A Wolf's Pride by Jennifer T. Alli Read Free Book Online

decided, sneaking another
glance at her. Gorgeous but with a nice
right hook and violent reflexes, he mused
remembering the way she had attacked him. At least I won’t have to worry about anyone getting too
friendly with her. I’m her mate and she attacked me as though I
were about to assault her. No, I think you and I are going to work
out just fine.
    Her scent was
quickly filling the closed space of the car and his senses were
becoming intoxicated by it as time passed. He couldn’t prevent
himself from reaching across the short distance that separated them
to stroke the soft skin of her neck and run his fingers through her
hair. The strands were unbelievably soft and he barely resisted the
impulse to lean in and breath deeply. Pulling his hand away from
her, he gripped the steering wheel hard and forced his eyes to
remain on the road instead of the appealing woman sleeping by his
side. Her scent was like a powerful aphrodisiac and his body
reacted accordingly, desire running rampant through him, but he
gritted his teeth against the urges that racked him and continued
to drive. By the time the sun had firmly established itself on the
horizon he had almost reached his limits. He had been hard as rock
for hours and with his mate acting as though he were deranged there
was no sign of relief in sight.
    She began to
rouse, shaking off the last vestiges of sleep as she stretched as
far as she could in the small space that the car provided. I didn’t know that just waking up could look so
sexy. A faint smile had graced her lips as
she woke but it vanished the instant she saw him. He growled
disapprovingly in response. Calm
down, he scolded himself. Getting angry is just going to frighten her and
make it even more difficult to claim her. Relax. “How are you feeling Chloe?” he smiled, trying to
make himself seem approachable.
    “ I could be
worse considering the circumstances. I’m alive and that’s more than
I expected when I fell asleep.”
    “ Chloe,” he
growled in warning.
    Not this
again, she groaned. I know where this road leads. Great, I haven’t even known the
man a full day and I’m already learning how he thinks. “So Ryan,” she began pre-empting his rant. “Where
are we? Or am I not allowed to know?”
    “ Of course you
can know. There are no secrets between mates.”
    The mate
thing again?
    “ We’re
somewhere in Oregon, we crossed the state border a little while
back.”
    “ You’ve taken
me out of the state?” she gasped surprised.
    “ Of course I
did. I don’t live in California; I was only there on a business
trip. We’re heading to my home.”
    “ And where
exactly is that?”
    “ South
Dakota.”
    “ There’s
nothing in South Dakota.”
    Ryan smiled,
mentally envisioning the beautiful landscape of his home.
“Exactly.” Chloe turned to face him at that declaration and
instantly became confused at the blissful expression on his face.
“It’s easier for us to hide when there aren’t many people around
and there’s so much space that we never feel cramped. I can’t wait
to show you Chloe. It’s beautiful. The air where I live is so
clean, green as far as the eye can see and no ugly buildings to
ruin the view. Perfect.”
    “ You make it
sound as though there’s no civilisation near you,” she
scoffed.
    “ We wolves like
our privacy. We own the land we live on and if it looks like anyone
is going to build near us we buy that land too, so yeah I suppose
there is a lack of civilisation near us.”
    She gulped.
“Do you live outside?”
    “ No, I live in
a house, a very large house but we do spend a lot of time outdoors.
I want to show you everything. I’m sure you’ll love it.”
    “ You want me to
go outdoors?”
    “ Of course, if
that’s where I am then it only makes sense that you’re with
me.”
    “ No,” she
stated adamantly. “I’m not going with you.”
    “ Why not?” he
growled offended by his mate’s easy dismissal of his plans for
them.
    “ I’m