Limbs tangled, Robyn’s head resting on his chest, Keil felt the tendrils of connection finish and settle into his soul.
His mate.
He stroked one hand over her hair, brushing the strands back off her face to stare at her soft skin. Her bright eyes shone up at him with a touch of bewilderment and a whole lot of satisfaction. Robyn’s full lips were wet from where she’d licked them and Keil felt himself hardening at the thought of leaning down to nuzzle at her mouth.
“How are you, little bird?”
“That was…well actually, that was amazing. If I’d known it was going to be this much fun I’d have tried it sooner. Keil? Are you growling at me?”
Keil pulled back the anger he’d had flash through him at the thought of anyone touching Robyn.
“Sorry, love, under control now. How about we do it again if you enjoyed it that much? Or try a few other things?”
“Not the butt, wolfman, you’re not going there. What should we do about TJ? He’s sitting in the cabin all alone.”
Keil lifted her up and carried her back to the shower, gently rinsing the signs of their lovemaking off her limbs, caressing softly over her pussy and stirring her fires again.
“Actually, TJ isn’t in the cabin anymore. I told him to go home. He may not be able to ski by himself, but since the silly boy lost all his equipment in the accident, he’ll have to run home as a wolf anyway. We’ll meet him in Haines Junction at the condo the pack owns. The cabin is all ours. Welcome to our honeymoon suite.”
Robyn touched his cheek and pulled him into the shower stall with her. She picked up the cloth to wash his chest, rubbing the trail of dark brown hair that led down to more interesting territory.
“That’s the best news I’ve heard in a while. Keil?”
Keil had closed his eyes as Robyn’s fingers traced over his shaft, one hand stopping to cup his balls, the other slipping from side to side over the velvety soft skin on the head.
“Yes, Robyn?”
“It fit. It fit just fine.”
Chapter 8
Keil managed to keep one hand tucked around Robyn even as he finished scooping up the rest of the noodles from the dinner pot. He never seemed to be far away. He touched her constantly. Over the past three days, they had made love in the sauna, in the cabin, even enjoyed a quick romp on the porch under the moonlight. One night Keil had eaten a piece of cheesecake off her belly then proceeded to lick every inch of her thoroughly before taking her quivering body to the shower house to continue.
When they weren’t making love they skied, built a snow fort and talked for hours about everything.
Robyn couldn’t decide whether she liked the talking or the loving better. Being with Keil was amazing. There were definitely benefits to this mate thing.
“It’s only Tuesday but I think we should ski out tomorrow like TJ and I had planned. There’s a lot we need to do before Saturday.”
Robyn nodded hesitantly.
“What, little bird?”
She pressed her lips against his cheek. “I don’t want to go home yet. This is the shortest honeymoon on record.”
“Oh, the honeymoon isn’t over, sweetie. We’ll have to delay the rest until after…” Keil broke off, his body tensing up next to hers.
Robyn stood to clear away the dishes, fighting to keep tears from forming in her eyes. The pack challenge. She understood from their talks that it had to happen.
But she wasn’t ready to share him yet. With anyone.
Keil swung her around to face him.
“This is not how I would have chosen to make you my mate, forcing changes on you this quickly. But we needed each other. I needed you. I won’t apologize for taking advantage of finding you and loving you.
“You’re going to have your first full moon as a wolf on Saturday, and the challenge isn’t until Sunday. Come back to Haines with me and I will introduce you to the pack members who support me. I will win the challenge, Robyn. Especially now that I have you. Trust me.”
“I do trust you, but I can’t go to Haines. I’m supposed to phone my brother today, he’s to meet me on Saturday at the trailhead. I have to talk to him if there’s any changes and this is going to be tough to explain. Oh, hell.”
Keil looked puzzled for a minute as he realized something. “You said you had a satellite phone. How were you planning on using it? You can’t hear.”
“Text message.”
“On a sat phone?”
“Ain’t technology great?”
“I’d hate to know what that costs per message. Can I talk to your brother for you?”
Robyn considered. Tad was the kind to worry but he also knew when to back down. She thought Keil would be able to talk it out with her brother. It might, however, take a while.
“Only if you plan on paying the charges.”
“What are you, cheap?”
“Like borscht.”
Keil pulled her in for a kiss, the kind that made her toes curl and her heartbeat increase. Just as it was getting interesting, he broke it off. “Damn, you get tastier and tastier. I’d better make that call before I get too distracted. What’s the number?”
Robyn pulled out the phone and handed him one of Tad’s business cards that she kept with it. Keil choked for a second before flashing a big grin. Robyn paused as she sat at the table. What was Keil up to now? The expression in his eyes was way too mischievous.
Keil linked the call through and sat back to talk, making sure she could see his lips.
“Hi, Tad, this is Keil Lynus. How are you, man?” Keil winked at her and a warning signal went off in her brain. Something stunk. “No, TJ doesn’t need any rescuing, we already dug him out… I know, he’s a total pain in the butt. I do need something… She’s fine. In fact Robyn and I are mates and I was—”
Robyn stared at Keil in shock. How could he blurt it out like that to Tad? Her brother must be freaking. She slapped at Keil’s shoulder, trying to take the phone away from him.
“Hang on, Tad, she’s getting a little frisky right now. I think she’s worried you’re having a fit or something over there. Want to talk to her?”
With a violent yank Robyn pulled the phone away from Keil to check the screen. Maybe he hadn’t phoned anyone at all and it was a joke. But there was a return message on the screen.
Congratz, sis, Keil is awesome. I’m happy for u
Robyn’s jaw dropped to the floor. She typed in quickly. U know Keil? U know what he is?
Ya. Wolf. u work fast sis
U are sooooo dead next time I c u Tad
luv U 2 Robyn
Jerk
Keil pulled the phone away, said “hi” and paused to listen for a minute.
“Well, thanks. It was a surprise but she’s incredible, Tad. Hey, there is a little thing shaking down this weekend if you’d like to join us. Robyn’s first full moon will be on Saturday… Of course you can come! You’re family, even if you aren’t triggered yet… I know, Tad.” Keil rolled his eyes. “It’ll happen sometime, man. Gotta go. Robyn’s making me pay for this call… I can afford it, but why would I want to spend more time talking to you when I can be with my mate?”
Robyn fought to control her breathing as Keil hung up and packed away the phone. The smirk on his face was more than she could handle and she pounded on his arm.
“Hey, what’s this? I thought that went rather well. Tad will even be able to join us for the full moon. Great, hey?”
“You ass. You never told me you knew my brother. How does he know you and how come he knew you were a wolf and—”