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Garrett.
He felt the moon set before they were even at dinner, and his eyes moved right to Harmony as they walked down the hall, towards the private dining room. They’d gotten waylaid in the shower and were running 20 minutes late.
He stopped walking altogether, and she turned and looked up at him. Huntley was growling the word ‘Mate.’ inside his mind as they scented her out. Garrett reached out and touched her face, slid his fingertips along her jaw and up into her hair, and he felt hot sparks of their mate
bond light up his fingers.
“Garrett?” she questioned him as his eyes roamed over her lovely face.
He could only smile at her “Mine.” He murmured and pulled her mouth to his, stood and kissed her right there in the hallway, just a few feet from their destination, a long slow kiss, and he
felt her melt right into him..
A part of him knew his whole unit were only 10 feet away and his mother and Laurie had been trailing him and Harmony at a distance. They were all waiting for the outcome of the full moon setting. Hell, the whole pack was waiting for this moment as much as he himself was.
Garrett heard many happy gasps from several directions, but ignored them all to kiss the woman he loved, who had just been gifted to him by their Moon Goddess, Selena herself.
She smelled lovely to him. Underneath that cinnamon donut scent of their pup, was her mate scent of Camilla blossoms. His mouth left hers, and he looked down at her, his beautiful, kind–hearted, gentle and loving Mate. “I love you,” he told her softly, didn’t want to hold it in
anymore. She was his.
She blinked up at him more than surprised, and he only then realised what he’d actually said, that it was likely a bit too soon for her to hear, but it was out of him before he could stop it. Ah, hell, he knew he didn’t want to stop it. “Sorry.” He murmured, but still smiled. “Kind of just… “How did he explain that he’d known for a while that he loved her, and had told his mother over a week ago. “I couldn’t keep that in anymore.” He told her honestly.
She nodded and bit her lip a little. Stunned into silence, he thought, “You don’t have to say it back, I just don’t want to keep things from you is all. It’s not who I am.”
Again she nodded, he slipped his hand into hers and walked them on to the dining room. He knew every one of them in there had not only heard him claim her, but tell her he loved her as
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well.
They were all seated in that room and though she kind of looked a bit embarrassed, not one of them said anything to indicate that they’d heard what had gone out there in the hallway. He knew they were trying to make her feel comfortable.
“Got carried away?” Wyatt teased him. “Late for your own dinner, I see.”
“Sorry about that.” Garrett smiled as Harmony sat down, and he took the seat next to her. He didn’t bring up what had just happened, and none of the others did. Harmony he saw was able to pull herself together quite quickly and talk to those in the room with them, smile and laugh.
She’d told them about going to the lake today with Garrett, and Conny had chuckled “Awe, big brother, did you finally get to make–out there?”
The whole room burst out laughing except for Harmony and her eyes moved right towards him. “Have you never been there with a girl before?” she asked him.
“No. I don’t date remember.”
“Not even when he was a teenager, he never took a girl there.” Wyatt chuckled. “He told me once, Harmony. Only his wife would be allowed to kiss him or… have her way with him out
there.”
Her eyes moved to his once more, and he shrugged, though he was still smiling, he could handle some teasing from his unit and family, from regular pack members even at times. Because he was partial to teasing and tormenting them himself.
“What can I say?” he smiled at Harmony and slipped his hand into hers. She didn’t pull it away from him, and he got to feel all those lovely sparks on his skin once more.
It had been too cold to have his way with her out there today, but it would likely happen. Probably come summer he’d have her in that lake as well. It was currently frozen over, but it was a nice place to swim in the warmer months.
He’d also liked that she’d played with him out there. Harmony did not know that wolves enjoyed chasing their Mates, and as brief as it had been, he’d liked it. He had purposely kept it brief. He didn’t want her slipping over on the icy path or falling off it. It was a foot–high drop to
the ground, higher in some places.
Though the moment they were marked and mated, he was going to have her run from him properly, and he was going to chase her all over the pack. A real game of hunt the prey. Garrett smiled at the thought of it and felt Huntley’s tail swish back and forth. It appeared his own wolf was also interested in that game to be played.
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She might not even get a wolf, though he nor Huntley cared about that at all.
He walked from the dining room with all of them and then excused himself and Harmony to
take her back to their suite, he wanted to be alone with her, all of her things had been moved
up there today. She was going to unpack tomorrow, and he wanted to be able to talk to her in
private now.
He did realise that his words prior to dinner had shocked her completely, but he’d just not been
able to hold it in. Once that moon had set and he and Huntley had scented her out as their
Mate, how could he not tell her, when he’d already known for weeks now?
“I’m sorry Harmony.” He told her the moment the door was closed. “I did not mean to put you
on the spot before dinner, I just…”
“It’s alright, Garrett.” She looked up at him. “I’m not upset just…wasn’t expecting that to come from you at that moment was all…” she smiled a little. “I’m not so blind, kind of already guessed you did.”
He raised an eyebrow at her. “Since when?” he was curious.
“Hm, like New Year’s.” she nodded. “It’s in everything you’ve done for me, even your trying to keep it from your mother, so I wouldn’t feel pressured by her,” she answered. “I…” she trailed
off.
“It’s too soon for you,” he nodded. “After all that has happened in the past month, in your life.
You just need time. I understand that.”
To his complete surprise, she smiled up at him and shook her head. “No I don’t.” she stepped right over to him and slid her arms around him, leaned into him. “How could I not fall in love
with you?” she sighed softly. “You’re such a sweetheart to me. Show me you care at every turn. ” She tilted her face up to him. “I love you too… I just didn’t want to say it out there in public for
the first time.”
He smiled right at her and cupped her face. “I’m going to kiss you,” he murmured, “and…”
She smiled at him. “And we’re going to get all naked.” She chuckled softly.
“Yes,” he nodded. “Could you be anymore perfect, Harmony?” He murmured right before his mouth touched hers, moved slowly over hers; kissed her lovingly as he stood there.
He kept his eyes closed as Huntley pushed forward to kiss her himself, he reminded his beast to keep his eyes closed and not freak her out by seeing his naturally dark blue eyes suddenly be brilliant green. But he would not stop his beast from kissing their Mate, it was what his beast had wanted. He’d not pushed forward all this time, had been patient in waiting to see if
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she was his Mate or not.
He felt Huntley recede: ‘Don’t get carried away with her in that bed.‘ His wolf warned him ‘we
can wait, be patient in our mating with her, we’ll just love her until our pup is born.’
His wolf, ever patient and calm, could still be even now, knowing she was their Mate and his
need to Mark and Mate her would be high. He understood she was not only human but in a
delicate condition as well, that they needed to stay in control of themselves at all times, until
the day came that he could Mark and Mate her.
He picked her up bridal style. “I’m going to make love to you all night long,” he murmured, and she chuckled softly.
“My man, a demon in the bedroom.”
“Hmm. I think I’d prefer you state I’m a beast of lust and desire.” He smiled at her as he put her
down on the bed.
“But you’re no beast, too gentle for that.”
“Perhaps Harm, I hold back a little because you’re pregnant. Do you want to see that footage
from the nightclub?” He smiled right at her. “I’m quite beastly in that. My need to have you
was… Hmm,” he chuckled when she blushed.
“How many times have you watched it?”
“A few,” he smirked. “We should watch it together, get all hot and bothered and turned on, and
you’ll see just how beast–like can get in the bedroom.”
She bit her lip as he started to undress himself. “Oh, so what you’re really telling me is there’s
more to experience with you in this bedroom,” She stated and reached up and tugged him
down to her.
“Yes,” he smiled, “but only to be had after our baby is born.”
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