The Lonely Rogue

Chapter 46 Caspian

I smiled down at my mate as she slept in my arms, cuddled up against my side with my nose buried in her hair. I fell asleep instantly last night, after having finally mated and marked my mate. All was finally right in my world, my mate had accepted me and claimed me as hers. I sighed and rolled over carefully, looking at the clock on my nightstand. It was past 7 in the morning, soon the staff would be awake and tending to the household.

I sighed and stepped out of bed, leaving my mate undisturbed under the covers. I tiptoed across the floor and quietly shut the bathroom door, switching on the water and filling the room with steam. My eyes were closed as I stood under the hot waterfall, and my attention was anywhere but in the shower when I felt a pair of familiar hands snake up my back.

I grabbed her hands from my chest and held them close to me. She giggled as I pulled her around my body to stand in front of me.

"Good morning, my love. I didn't want to wake you." I said, caressing her face.

"Do you not like the intrusion?" She pouted and I laughed at her mock pouting,

"You know that I do."

"Oh, that's true." She said with a sly smile as she noticed how excited I was for her. Her hands dipped below my stomach and I hissed as I took in a breath, her soft hands gliding against the tender skin of my member.

"You're the devil in disguise, my dearest." I purred and she laughed, trailing kisses down my chest until she was on her knees.

"Junie." I let out a low growl and braced myself against the shower wall.

Thirty minutes later, Junie and I were stepping out of the shower just as we heard knocking coming from her bedroom. She giggled and blushed, looking caught in the act.

"I guess I should go." She smirked. Before she could escape, I grabbed her face and planted a hot kiss on her mouth.

"I'll be waiting for you, like always." I promised, releasing her once she was breathless.

She ran out of the room and passed a very distraught looking Gretchen and a laughing Cat. She waved numbly at them before disappearing inside her bedroom. They turned around to see me standing in my room in just a towel. Gretchen shoved Cat forward, shaking her head.

An hour later, we were all gathered in the dining room having breakfast. Malcolm had returned to the realm earlier that morning and we took the time to fill in the rest of the family on what we learned from Junie's father and brother. Ally seemed bored, Granny, as usual, stayed out of it, and my mother was uncharacteristically quiet.

"I'm sure you'll handle it capably, Caspian." She said absentmindedly.

"Yes, well, I'll need Malcolm and Junie in my office after breakfast to decide on the next course of action." I said, looking sideways at Junie who nodded in response.

"I think I'll take my leave, actually." Mother said, standing up abruptly and leaving the room.

"What's up with her?" Ally asked, jabbing her fork towards our mother's retreating back.

"Who knows?" Malcolm shrugged, "I scarcely understand women."

Junie rolled her eyes at my brother and I snorted at his reaction,

"See what I mean." Malcolm grumbled.

"Wait until you meet your mate, Malcolm, then you'll really be confused." Granny said from the other end of the table.

"I'll be in your office." Malcolm grumbled, scratching his chair across the floor and sulking off.

"I'm finished, Caspian." Junie laughed at Malcolm's reaction and pushed her plate away.