House of Blood and Beasts

34. Vulnerable Secrets

    Ruhn lay on his side, watching Sarai as she drew steadying breaths. Her eyes were closed and her lips slightly parted. The urge to kiss her was almost overwhelming, but Ruhn waited. He'd already given in to a few instinctive urges this morning, which had only made them stronger.

    After just four hours of sleep, they'd both woke with the same thought in mind. Sarai had pulled Ruhn on top of her and took him in her hand, then spread her legs apart so he could pleasure her with his fingers at the same time. He'd managed to do so for half an hour, before the screaming instincts in his gut and the ache in his body grew too much. He'd thrust into her, and Sarai had simply held on.

    Sarai blinked her eyes open and rolled over, facing him at last. Ruhn smiled, cupping her cheek in his palm and touching a soft kiss to her lips. Sarai draped her arms around his neck. "When will Flynn and Declan be back?" She asked.

    Ruhn thought for a moment. "I'm not sure. Their patrol shouldn't have taken all night, but maybe they went to a bar afterwards."

    "Did you tell them you were planning on bringing me home?" She giggled.

    "No, but they knew I was going to the White Raven to see you." He nuzzled her neck, breathing in her warm scent. "Otherwise I would've been on patrol too."

    "Mm. I imagine you don't regret your choice?"

    "Fuck no." He wrapped an arm around her waist and began to rub the small of her back.

    Sarai laughed. "I can only imagine what they'll say to you when they get back."

    "What do you think the Devils will say to you?"

    Sarai's lips stretched into a grin. Ruhn studied her expression, memorizing every little detail that he could find. The natural curl of her lashes. The few dark freckles spattered across her cheeks. The sparkle in her onyx eyes. The way the right corner of her mouth sat higher than the left while she smiled.

    "Nathalie will ask me if it was worth it, and then pester me about what we did. Danika will probably call me a whore and praise me for wrapping you around my finger," Sarai began.

    "I am not wrapped around your finger," Ruhn protested.

    "You said, and I quote 'You have complete control over me.' That basically means that I have you wrapped around my finger."

    He rolled his eyes, but smiled. "Whatever."

    "Now, Zach and Zelda," Sarai continued, "won't have much to say about it. Zach might tease me, and that'll be all. Same with Thorne. Bronson will make my life a literal Hel, but in a funny way. And Connor..."

    Ruhn bristled at the mention of the male. Hadn't he and Sarai slept together shortly after their investigation began? If that Wolf caused a single problem for her, he'd... "Hey, don't be an alphahole." Sarai's voice interrupted his thoughts.

    Ruhn knit his brows. "An alpha-what?"

    "An alphahole. You know, one of those males who become all possessive and territorial the minute you fuck, and they think every male you associate with is a threat. They get insanely jealous and moody. They're obsessed with keeping you all to themselves."

    Ruhn pursed his lips. "Oh." She had just described his father perfectly, and he was the last person Ruhn wanted to be like.

    "Don't be one of them."

    "I'll do my best." He averted his eyes. "I'm sorry; I didn't even realize..."

    Sarai's voice softened. "I know. And you don't have to worry. Connor won't cause any problems. Our hookup was nothing more than that. He doesn't think he has a claim on me; nor does he want one. If anything, he'll be happy that I'm in a relationship with you instead of occasionally hooking up with randoms at a club."