Alpha King’s Wolfless Mate by Scarlett Higgins

Chapter 42

Nora POV

I didn’t think Blake would let me sl*p away easily. No matter what the reasons were. First, I needed to talk to him and understand what he was thinking and feeling. I needed to know if he was looking for his mate and what would happen if he found her.

Blake had shown me he cared about me, but I wasn’t sure that was enough.

I was going to need to get him to open up to me, and that wasn’t going to be easy.

One night, while Blake was working late in his office, I went in and slid into his lap, putting myself between him and his desk

Blake chuckled and set his pen down, looping an arm around my hips.

“What are you doing here?” he asked, nuzzling my arm with his nose.

“You are always working so hard,” I said, pouting slightly.

“I am the Lycan King. There are a lot of responsibilities I need to address,” he said. He reached around me and grabbed his

pen

I grabbed his wrist and curled his arm around my b*dy, keeping him from working.

He muttered something I didn’t understand and pressed his l*ps to my arm.

A shudder ran down my spine. I had to stay focused. I was trying to get Blake to trust me and open up about his feelings, not seduce me.

I sl*pped my arms around his n*eck and leaned against him a little. “You should give yourself a break. You work so hard all the time. You deserve to have some fun, too.”

Running my hands through his hair, I smoothed it down his n*eck. I wanted him to let his guard down, and the easiest way to do that was to build up his ego first.

“You’re being awfully nice, Nora, is there something you want?” he asked, arching an eyebrow at me.

“A wife can’t worry over her husband?” I asked, pouting again.

Tve had plenty of time to relax and enjoy myself,” he said, k*ssing my shoulder and nuzzling it with my nose again.

My checks warmed and I buried my face in his shoulder. Of course, he would bring that up. My stomach fluttered and my beart thumped.

His hands gently ran up and down my thighs, tickling me through my pants.

“So, tell me, my darling, what is it that you are up to?” he asked, whispering in my ear.

“N-nothing.” I gasped.

I pulled away from him and looked into his eyes. “Blake, I want to know what the relationship is between us. I want to know what we mean to each other.”

Blake’s brow creased and he pursed his l*ps. “As you said, we are husband and wife.”

“Right, and in the beginning, we were just acting on a contract. The vows we made were for the contract, only,” I said.

“That is true. Aren’t all marriages contracts, in one way or another?” Blake asked, his brow deepening even more.

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Things are different now, aren’t they?” I asked, testing the waters.

Rise sighed. Relactate, he nodded, casting his eyes aside.

He was ready Just enough sensitivity and vulnerability.

Now I feel like I feel like I’ve fallen in love with you,” I said, my voice getting breathy and soft as I spoke.

Rake’s eyes snapped to mine and his eyes glowed brightly.

each other like that for a long, silent moment. His face didn’t change, and his eyes didn’t change, either.

“Blake, you’re starting to freak me out. Can you say something?” I asked, looking down. I wanted him to think I was vulnerable, t

When I looked at his face again, Blake tilted his head to the side. The right corner of his mouth twitched and then quirked

h

that real” he asked.

My stomach Duntered and I bit my lower l*p, adding a touch of seduction to my vulnerable attitude.

uldn’t say if was I said.

That night have been true, but I wasn’t saying it because it was true. I was saying it to get Blake to open up about his feelings

Blake grabbed me and pulled me against him in a hug.

Started. I grunted. Slowly, I wrapped my arms around him, returning the embrace. He wouldn’t hug me like that if he wasn’t feeling something.

I upped my head up and Blake placed a quick k*ss on my l*ps. Then he hugged me against him again.

Be squeezed me tighter until I thought I wouldn’t be able to breathe. I tapped on Blake’s arm, gasping slightly.

“Oh. I’m sorry,” he said releasing me.

I took several heaving breaths, rubbing my chest. “Did you like what I said that much?” I asked.

“did” he said putting his hands on my arms like he would hug me again. He moved his hands to my waist, then touched my chest. It was like he couldn’t stop touching me.

“Is that in” I asked arching an eyebrow.

Blake sighed, cupping my cheeks and angling my face so I had to look into his eyes. “Nora, I feel differently toward anyone else. You mean a lot more to me than I thought possible.” –

He sl*pped his fingers into my hair, and played with the strands, rubbing them together.

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“But it isn’t love?” I asked, a little self-consciously.

I don’t know,” Blake said, frowning slightly. Tve never been in love before. I don’t know what it feels like, but this is unlike

thing I’ve felt before.”

My heart funered a line. At best, I thought Blake would tell me he was interested in me or that he was physically attracted ao me. I didn’t think he’d admit to feeling “love” for me. It made me a little giddy to think he had real, strong feelings for me.

At the same time. I felt sad. Blake had never felt true love before. I imagined that part of that was because he’d never found

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