Pack Rogue by Crissy Smith (10)

Chapter Ten

It seemed like the drive took forever, yet at the same time it ended way too soon. As soon as Austin told her they were just outside their territory, her stomach started to jump around and the butterflies arrived.

It had been so long since she’d been with a full Pack. Every time she went to Tyler’s, there were only a few members around. The way Austin talked, it sounded like his Pack was more like an extended family, dropping in whenever they could.

While the scenery that passed outside the window was indeed beautiful, it didn’t take the edge off. Green grass, tall healthy trees, and plenty of open space flew by them. Kiley clenched her hands in her lap to keep herself from telling Austin to turn around.

She’d promised herself she wouldn’t cause him any more difficulties. She would be the best mate she could.

She jumped when Austin’s hand covered her fist.

“Relax, baby,” he encouraged. “Everyone will love you.”

Kiley wasn’t so sure. What if they saw what Austin didn’t? What if they knew—like she did—that she would never be the perfect mate? She rubbed her stomach with her free hand.

They reached a dirt road and Austin turned onto it. “Almost there.”

Kiley stared out of the window as they bumped along the road. She was trying to see the Alpha house and gates. About a mile from where they’d turned off, a large cabin came into view. She didn’t know who lived there and she wasn’t expecting to make a stop.

She glanced at Austin, but he just smiled. Kiley took the home in as they pulled up in front. It was the most beautiful place she had ever seen. Dark, thick wooden logs made up the outside. There was a wide wrap-around porch and huge windows that would look out onto the woods just feet away. If she could have picked any house, it would have been one very similar to this.

Austin put the vehicle in park and turned off the engine. “Well, this is it.”

Kiley glanced over at him, confused. “This? This is your house?”

“Our house,” he corrected with a frown. “You don’t like it?”

But all Kiley heard was ‘our house’. She quickly unfastened her seat belt and pushed the door open. She didn’t even close her door but rushed forwards. The large cabin loomed before her, warm and inviting.

She wondered how she could possibly deserve such a gorgeous home and a mate who seemed to truly care about her. Her vow to herself on the road came back to her. Austin was offering her so much and she would try her hardest to be a good mate.

Austin stepped up behind her and placed his hand on the small of her back. She closed the distance to lean her body back against his.

“So you like it then?” he asked with uncertainty in his voice.

Kiley nodded. “I think it’s wonderful.”

He relaxed and she was pleased her comment had been right. She had also told him the truth. The cabin was out in the middle of nowhere in perfect seclusion and the woods were so close she could smell them. The trees, the animals that lived inside, a source of water.

She felt her wolf ripple inside her. Yes, her sister wolf wanted to run and check out their new home. But there would be time for that. She would try to talk Austin into accompanying her in a run later.

“Let me show you the inside,” Austin said as he started to lead her forward.

The steps were solid and when she reached the front porch she saw several wicker chairs and even a swing.

“You sit out here a lot?” she asked, hoping he did. She would like to spend time sitting with him.

“I do,” Austin answered. “I like relaxing out here at night. When everything has slowed down, and I can just take the time to listen to nature.”

They turned as he spoke and looked out from the porch. Wide openness filled Kiley’s vision and she felt comforted by it.

“You don’t have any gates?” she questioned. She had never in her life lived within a territory that didn’t have security gates. Even Tyler’s home had them.

“The Pack is so small, I have never seen the need for them. I don’t want any of the members to feel they are not welcome in my home. We stay hidden from everyone else and haven’t had any problems with other Packs. We just want to live peacefully,” Austin explained.

“That’s just perfect,” Kiley said with a sigh. She hadn’t meant to say that out loud but once the words slipped through, she wasn’t sorry. Austin had a territory to be proud of.

Quietly they made their way to the front door. Austin withdrew his key and inserted it into the lock but paused to look over at her. “I want you to think of this as your home too, Kiley. If you want to change anything, then change it. If you wish to add something, then add it. It’s only Colt and I here and we’re pretty easy.”

Kiley understood what he was telling her. And while she appreciated it, she didn’t think it was going to be necessary. She was a pretty casual girl herself. Still she wondered what the cabin of two bachelors would look like on the inside.

Austin unlocked the door and pushed it open. Kiley stepped in first and her breath caught in her throat.

The front door opened to a large open area. The same dark wood that was outside lined the cabin’s walls and ceilings. There were steps that led into the open room where she could see large black leather couches and chairs, a big screen TV, and a monster stereo system.

Kiley grinned and walked down the steps into the room. She looked over it with a critical eye.

She really liked the stone fireplace in the corner. There were a couple of pictures of wolves hanging on the wall and thick rugs placed throughout the room. She turned and looked into the kitchen.

Oh, that room was even better! Even though she wasn’t much of a cook, obvious from the barbeque disaster at Tyler’s, she still could appreciate a kitchen like the one Austin had.

