Free Skye’s Limits by Stephani Hecht Page A

letting Alden take charge. He even opened his mouth so Alden could slide his tongue inside. Alden grew hard the moment he tasted Skye. Skye’s flavor was so sweet and savory that Alden would never get tired of it. He knew that he could go his entire life sampling it and never tire of it.
    Alden pulled away and said loudly, “Mine.”
    “Yours,” Skye replied.
    “Come to my room tonight,” Alden ordered in a tone that left no room for argument.
    “I will,” Skye said.
    There were several catcalls and whistles from the room, but Alden ignored them. He was too focused on Skye at the moment. Branson could have fired off a gun at him and Alden wouldn’t have noticed, he was so caught up in Skye.
    “You do realize what you’ve just done,” Skye said. “Everybody knows about us now, and the shit is going to hit the fan.”
    “I don’t care. You’re more important.”
    “What brought this on?”
    “I heard about what your brother said to you last night, and I realized it wasn’t fair for you to take all the heat on this.”
    Skye shook his head. “It was okay. I could have handled it.”
    “But you shouldn’t have to. We’re mates so from now on, we face stuff like this together.”
    “You’re amazing. You know that, right?” Skye said.
    “Yeah, tell that to Mitchell when he rips me a new one.”
    “I will if you want me to.”
    Alden let out a small laugh. He could just imagine Skye facing off against Mitchell. Knowing Skye, he would win Mitchell over with his sparky attitude. But this was a battle Alden had to face on his own.
    Alden put his arms around Skye and embraced him. “I appreciate the offer, but this is something I have to do on my own.”
    “Are you sure? I don’t mind,” Skye said.
    “Yes, I’m positive. I better go now. With the way the gossip mill goes here, he’s probably already heard about what went down. I better go explain things to him.”
    It wasn’t a conversation Alden looked forward to, but he knew he had to have it. He needed to make sure Mitchell knew he and Skye weren’t messing around while Alden was mentoring him. Sure, they might have admitted that they had feelings for each other, and there had been the one kiss, but that had been the extent of it.
    Giving Skye one last kiss, Alden left and made his way to Mitchell’s office. As soon as he knocked on the door and Mitchell told him to enter, Alden knew the leader had already heard about the incident in the cafeteria. Shit, did somebody go running to tell on Alden? Probably, knowing this place.
    Alden went in and took a seat. All the while, Mitchell glowered at him. Alden knew he was in trouble and in for an ass ripping. Not that he expected anything less. Of course Mitchell was going to assume the worse. Had Alden been in his place, he would have done the same thing.
    Alden sighed as he sized up the leader. A Jaguar shifter, Mitchell was large with a body that was muscular. His hair was cut short and a speckled brown color. His amber-colored eyes were dark with anger, and his left temple was ticking, which was never a good sign.
    “I know what you’re thinking, but it’s not what it seems,” Alden said.
    “So you didn’t just grab your trainee and claim him in the middle of the cafeteria?” Mitchell asked.
    “Yes, I did, but Skye isn’t my trainee anymore. He’s moved on and is now under Logan’s control,” Alden reminded him.
    “But you used to mentor Skye. Did anything happen while he was under you’re tutelage?”
    “Nothing like you’re thinking. We were never intimate. We did admit we had feelings for each other, but we both agreed we would not act upon them until Skye was no longer my student. I told him it wouldn’t be right, and he agreed,” Alden said.
    “You know how this looks?” Mitchell asked.
    Alden let out a sigh. “Yes, I do, but I can’t help it. He’s my mate. There’s no denying it. I’ll do anything to have him.”
    “Nobody is going to trust you to mentor their problem