Chapter 69
No matter how hard I tried, Liam would not tell me about what he intended to do about White Moon. I had a nervous feeling in my stomach about it all. Liam wanted to get away from the pack for the night and suggested we go back over to the Inn and spend the night in my apartment. I agreed, thinking it might be nice to have time to actually catch Amy up to speed fully as well as get the rest of my things and tell everyone goodbye. I missed little Abi something fierce.
We were sitting in Liam’s SUV on our way over to the human town. Liam had his hand on my leg as we drove. I watched the scenery outside the window as we drove. I was lost in thought when I heard Liam’s voice in my head.
“What are you thinking about, baby?”
I smiled and turned my head to him. “Not much really. Feels a little odd to be going back,” I told him.
“You wanna know something?”
“What?”
“You haven’t gotten motion sick since I marked you,” he said with a big smile. My eyes widened. I realized he was right. Liam chuckled at my reaction.
“How didn’t I notice?” I exclaimed.
“I don’t know. I thought about it when we came home from our night in the city,” he said. “We are almost to the Inn and you haven’t said a word.”
“I feel perfectly normal!” I said with a huge smile.
“I’m glad” he said returning my smile.
Soon enough, we were parking in the Inn’s parking lot. As usual, I waited for Liam to come around and open my door. There were some things about him that may seem silly, but they just made me love him more. The little ways he took care of me and showed his love for me like this would never get old.
We walked hand in hand through the front door of the Inn. Lemon was at the front desk. When she looked up and saw me, she smiled brightly. Her smile faltered a little as she looked at our hands.
“Lea, you’re back!” she chirped.
I giggled. “Yep, for the night,” I told her.
“We have missed you so much! Things aren’t quite the same around here without you,” she said.
“I’m sorry about that,” I said. “Is Amy back in the kitchen?”
“Yea, she will be excited to see you,” Lemon said with a smile. I pulled Liam’s hand and we made our way to the kitchen.
It was much different than before. It was almost dinner time now and there were 3 people bustling around the kitchen. I looked around and realized Amy was hovering over Abi in the corner. Liam dropped my hand and pushed me towards them with a knowing smile.
“I’ll go wait out back for you. Catch up with Amy but don’t leave me for long,” he linked.
I gave him a big smile and rushed over to them. Abi caught sight of me from behind her mother and screamed “Ayla!” Amy stopped and turned around, a smile spreading across her face.
“You’re back!” she yelled.
I laughed. “Yes, for tonight,” I said. “I missed my girls!”
Amy crushed me in a hug. When she finally let me go, she said, “I know you called to tell me you were okay, but we were so worried when you were taken. I am so glad to see you!”
“I am too,” I said, tearing up. “I am sorry about everything. I missed you so much Ames.”
“We missed you too,” she said, also tearing up. “Why don’t we take Abi to the lobby and we can catch up? Dinner is almost done anyway and the staff can handle it.”
I giggled. “Your staff?”
“Oh, yea. Lots has changed around here in the past couple weeks.”
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Amy and I spent over two hours talking and catching up in the Inn lobby. We played with Abi while we filled each other in on everything. Abi was growing like a weed and seemed like she was twice as big as when I left a few weeks ago.
Business at the Inn has been booming so the extra staff has been necessary, especially without my presence. Apparently, Liam had purchased the adjacent land to the Inn and there was going to be a second building added soon. The old man had been a little more open with Amy now that she knew about us. She even told me that some wolves had moved into town. I figured this was all Liam’s doing.
Amy was happy that Liam and I were happy now. She didn’t fully understand the marking part but was supportive nonetheless. She did ask when we would be getting married which made me pause. We had not talked about getting married at all.
We were interrupted by a very grumpy Alpha who had come to take me back with him eventually. Amy just laughed and told me she would send some dinner back and we could talk in the morning. I let Liam drag me back to my little cottage apartment. But when I got back inside, I barely recognized the place.
Top to bottom, the entire space was almost brand new. There was now a large, king sized bed where my small bed used to be. The walls, although still wood, were finished. The desk and dresser were gone. There was now a small table with two chairs. The kitchenette was updated slightly with new cabinets. The closet now held a miniature wardrobe for both Liam and me. The bathroom had updated fixtures and held toiletries for both of us. The biggest change was the small flat screen now mounted to the wall across from the bed with floating shelves containing books all around it.
“So, who did this?” I asked with a raised eyebrow as I looked around.
“Well, I may have hired a few people to update it a little bit after I bought the land next door,” he said. I guess this explains why he was not bored sooner.
“But why? I do not live here anymore. We live at the packhouse,” I pointed out.
“Well, since you now own part of the Inn and business will only grow after the expansion is done, I figured we will probably spend some time over here. I thought you might like to stay in your own place and of course I am not going to let you stay out here all alone.”
My jaw dropped. What did he just say? Liam closed the distance between us and closed my mouth with his finger. “Is something the matter, baby?” he said with a smirk. He loved surprising me.
“I own part of the Inn?” I finally asked.
“Yea. The old man will be retiring soon and when I approached him about a partnership, he said I would need to consult with the person he would be leaving the Inn to. Luckily, that person is my mate,” he said with a smile.
“So, he is leaving me the Inn?”
“Yea. And our partnership agreement will relinquish the other half of the ownership once profits are made to cover the cost of the additional construction.”
“I don’t understand…” I was absolutely shocked.
