Unscentable

Chapter 40 - Unscentable

Bradley POV

He was going to have to touch her skin on skin, but she was covered a long sleeve silk blouse and slacks, had no choice but to slide his hand around her neck, prayed that she did not see it as a threat, but Harper was angry and about to take on Eddie, had already kicked the man. full rogue aggression was poring out of her wolf.

It was his only option left open to him. He couldn’t have them going into a full rogue fight or flight and that was exactly what he was seeing, he knew it was going to happen, but if, as he suspected, their Mate Bond was in tact, his touch should actually be able to calm her.

The minute his hand slid along her neck, he knew he was right. She was so damned hot to touch, just like before, just like that night in his bed, he could already feel his own heart rate increasing, hearing her gasp “No.” he knew she too was realising they were still bonded to each other.

There was no doubt anymore.He and Benson felt Harper practically vanish, Piper’s whole body felt different to him, all the coiled tension was suddenly gone from her body instantly.

“Shh…” he shushed her, wanting her to calm down, did not like seeing or hearing the pain she had as a child, and teenager surface. It had also triggered her instantly into an angry, aggressive response, “I have you Piper.” he told her softly.

But already his eyes were closed, touching her was starting to affect him, like it had done that night. He could also hear her heart rate as it tripled in speed, reacting to his touch or to her own fear of it. He wasn’t sure which it was, pulled her tighter to his body, wanted to be closer to her, “Stop.” she’d gasped, but he couldn’t slid his hand slowly down her neck, his finger tips
tracing along her carotid artery, feeling her heart rate.

Felt both her hands on his arm to try and stop him from touching her, but he couldn’t, didn’t want to, every part of him wanted to touch every part of her, “Let me go.” he heard her.

“I’m not going to let go.” he sighed softly, didn’t want to ever let go, “Goddess Piper.” she was like a bloody drug, and just one simple touch and he was hooked, desperate for more. Benson pushed forward, drawn to her as much as Bradley was, as much as he had that night to “You feel so damn hot.” they
both told her, speaking together, and then his mouth was on her neck, a soft but firm kiss, she tasted so damned good to them.

“Bradley.” it was Eddie yelling right at him, his eyes flicked right open and only then did he realise what he was doing, the liberty he was taking, he let go instantly and stepped back away from her, his breathing was quickened and his hand felt like it was on fire, but didn’t burn him.

His eyes moved from his hand, so very hot from her touch, looked right at her, he’d screwed up and royally so, lost damned control of himself and she was freaked out he could see it in her expression, in the way she was staring at him.

“I’m sorry Piper.” he apologised, not only did he know he had to, he wanted to, he knew she didn’t like being touched, that she was not at all ready for that, trying to explain it to her, how she felt to him, he couldn’t even find the words “Our bond is still intact Piper, we are Mates I know it.” he finally managed to get out.

“No.” he watched her shake her head, and he wondered for a moment if this was what every man felt touching her, is this what Timothy meant, why the threat.“I rejected you.” she said quietly.

Relief flooded right through him, as he heard her actually say those words, it should have hurt but it didn’t, because it confirmed to him that she was his actual Mate, his Goddess-Gifted Mate, she openly admitting to rejecting him,
confirmed everything.