The Kings Mate -Werewolf King #1-

Chapter 21:

Ryder's hazel eyes are soft as he watches me. I wasn't even doing anything but running my finger over his shoulder, and he was amazed by it. Ryder was laid out on his stomach with one arm folded under his pillow with his other hooked around my waist as I cuddled myself into the warmth of his side.

"I don't want you to leave." I say softly to him as I watch the small goose bumps rise with the tingles that come from the contact of my fingers against his muscled shoulder.

Ryder hums in agreement as he slides his fingers up my back. "I wish I could spend all day with you, right here." He smirks as his hand comes down my back again, gently brushing the sweet spot between my legs. The touch was short, retreating back before I had the chance to slap his hand away, but it had its desired effect. "I need to meet the pack alpha's that are arriving and you need–"

"To not leave my guards sight," I say my eyes shotting up to his as I drop my voice and fake a Jordenian accent. There's a soft slap to my bum as Ryder shakes his head. "You've been saying it all week Ry. You've pretty much drilled it into my head."

Noticing the change of tone Ryder purses his lips and drops his head down to kiss my fingers. "I know you don't like being followed and you are only really comfortable with your regular guards but the extras are essential. You understand why it's important that nothing that happens to you."

Of course I understood. Even though Allie had told me not to worry about Ryder and me creating an heir, it was all anybody seemed to care about. Out of everyone that found out that I hadn't gotten pregnant on the honeymoon, only a handful understood my nerves and didn't show disappointment. Those people were Allie, Heidi, Letty and even Acton and Brylee. Ryder was the number one person and he, as always, wasn't pushing anything on me that I wasn't comfortable with. Something he also wasn't really comfortable with.

"It doesn't mean I have to like it." I whined as I cuddled closer into Ryder. There was a cold breeze coming through the slightly opened balcony doors and it was sending a chill over my naked body.

Ryder rolls to his side when he notices the shakes that are starting and he pulls me in closer to him as he raises the thick blanket up around my shoulders. "It'll get easier. Once the rebels are gone you won't be as heavily guarded and I won't be as busy so we can do some partially normal stuff."

With every inch of his skin pressed against mine, I couldn't help the way that my mind wandered. "We can have more sex."

My train of thought had been implanted into his mind now, and I knew he was feeling and thinking what I was. "Can't keep your hands off can you?"

"I can't keep my hands off because you can't, your majesty. It's your fault." I counter, watching as his eyes darken and drop to watch the words fall out of my mouth.

"You know we can't do anything now. I'm supposed to be at a meeting in five minutes and Reynolds and Theo are outside now." His voice is husky, his eyes flicking back up to mine and showing me the dark colour.

Lifting my hand up I cup his cheek. His eyes return to their normal colour at my soft touch. "You're seeing your dad as well aren't you?"

Alexander had blamed me. He had thought that I had somehow 'fixed' our mating so I wouldn't conceive. When he had stormed in on us eating our first night back, with Allie only a step behind him, he had nearly grabbed me. It was strange seeing two large sized wolves fighting right in front of me and breaking the furniture.

Reynolds was one of the first people in the room once the fight broke out. Quickly his arm was wrapped around my stomach and holding my arms to my side because he knew how I would react even though I didn't. Alexander was clearly stronger than me but I still struggled to get out of Reynolds arms so I could push Ryder out of the way so he wouldn't be hurt.