Savage (Reagan and Kieran) novel Chapter 12

Reagan

“I’ve never seen a wolf this close to going feral before,” Meadow says quietly as I return to our room.

“It doesn’t happen often. Most Alphas would have taken a chosen mate by now for this very reason,” I say.

“Why do you think he didn’t take a chosen mate?” she asks.

“Elias said he only wanted me.”

“Is that why you’re doing this? Because you feel guilty?” Meadow asks.

“Yes and no. He waited for me and I value that. It means that he appreciates the mate bond and will probably stay true to it. But I also don’t ever want to see an Alpha have to be put down because they go feral.”

I look over at her. “He’s my mate. We’ve always been taught that the Moon Goddess doesn’t make mistakes. If that’s the case and he waited for me, I need to see this through.”

“You already like Kieran, don’t you?” she asks, smiling.

“It’s not him that’s the problem. It’s Samson.”

“Is his wolf as strong as his name implies?” she asks.

“Yes, he is. He’s very strong. If he wasn’t, he’d have gone feral by now.”

“Do you know what we’re walking into tomorrow?” she asks me.

“I have no clue,” I tell her honestly. “I’m hoping to get an idea about it if we can talk tomorrow. You didn’t get anything from Elias?”

“He is VERY loyal to Alpha Kieran. It was obvious that he didn’t want to say anything against him so all I got was that the pack needs leadership.”

“A pack without leadership is ...” I begin.

“A problem,” she finishes for me.

“Yeah. So that’s what we’re walking into tomorrow. Did he say anything about the Beta, Markus?”

“I don’t get the impression that he’s very happy with him,” she says. I roll onto my back and look at the ceiling.

“Well, this should be fun.”

“It’s a good thing you and I have the same idea of what makes something fun,” she says. “Get some sleep. Tomorrow is going to be an even longer day than today since we’ll arrive at his pack.”

“Agreed,” I say, but I lay there, listening to the sounds in the next room and staring at the ceiling.

I’ve finally started to drift off when the chimes go off on my phone. I sit up and look at Kieran walking in.

“What are you doing?” I whisper.

“I can’t sleep so far from you,” Samson says.

“I will not allow you to sleep in bed with me either,” I tell him.

“May I sleep on the floor? I just need your scent to be closer to me.”

I sigh. “Do you have a pillow and a blanket?” I ask him.

“I’ll get it,” he says and walks back into his room. A few minutes later, he’s back with a pillow and a blanket. He lays in between the two beds, close to my bed on the side where I’m laying.

I lift up on my elbow, putting my head in my hand as I watch him get settled. When he’s done, he lays on his back looking up at me.

“Where Kieran?” I ask him.

“Asleep.”

“Who slept today, you or him?” I ask.

“Me, but it pulled him under with me. Your scent calmed me enough to get the deep sleep I haven’t had in a very long time.”

I get up, going to my suitcase and get the shirt I wore today. I walk back and hand it to him.

“This should help,” I tell him.

“Thank you, my mate,” he says.

“You’re welcome, Samson,” I say, then I reach my hand down, settling on my stomach when he takes my hand in his. He turns on his side, my shirt under his face and my hand in front of it. I’m pretty sure it’s less than two minutes before he’s sound asleep. I don’t know how long it is for me, but I’d guess it was less than two minutes after he fell asleep. His scent calms me too.

“LUNA!” I’m awakened by a shout and a door slamming open. I jolt up, disoriented in the strange room and bed.

“Oh. Oh, thank the goddess. I thought he was gone,” Elias says, his hand covering his heart as if he can keep it from beating out of his chest.

I feel warm lips press against the top of my hand and I look down to see Kieran looking up at me.

“Thank you for letting Samson sleep in here,” Kieran says, grunting as he sits up and rubs his face. He must be sore after sleeping on that hard floor.

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