“Are you ready?”
“Yes. Everything feels nice. I have to ask her where she gets her clothes.”
“Well, you look perfect. Let’s go.” I take her hand and lead her out of our room and wait for the elevators. There’s another couple there and the woman eyes my mate with a critical eye, and I want to beat her man’s ass because I won’t touch a woman.
“Excuse me? Is there something wrong with my outfit? You’re staring with disgust.”
“No. I wasn’t looking at you like that.”
“I can see your reflection. Either way, we’ll be taking this elevator down alone.”
I lose it when I realize why the woman’s upset with Maria. It’s because her bastard man is staring at Maria’s breasts. I’m on him in a second, ready to rip his fucking head off. I slam him against the wall, pinning him there while I snarl and my wolf demands to be let out. “Turner? Calm down.”
“No. There’s a reason his wife is jealous of you. He was just checking you out.”
“He’s not worth it. Come, love. It’s a pity that not all men are like you.” I let him go because my queen wants me to, but I give him a warning look. I could kill him with my bare hands, and he has no fucking idea. I take a deep breath, and the elevator doors finally open. We get inside while he shoves off his wife’s hands as she tries to care for him. I’ll be having a talk with Hunter about that. I sense a domestic fight about to happen.
“You are so sexy when you’re territorial like that. I was almost tempted to let you pummel him, but I was afraid your wolf would have come out.”
“It’s a close one. I’m glad I have you to calm me down. Although, I don’t ever remember being that murderous. Even as teen, I never had the urge to kill someone.”
“Well, let’s try to keep that to a minimum. Okay?”
“I’ll do my best. You’re my mate and therefore an extension of me. Disrespect to you is a direct disrespect to me.”
“Understood. Now, let’s just talk to our hosts so we can go back and you can fuck that anger out,” she purrs against my ear before kissing my cheek.
I let out a growl. “Damn, baby. You’re killing me. I still haven’t gotten this fucker under control.”
“Sorry.” She giggles as the elevator doors open up, but there’s a small group of people waiting to get on and I don’t miss the way several women stare at my privates.
“He’s mine, ladies,” Maria hisses with a flick of her hair. I lead her to the front desk.
“Hello, miss. We’re looking for Mr. Wolfe’s office.”
“Mr. and Mrs. Turner, please go through that hallway and to your right. He’s expecting you.”
“Thank you.” I nod and take Maria’s hand as we walk across the library. My ears are pricked, and I know that we need to give them a minute. “Apparently they’ve lost track of time.” We both laugh and then hear the sound of clothes rustling.
“Maria.” I turn around to hear the man who called my woman. It’s Sheriff Erik, coming toward us in his full uniform. “Turner,” he adds. “I’m surprised you managed to find time to talk to Hunter. I had to make him drag me out of bed almost quite literally.”
“Well, thank goodness he didn’t try because I’d have to kill him.”
“Yeah, well, luckily, I’m married to his sister.”
“Very true.”
“I just wanted to say congratulations, and I haven’t told the station yet, but I’m assuming that you’re leaving with him to White Wolf Ridge, correct?”
“Yes. I’m sorry.”
“No. Don’t be sorry. I understand more than just about anyone. I’m happy that everything worked out.” He smiles and extends his hand to me. “I’m sure I don’t have to tell you to be good to her, but don’t fuck up.” He winks and gives her a handshake before turning on his heel. I like the man, although it helps that he’s a shifter and already mated.
The office door opens, and Hunter greets us. “It’s good see you down here, Turner, Maria. Please come in.”
“Thank you.” It’s clear that they just fucked like rabbits, but I’m not going to address it. It’s pointless to bother, making them uncomfortable.
“Thank you for coming. I'm so happy for you. Hunter and I wanted to give you guys kind of the rundown of how this whole Alpha-human thing works. We've been kind of learning as we go along and making notes because we know that we're not the only ones and there's a possibility for more to come in the future.”
“Please, take a seat.” When we do, Hunter pulls Cat onto his lap and she starts talking. “Now, the reason your wolf picked a human is simply because you're the strongest of your pack and thus can handle being mated to a human, but I think you should ask any questions you have. Do you have any questions for us?”