His Estranged Mate

Chapter 54: Calm Before the Storm?

CONNOR

I hear a very loud command in my head, momentarily distracting me from my mate's delicious body underneath me.

"I am heading towards Crimson Shadow with Dominic. Cayden's in the infirmary, so I'm leaving you to be alert for any rogue activity. Is that fine?" asks Fenris through the Alpha link, forcing me to separate my body from Catrina's and sit up in the bed.

She frowns at my sudden withdrawal, letting out something between a growl and a groan, showing her displeasure clearly. I don't reply to her, just pull her on my lap, cuddling her close so that the heat doesn't cause any pain in her body while replying to the Alpha King.

"It's okay. But do you need any help? Do you have any leads on your sister?" I ask this since I know that yesterday he was trying to find a link to prove that his sister was really in that cavern. We don't want to enter into an ambush if the rogue, Lance turned out to be lying.

"Nora's with me and she says that she can detect a life force related to my mom, which means that there's a big chance of my sister being there," says Fenris and even in the mind-link, I can feel his growls.

"Okay. I'll conduct a perimeter check in a few hours," I reply, indirectly letting him know that I am with my mate now.

"Mates first. I'll try to be as quick as I can. Just be alert," he says and I feel his presence receding from the mind-link.

I let out a sigh, rubbing my palms on Catrina's smooth back, my wolf eager to play with her but because her wolf's not showing up, he's becoming antsy now.

"What the hell, Connor?" yells my mate, startling me a bit before I focus on her flushed face. Her pupils are dilated and her nostrils are flared, smelling our combined arousal. Her hands have clenched on my shoulders, surely leaving marks behind. She's sitting astride me on my lap, and she's dripping wet on my cock.

Fuck! I want to fuck her raw.

"I am sorry, Solnyshko. Fenris linked to inform that he's going to raid the castle," I inform her, deliberately not informing her about her cousin, not wanting to raise any false hopes.

I watch as emotions play across her face, embarrassment and envy at the forefront and I pull her in for a kiss, hoping to distract her from her unnecessary emotions. I know she's envious of this ability to link telepathically because of our full-wolves and I don't want to add to her feeling by talking any more about the conversation.

"Connor," she mumbles against my lips, pushing at my chest, making me frown when she successfully pushes me back a little with surprising strength.

"What?" I whisper but it comes out a bit like a rumble which arouses her instead of scaring her, much to my surprise. She's becoming less and less afraid of my wolf form and more and more daring to play with my wolf, nowadays.

She doesn't shy away from my touch, neither does she keep things in her mind, especially since a few hours ago when I agreed to adopt that pup. It's both exhilarating and tiring but I would take it anytime when compared to her hesitant and formal attitude towards me.

"You pulled out," she says and then sniffles a bit, surprising me with her mood swings. I make her look at me by tipping her chin up and cup her face with one hand.

"Fenris linked me suddenly and I didn't want to be inside you while talking to someone," I whisper, hoping that she would understand my intention. She thinks for a while, her lips forming a perfect pout tempting me to kiss her, which I do.

"Umm. Stop," she says, once again pushing me, making me growl at her. She giggles a bit and my heart swells in pride to know that I am the one who put that smile on her face. Her lips are all swollen from my kisses with her face flushed. Her cheeks, ear and neck having marks from my teeth. Her hair is all messed up, giving her a thoroughly fucked look.