Surrendering To The Alpha by Lia Davis Read Free Book Online

held up a hand. “When I’m touching you, the hum inside my head goes away.”
    She blinked then drew her eyebrows together. “What about your telepathy?”
    He raised his hand to touch her cheek, but she took a step back. That made his leopard growl and claw inside him. “It doesn’t work.” It came out a little rougher than he intended, but Addyson didn’t flinch.
    “Not at all?”
    He shrugged and turned to survey the room. The sofa was pushed back a couple of feet, no doubt to make room for Addyson, Will, and the sentries to sit on the floor. However, Keegan thought he liked the couch where it was. It made the living area appear bigger.
    His heart ached and made his chest feel tight. Why had he come here of all places? Because it was the safest place for Addyson and Will.
    He heard Addyson’s bare feet shuffle over the stone floor, and he closed his eyes. Her scent was too enticing, too much. He didn’t know how much longer he’d be able to keep the control over the throbbing need in his pants.
    “What is this place?”
    He turned to face her again and narrowed his eyes. Her tone told him she already knew, or at least knew some of it.
    Damn Pack rumor mill.
    “I found this cave about six months before Cate became pregnant with our third child. I was hunting and stumbled upon it. We’d come here during hunts when we wanted to get away from the others for a moment or two. When she found out she was pregnant, I worked on it as much as I could in secret. I wanted it to be a surprise.” He paused to take a deep breath and push back the building fury and pain. Too much of what he’d learned over the last few days had brought back the pain of betrayal. The knowledge his daughter had been alive all this time and living in the Onyx den only built up the fury more. Yes, he was happy to know she was alive, but at the same time worried about whose side she’d turn to when she found out.
    And she’d find out. Keegan would make sure of it.
    He peered into Addyson’s gaze and continued. “It was going to be a safe place for her to deliver the baby and stay until she was strong enough to return to the den. The war with Onyx had us both worried.”
    Addyson nodded and stepped closer. “What happened?”
    He shook his head and started to pace. “I can’t, Addy. Not now.” Coming to a stop in front of her, he cursed himself when he saw the disappointment in her face. He reached for her and was relieved when she didn’t pull away from him. He took her hand and brought it to place over his heart. “I’ll tell you someday soon.”
    She lifted her violet gaze to his and nodded. “I trust you.”
    He smiled but whispered, “I’m not so sure I trust myself, especially when comes to being alone with you.”
    Then he released her hand and turned to head outside to find Tanner.

Chapter Five
    Addyson let out a breath and sat down on the sofa. Her whole body trembled, but not from fear. She was on the verge of sensory overload. Sure, she didn’t suffer pain or have crippling visions at his touch, but it’d been far too long since she’d been able to rely on a Pack mate for the comfort of skin-to-skin contact.
    Her leopard was touch-starved to the extreme, and the more Keegan offered, the more she fought for control over her cat.
    Shifters needed the simple touches from Pack members just as much as they needed the air they breathed. The only way she was able to keep from going completing insane was Keegan. He was the only one she could have minimal contact with.
    And he knew it.
    He’d also been trying to drive her over the edge in the last couple of weeks. That was why she needed to learn to build her shields and strengthen her resistance toward the male.
    A smile lifted her lips, and she leaned back on the couch. Pride filled her chest. She’d built the first layer of her mental shield by using Tanner’s aura. However, it was a very weak layer.
    She didn’t need to think too hard on why Keegan could break through