“Oh wow!” she finally said.

Austin chuckled and swung his arm around her shoulders. “I take it you approve.”

“Yes,” she told him as she turned into his arms. “You have a lovely home.”

“We. We have a lovely home,” he corrected.

Kiley stretched onto her tiptoes until their mouths were just a breath apart. “We have a lovely home.”

Austin closed the distance and his mouth covered hers. Kiley gripped his shoulders hard as she lost all sense of direction and let her mind drift away. The only thing she concentrated on was the feel of her mate against her.

He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist. “First things first,” he said against her mouth.

Kiley wasn’t sure what he meant until Austin lowered her down so her back met the leather couch. His tongue was working magic and she arched up when his hand pressed over her sex.

“Austin,” she panted out his name when his mouth left hers.

“Gotta have you,” he said desperately. “Gotta have you now!”

They hurriedly removed her clothes and she pulled his T-shirt over his head as he nibbled and licked her neck. Kiley tilted her head to the side to give him better access.

“God! I burn for you,” he confessed. She heard the zipper of his jeans come down.

Kiley used her feet to help push the fabric down his thighs. He lined his cock up at her entrance and she could feel the solid heat as he started to enter.

He slid in slowly, easily now that she was used to his body. Once fully seated, he paused and Kiley met his gaze. The emotion on his face matched what she felt in her heart.

Love, devotion, uncomplicated lust. He shared the feelings she had kept to herself. Kiley cupped his cheek and drew him down to her. “My love,” she whispered against his lips.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he looked down at her once again there was just the hint of wetness. “Yes. My love,” he repeated.

They kissed and he started to move inside her, each stroke slow and deep. Kiley ran her hands over his lower back, urging him on.

They made love slowly. Eyes locked together, each breath shared, as their bodies moved in rhythm. It was the single best experience of her life.

When she fell over the edge she cried out his name, tightening around him and bringing him with her.

As they calmed their beating hearts Kiley wrapped her arms around Austin and just held on. She’d gone and done it. Fallen in love with a man she barely knew, but trusted with her entire heart.

Austin shuddered above her, his face buried in her neck. It was too good a moment to let go. But the slamming of a car door broke the moment, as Kiley froze stiff while Austin jumped up.

“Who…?” she started to ask but he shook his head with a smile on his face.

“Hope you’re ready, baby,” he told her as he gathered her clothes and placed them in her arms. “Looks like you’re about to meet the other woman in my life.”

Confused and more than a little upset by his declaration, Kiley hurriedly dressed as he did the same. She’d just finished when the front door burst open.

“Austin! Colt! Are you home?” a woman called out.

She closed the door and stopped. With the open rooms, she got a look at Kiley as Kiley took the other woman in.

She was a smaller woman with short brown hair. She wore jeans and a T-shirt that said, ‘Yes, I am a princess.’ She was around Kiley’s age and obviously felt right at home as she walked down the steps.

“Who are you?” she asked rather rudely.

Kiley frowned. “Who are you?” she retorted, crossing her arms over her chest.

“Girls,” Austin drawled and they both turned to him.

He was grinning, while Kiley was just about ready to kill him. What the hell had everything they had done together, the sweet words, the love they shared meant if he had another woman at home? Because if he thought she was going to share her mate, he had another think coming.

“What’s going on?” the other woman questioned him.

He motioned her forwards. She smiled and walked directly into his arms. Kiley didn’t even try to bite back the growl that escaped the back of her throat. She did, however, resist ripping the woman to shreds—barely.       

“Ginger! Ginger,” he said lovingly. “Meet my mate.”

“Your mate?” Ginger exclaimed loudly.

She turned back to Kiley who was ready to pounce if Austin didn’t stop touching her.

“Kiley, this is my sister, Ginger,” he introduced.

“Your sister?” Kiley snapped.

She stared at the other woman in shock. Holy Hell, she’d had no idea Austin had a sister. She was even more surprised when the other woman turned and smacked Austin in the back of the head.

“Ow! Shit! What was that for?” he complained, rubbing his hand over his head.

“She thought I was your lover, you dumbass,” Ginger enlightened him.

Austin’s eyes grew and he rushed over to her. “Oh no, baby! Baby, I’m so sorry.”

Kiley let Austin wrap his arms around her as she watched the other woman watch her.

Ginger grinned and rocked back on the heels of her feet. “I can’t believe you finally found your mate.”

Kiley caught Austin’s huge grin.

“Me either,” he said proudly.

Austin released her and Ginger was there in a second, throwing small but strong arms around her neck. “I always wanted a sister,” the other woman confessed.

Kiley relaxed against her and returned the embrace. Maybe, just maybe, she’d found someone else she’d never known she wanted…or needed.