his anger and feel his presence, so they knew now they
were in someone’s territory and that they were not welcome.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. We didn’t know there was a pack near here.
We didn’t know we were in your territory. If you just let me explain—”
Alphy did want to hear what they had to say.
The more information he could get to incriminate the alpha and his
ever want to hear you putting yourself down like that. Would you tell your baby
sister that?”
Gale gave a sharp look of shock and gasped. “Of course not.”
“Even if she was getting a little heavier
than other girls her age?” he asked.
Gale’s brows knitted together. “Never, she’s
beautiful no matter what.”
“Exactly. But if you did tell her that, do you think
she would start to believe it?”
“Yes.”
“Well, it works the same way when you tell
yourself things. If those things are negative, it will drag you down, but if
you constantly encourage yourself, it will lift you up. And how you view
yourself or treat yourself, reflects on others around
you. They can grow confident or insecure by watching how you think of yourself.
I love everything about you. I don’t want you insulting my mate, and I’ve
discovered I’m extremely defensive of her.” He ended the last sentence with an
amused smile.
Gale thought for only a moment, and then a
warm and wide smile spread across her face. He could see the tears start to
form in her eyes. He leaned down and brushed his lips across hers. He didn’t
want to stop at just a brush like last time, especially with her confidence
being so fragile, so he gladly took the kiss further.
Alphy ran his tongue over the seam of her
lips. They parted in a muffled gasp, and he dipped his tongue in to taste his
mate. Her honey flavor burst over his tongue. He felt his shaft strain the
front of his pants, causing abundant pain, which pulled him out of his lust
enough to end the kiss. His instincts to claim her right here in the store ran
heavy, and he didn’t want to take her in a public place.
He pulled back to see his mate still had her
eyes shut. She swayed just a bit before her eyes fluttered open to reveal a
glazed look in her eyes. He suddenly didn’t feel much like being out in public,
and he agreed with his bear. They wanted her in their den so they could explore
their mate much more thoroughly.
They finished their list and made their way
through the check stand. After loading the truck, they headed back to the Inn. Alphy
was alarmed to see a muscular man banging on the door to their room with two
others standing nearby acting as scouts. He smelled heavy fear coming from his
mate.
“Do you know those men?” he asked her,
already guessing the answer.
She nodded her head shakily. “Thos-se are t-t-the…”
He grabbed her hand. “Ok, I’ll take care of
this, but I need you stay here.” He squeezed her hand, but she didn’t let go
right away when he tried to leave the truck. He looked back to her, and she was
very white. “I know what I’m doing. I need you to trust me. It will be all right,”
he promised. She let go, and he made his way over to the three men. He could
smell their scent. They were definitely elk shifters.
The closest one stepped forward as he
approached. He held up his hand, and Alphy knew he started talking before he
had smelled him, or he wouldn’t have gotten in his way. “Hey, buddy, nothing
going on here. We’re just apprehending some…”
He didn’t get to finish before Alphy laid him
out.
The other two quickly approached. “Hey! Back
off. Who the hell— oof .”
Two down on the ground. Alphy turned his sights on the now frightened
third enforcer. The elk shifter held his hands up and sniffed the air, and his
eyes got bigger. To enter into an alpha’s territory unannounced, especially if
you were of any rank, was a major offense, one held against the encroaching
pack. They could scent his anger and feel his presence, so they knew now they
were in someone’s territory and that they were not welcome.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. We didn’t know there was a pack near here.
We didn’t know we were in your territory. If you just let me explain—”
Alphy did want to hear what they had to say.
The more information he could get to incriminate the alpha and his
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