Total pages in book: 109
Estimated words: 103548 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 518(@200wpm)___ 414(@250wpm)___ 345(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 103548 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 518(@200wpm)___ 414(@250wpm)___ 345(@300wpm)
“Wow.”
Apparently not.
I kept up my end of the bargain and told Nyx my plan for the end of Wolf Nation as we knew it. As a result, he’d been broken for the last ten minutes.
I gave up on him two minutes in, got up, got dressed, and left the infirmary. He trailed after me, keeping up his impressive impression of a broken record.
“Nyx—”
“Volana!”
I jerked, nearly crashing into a wall. The mental shout blew the last traces of calm from my system.
“Volana, are you okay? What happened? Where are you!”
“What happened is your buddy Badr buried me alive. Do you still want to choose your little brotherhood over me? What does your wolf say about trying to kill your—”
Growls roared down the bond, bringing such menace with them it chilled my soul. “He’s dead!”
Edric retreated, his fury gone from my mind as quickly as it came. If Badr was still somewhere on the grounds after trying to kill the headmistress, he’d be found.
“My goodness, Volana,” Nyx breathed. “Wow.”
“Alright, stop saying wow,” I snapped. “I know it’s code for ‘you’ve lost your mind’ and I’m getting really tired of people calling me crazy. It’s not crazy to kill a bunch of genocidal psychopaths that are hunting down your baby, so I’ll tell you right now, any changes to the plan are not welcome and will not be considered!”
“Whoa, hey.”
Calloused fingers traced my palm, lacing through mine. I jumped again—shocked at the tender touch.
“I didn’t say you were crazy, and I don’t think it either. I’m stuck on how such a tiny, pretty, innocent-looking package can conceal so much homicidal, diabolical rage,” he dropped, matter-of-fact. “And I’m wondering what it says about me that I find that very, very sexy.”
What did he say?
“I mean, look at this semi.”
My gaze dropped unbidden, landing on the clear and impressive bulge straining against his zipper. Heat exploded in my cheeks, and my wolf.
“It probably doesn’t say anything good about me that I’m finding you irresistibly delicious right now. No wonder Paxton calls you yummy.” Nyx was mostly talking to himself and he was still wreaking havoc on my emotions. “Maybe this is why none of my other relationships worked out. Because I like a woman who could slit my throat as easily as she’d suck my dick.”
The door to the headmistress’s office loomed ahead, beckoning me to pick up the pace. My wolf liked where he was going with this. She liked it too much. Therefore, it was time to go.
“All right, well, I’m glad you’re on board. As long as you don’t tell anyone—and I mean no one—what I’ve told you, you and I are good,” I said. “No more fighting. No more back and forth. We’re allies, just like you said.”
“Great,” he replied, shrugging. “So do we do it now, or tonight? If you want candles and shit, then tonight would be better, but if you’re not that bothered, we can head up now.”
I blinked. “What the hell are you talking about?”
“Completing our bond. Mating. Fucking,” he replied when I still stared at him blankly. “I gotta say, I vote for now because damn, girl”—he licked his lips, giving me my third jump scare of the morning—“you are so fucking fine and I’m straight tired of pretending I think you’re not. I will have my scoop of cherry sundae now, please and thank you.”
“That’s not—! There isn’t—! No one is having any sundaes!” I shrieked, flushing down to my toes.
He cocked his head. “Why not? We’re allies, right?”
“Allies doesn’t mean we have sex! Since when does that mean sex!?”
“Because we’re not just allies. We’re also fated mates. Only mutual hatred got in our way before. Now that we’re cool, there’s no point waiting.” The man could’ve been talking about us going out for actual ice cream sundaes with how nonchalant he sounded.
“There is a point!” My wolf was banging against my chest, trying to leap out, tackle Nyx, and devour him whole. “I—I—I have a deal with Sunella and the council,” I blurted. “I told them I would mate with one of you guys at the end of each semester. It’s the only way to make them keep up their end.”
“Oh, please. That deal is a sham and we both know it.” Nyx’s brows suddenly popped. “Ooooh, wait. I see what this is. Edric said you were surprisingly prudish about sex. You want me to seduce you.”
“What!”
“Make you feel special and all that. I can do that, I think,” he mused, rubbing the back of his head. “I’ve never had to seduce anyone before. I mean, look at me.” The asshole actually did a little spin. “Everyone wants this.”
“Go away.”
“I’m gone,” he said easily, striding off. “But I’ll be back, and you’ll be on your knees.”
“Who says stuff like that out loud!”
Nyx looked back, golden wolf eyes shining their possession over that wicked, panty-melting smirk. “Game on, baby.”