Liam wrapped his arms around me. “You are amazing, and you worked so hard here. The old man does not have any children and you were the closest thing to family he has had in years. He knew you would take good care of this place.” He nuzzled my face with his. My eyes brimmed with tears. “I didn’t want you to lose the first place that felt like home,” he said quietly.
That broke me. The tears fell freely. I buried my face in his neck and wrapped my arms around him. Liam held me and let me cry. Finally, I leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. “Thank you,” I said softly.
“If I am being honest, it wasn’t all my idea,” he said. I gave him an inquisitive look. “Gavin,” he simply replied. We were interrupted by a knock on the door. Liam left me standing in the middle of the apartment to answer it. When I looked over, he was closing the door with a bag in his hand.
Liam
“Amy sent us some food,” I said, turning around to my beautiful mate. Her face was a little red and puffy from the tears, but she still took my breath away. I am glad she took all the changes I made well. I told the contractors to keep the same atmosphere but update the structure. At least there was central heating and air now. Gavin was the one who suggested renovating instead of rebuilding.
We ate the food Amy sent back for us and Azalea filled me in on everything Amy had told her. She seemed at ease coming back to the Inn. As long as Azalea was content, so was Gavin which put me in an all-around great mood.
After we ate, we got into bed and Azalea cuddled up to me. I switched the TV on and flipped through the channels until I found an old movie. She was in the habit of wearing my shirts to bed now and I could not complain. I slipped my hand under her shirt and rubbed her soft skin lightly while we laid together.
“Liam,” Azalea said softly.
“Yes, Little Luna?”
“Can I talk to Gavin?” she asked. That was surprising. She had only asked to see him when something needed resolved. I looked down at her doe eyes peeking up at me.
“Any reason why?” I asked her.
Her features scrunched up like she was thinking hard about something and I could not help but think how cute it was when she did that. She finally spoke, “Well, he is my mate too right? And I have not spent much time with him. I know that is partly because of what happened, but I have this feeling that he feels a little forgotten. I think it would be good for us if I made a little time for him.”
I reached up and brushed a piece of hair away from her face, tucking it behind her ear. I smiled at her. “Okay, Little Luna,” I said quietly. I leaned down and gave her a soft k**s before I let Gavin come forward.
Azalea
“Hello, Little Mate,” he said as he opened his eyes and looked down at me.
“Hi, Gavin,” I said.
“So, you think we should spend time together?” he asked. I nodded my head. “And what do you wish to do?”
I thought for a second. “I don’t know. What would you like to do?”
“This,” he said, and he bent down and covered my mouth with his. His k**s was intense but not rough. It was dominating but not punishing.
When he finally let me go, I gasped for air. “Wow,” I said breathlessly. He smirked in an adorably cocky way.
“Liam and I are very different, Little Mate,” he said as if it was not very obvious. I smiled at him. He reached up and ran his fingers over my face. “Would you like me to show you?” His look was intense, and it felt like he was asking me for a chance. I nodded my head timidly. A sexy grin stretched across his face before his mouth was over mine once again.
His k**s possessed me; warmth blossomed in my body. His hands came to my face, tilting my head to give him better access. I let him have it, submitting to him. Soon, he was shifting our bodies so that he was over top of me. He flexed his h**s into me and pushed me into the soft bed. My hands came up to feel his chest. Without breaking our k**s, His hands came around my wrists and moved them to the sides of my head. I froze momentarily under him. His hands firmly adjusted from grasping my wrists to his fingers intertwining in mine. He held my hands firmly next to my head and I relaxed.
He bit my l*p as he growled a bit. I gasped in surprise and m****d as his tongue plunged into my mouth. His tongue tasted every part of me as I m****d. Finally, he broke away, both of us gasping for air. His nose went to my neck, breathing in my scent before his lips were on my mark. My back arched into him as he sucked hard on my mark sending jolts of pleasure throughout me. My hands gripped onto his tighter.
One of his hands left mine and worked its way down my side and up into Liam’s shirt that I was wearing. His hand came to my panties when he whispered, “You won’t be needing these,” and shredded them. His lips came right up next to my ear as his hand skimmed along the lips of my swollen p**sy. “If it is too much, stop me Little Mate and I will just hold you,” he said in a seductive voice.
“Gavin,” I m****d breathlessly; I was quivering under his touch. Before I knew what was happening, his was positioning his c**k at my entrance. He captured my lips once more at the same time he pushed into me hard. He stilled inside of me for only a moment before he began pumping his h**s. His hand came back to holding mine. He thrust into me with force as I squeezed on his hands.
“Little Mate, you feel so good,” he g*****d. He was quickly bringing me to the edge. Before I was pushed over, he pulled out of me completely. My eyes shot open as he grabbed onto me and rolled us over all in one motion. He let go of my hands and held onto my h**s, positioning me right over his swollen c**k.
“Hold on, Little Mate,” he said as he slammed my body down onto him. I screamed at the forceful pleasure. He was buried deep inside me but did not stop. He lifted me again and began to repeatedly bring me down on his length. I threw my head back, letting him f**k me how he wanted too. My arms gripped his, trying to hold on.
I could feel his legs stiffen underneath me. “c*m for me Little Mate,” he said in a provocative tone and my body obeyed. I came undone around him and a few thrusts later he was reaching his own climax inside me. Once he regained his composure, he let me fall to his chest and lay there as I came down from the high he just took me to.
“Good girl,” he said quietly as his hand stroked my hair. “I will give you back Liam.” I sighed. I knew Gavin wasn’t the best at expressing himself, but I felt like we had gotten just a little closer now. I felt a k**s on the top of my head as my eyes fluttered closed.