A Summer To Never Forget {Complete}

8. Riley

        I had to physically force myself to leave Archie there standing on the porch, looking all flustered and needy. His arousal was quite clear from the time I carried him on my back and he was sniffing my neck not so discreetly. To be absolutely honest I was very surprised that Wolf Clan Alpha Gerard was so accepting of us being mates.

        I had thought that he would reject us and forced Archie to find a Wolf mate since I was a Cat and Archie was technically half Wolf. I wouldn't be surprised if Alpha Jordan would force me into a position to choose between Archie and a Cat mate. Like Jasmine did when she showed up. I growl under my breath, some people really need to get a clue.

        I was surprised however to hear a timid knock on my front door the next morning at the crack of dawn. After having a night of fitful sleep (my mind was plagued with Archie in various stages of undress) I wasn't entirely sure what I was seeing was correct. Archie was standing there in my sweats and sweatshirt looking like he just rolled out of bed.

        "What are you doing here Archie? It's..." I check my clock in the hall "barely four in the morning."

        He pouts that irresistibly cute pout at me "You said I could see you in the morning and it's technically morning so I came to see you."

        I blink several times, his words sinking in. Opening the door further so he could enter "Come on in Archie." Smiling he jumped up the few steps of my porch and tucks himself under my chin, sighing in contentment. I close the door and grab him under his ass, earning a yelp before carrying him upstairs and crawled back in bed.

        After sharing a big heartily breakfast together, I remembered that Sterling didn't want him around me alone. "So how did you get your dad to agree to you coming here so early in the morning?" I looked at him over the rim of my mug, he wouldn't meet my eyes; finding the table top very interesting.

        I grinned "You sneaked out didn't you?" I felt my heart swell at the mere thought of him defying his dad just to come to see me. "You do know he will come here looking for you first thing when he notices you're gone right?"

        He nodded his head shyly but looked up at me determined "I don't care! I had to see you!" I shake my head at his reasoning setting my now empty mug in the sink. I feel two arms wrap around my waist "I think my dad would be happy I that I am finally acting like a were, or his definition of being a were." He mumbles quietly in my back.

        Having finally convinced Archie that he really needed to get dressed, he pouted but did eventually did get dressed. For getting dressed he demanded that we would snuggle on the couch for the rest of the day, something I readily agreed to. I loved the feeling of Archie curled up against my chest; we were laying on the couch, Archie's legs were between my own and his head was snug under my chin as he was looking at the TV.

        "Archie!!!!" Sterling's angry bellow startled us so bad that we ended up on the floor in a tangle of limbs. It sounded like he was standing right in front of my door when he yelled. Archie let out a scared whimper which had my anger boiling; nobody scares my mate and gets away with it!

        Ripping open my front door I was ready to give Sterling a piece of my mind until I saw him standing there grinning like a fool. "What do you want Sterling?" I narrowed my eyes, I didn't really trust him looking like he was now.

        "I am looking for my wayward son. I was told he might be here."

        I snarled "Then why are you looking so damn pleased if you knew he was here?" I was bristling at his thrilled attitude.

        "What do you want dad?" Archie appeared in the living room doorway.

        "Son! We need to get home; you need to get ready for the matchmaker's appointment later today." He said looking quite sternly at Archie.