Page 64 of Alphas Never Hide

Hishand cupped my face as his tongue swept over mine.Hetasted like the lager he’d drunk at the pub.

Ohno,Ihoped the taste of whatI’deaten for supper wouldn’t turn him off.

WhathadIbeen thinking ordering the veggie lasagna and garlic toast?I’dbeen so happy to see the vegetarian options on the menuI’dordered with my stomach and not my head.BecauseI’dknown we were going to kiss, andInever should have eaten something with garlic in it.

Haydendidn’t pull away, though.Hedidn’t demandIbrush my teeth either.So, maybe it was okay.

Hereached down and wrapped his arms around me, andIforgot to be worried about whatItasted like.Ourbodies pressed together, without even a sliver of space between us, butIstill arched into his solid, muscular body, needing to feel more of him.Iwanted to wrap my legs around his hips and grind against him.Ireally wanted to lose our clothes.

Somuch for this being a simple, pleasant, and exploratory kiss to see if we wanted to do anything more.Iwas being devoured, andIwas here for it.

“Ryley,”Haydenwhispered against my mouth.Thenhe raised his head just enough to look into my eyes.Hislips were red and wet, andIwanted them on mine again.Now. “Idon’t usually like kissing, but it’s likeIneedto kiss you.Tasteyou.Mywolf is still a royal bastard right now.Ican feel him there under my skin, butIdon’t thinkIcan shift yet, even after tonight.”Hecleared his throat, obviously not wanting to talk about the whole alpha thing. “ButIcan feel my magic writhing inside.Itwants to be close to you too.”

“Wecan stop,”Ioffered. “Idon’t want you to feel like we have to do this now, tonight.Ifyour wolf still isn’t?—”

“Doyou want to stop?”Haydeninterrupted me.Hisgaze locked on mine.Iknew he’d stop ifIsaid we should.Butfuck that.Iwas only offering becauseIdidn’t want him to feel pressured into anything when so much had happened already tonight.No,Ididn’t want to stop.Notnow.Ifthis kiss was a glimpse of how sex was going to be between us, sign me up.

“No,”Iconfessed.

“Meneither.”Thenhis mouth was on mine again.

Ireached for his shirt as he reached for mine.Thenwe were shedding clothing and stumbling toward the king-sized bed.IrememberedJakehelpfully listing all the toiletries they’d placed in the rooms.Yeah.Hadhe known we’d end up in bed together tonight?Wasthat why he mentioned it?Hewas the town’s oracle, so it was possible.

Thenagain, those people in the pub would have picked up on our attraction, even if we hadn’t held hands all night, which we had.Thatwas the problem with hanging out with supes instead of mundane humans.Therewere toomany of them who could pick up on our interest in one another.

Yeah.Okay.Ididn’t want to think about those guys smelling how arousedIwas aroundHayden.Ihad much better things to think about right now.

“Thereis lube in the bedside table,”Isaid.

Haydenpaused.Hisgaze darted to the table. “Right.It’sbeen a while.Iforgot…”

“Itdoesn’t matter, since it is here.”Andwe didn’t need condoms.Thatwas the benefit of having sex with other supes, no sex-related infections.It’dbeen a long time sinceI’dhad sex with another supe.I’dsurrounded myself with humans and lived as one for so long thatI’dalmost askedJakeabout condoms, too, when he’d mentioned the lube.Butnope.Wedidn’t need those.Iwould be insideHayden.Bare.Skinto skin.

Unlesshe wanted to top.Icould work with that too, butIpreferred topping.Especiallytonight.IwantedHaydento have the best sex of his life.Iwanted him to lose himself under my touch.Iwanted to unravel his control.Butmostly,Iwanted to take care of him.

Yes,Icould do that in either position, but whenI’dimagined this moment,Ienvisioned having him under me.

“Doyou bottom?”

Haydenblinked, as if he couldn’t process my question. “Noone has ever asked me that before.I’venever done it.Everyonemakes assumptions.”Hischeeks darkened as his words trailed off.

“Doyou want to try it?”Shit.Didthat sound likeIwas pressuring him? “Ifyou don’t, that’s fine.”

HisAdam’sapple bobbed as he swallowed, andIwanted to lick it, just because it was there.Iwanted to do everything with this man.ButIwanted to wrap him up in my arms and give him the world more than anything else.EversinceI’dmet him,I’dwatched how people were with him.Whenwas the last time he wasn’t expected to be in charge?Notsince his parents’ deaths,Ibet.Evenwhen his friends were corralling him into going to the doctor, there was an unspoken understanding that he still maintained a position of power.

Ididn’t want him to feel like he always had to be in charge with me too.Yes,Iliked how he’d backed me up against the door—that shit was something straight out of a movie—butIdidn’t need that all the time.Andsomething inside me demanded thatItake care of him, cherish him, prove to himIcared about him, not as the alpha, but as a man.

Ihadn’t realizedIwanted that until this very moment.Butnow thatI’dhad that thought, it felt right.

“You’dwant that?”Haydenswallowed hard.Hischeeks had darkened.Yeah.Ithought he rather liked that idea. “Withme?”

“Hellyeah,”Isaid. “Comeon, let’s get these clothes off andI’llblow your mind.”

Hestared at me for a long moment before nodding.

Itugged off the rest of my clothes, not caring where they landed.Icrossed to the bedside table and found the lube.Itwasn’t the biggest containerI’dever seen, but it’d work for tonight.ThenIflicked back the top blankets and sat down.

Haydenwas still standing there, looking so damnvulnerable.Hehadn’t removed the rest of his clothes yet.Hell, he hadn’t even moved.