Alpha Kian And His Captive Mate novel Chapter 54

~Nyla~

I thought I had a sexy dream. I was tossing and turning in my bed, unable to catch a wink. The pendant was lying on the nightstand. I hadn't dared to wear it yet. Kian's blood would sustain me for a few days before the withdrawal symptoms kick in again.

Walking to the window, I slightly cracked it open to let the night breeze in. Even at almost midnight, there was still some activity down below.

Kian was supposed to be back around dinner, but I didn't see him return. As I was drifting off to sleep thinking about him, I heard someone jump into my room by opening the window wider.

The whiff of his earthy scent caught in my nostrils as he laid next to me. Wrapping his strong, muscular arms around me, he crushed my body into his broad frame, claiming my lips and nuzzling his head into the crook of my neck.

All I could manage was a moan, asking him to keep kissing me and not stop hugging me.

"You are back to smelling like rain and raspberries." He said and took in my scent some more. "You smelled like the ocean and driftwood last time."

"Hmm..." I fell asleep in his arms, hoping Kian would actually come and hold me tight like this. I woke up alone in the bed when the sun had barely risen.

Were those really his words? About how I smelled? I turned to the side to bury my nose in the pillow he was lying on in my dream, but the sound of the bathroom door interrupted me from doing so. My mate took a shower in my bathroom.

"Oh, so there's indeed an intruder. Is your shower faucet broken or di---" I choked on my words when he turned around and walked towards me. "I thought..."

I gulped and looked at the window and then back at the mouthwatering sight. Small droplets of water dripped off his wet mop of hair, sliding down his bare chest. My eyes followed their trail as the droplets seeped into the pearl white towel he was wrapped in.

Placing his hands on the bed on either side of my body, which was still wrapped in a blanket, he leaned in with a sexy smirk. My heart was beating hard against my ribcage while my hands wanted to peel the towel off his body and lock him in an unyielding embrace.

"You thought what?" His deep green eyes flashed amusement while he ran his hand over my cheek, clearing it off the wispy ringlets of my messy hair.

My breathing turned ragged at his words, "I missed you like hell. I'll take you with me wherever I go."

Cupping the back of my neck while pressing the small of my back with his other hand, he pulled me into a kiss. Those words ignited a hot fire within me and I jumped into his arms, thrusting my hips against him.

"I have to go to the Golden Dells region tonight to oversee the restoration there. Will stay there a couple of days."

I moved away from him when I heard the name. Golden Dells was where Wyatt's pack used to be.

Was I going with him? The dude just left me hanging. I didn't know anymore what I wanted to do. Oh, I do. I wanted to stay close to him.

I ate breakfast and packed my bags, trying to act as normal as I could. The excitement was building up without my control as the sun went down. Zipping my bags up, I looked at my reflection in the mirror one last time when Eric knocked on the door.

They were going with us too. And so were Ari, the wet nurse, and Ren. I went up to the roof with them and stepped into the chopper, wondering where Kian was. Ren gave me a menu card while I couldn't help remembering how awful it was to be sitting right in this thing, strapped and crying some two months back.

Ari was right next to me now, smiling and making faces at me and the wet nurse. Kian entered with his new beta, Connor. The wet nurse took my baby and sat in the seat behind us while Kian told something to Connor before his beta went to the back with the bodyguards.

I half expected Kian to be still sulking at me and go sit in the back with the other men. Checking to see if my seat straps were secured, he took me by surprise with a kiss that lasted more than half a minute.

"I'm happy you are here," he said and kissed me again.

I was sure everybody could see and hear us. When he told me this morning about going with him, I thought I would be leaving secretly after midnight.

My mate wasn't hot and cold anymore. He was warm and interested in everything about me suddenly as we took off into the air. My suspicious mind alerted me about this new leaf he had turned. He was probably hoping to extract information from me about what kind of blood-sucking monster I was.