Free Beauty Sleeps (Fairytale Shifter Book 2) by Alexa Riley

give me what I want. Just as I will with him.
    I’ve come to notice that about him in the short time I’ve been with him. He might be totally dominant, but his urge to please me seems to eclipse that. At least I’m hoping that’s true, or he’s never going to let me out of this house.
    “If you’re going to fill me with little pups, you’re going to have to feed me.” His face falls at my words, and before I can ask him what’s wrong, I’m in his arms and he’s striding through the house. He places me on a kitchen counter.
    “I’m sorry. I let my needs get in the way of taking care of you. I’ll be a better mate.” He goes to pull away and I grab him, pulling him back between my thighs.
    “First off, you gave me exactly what I wanted. Second, we’re both new at this so we’re going to stumble through what works for us. I don’t want you worrying that you’ve done something wrong. I’m yours and I’m not going anywhere. Trust me, if something is bothering me, you’ll be the first to know, big guy.”
    Some of the tension leaves his body, and he cups my face. “It’s been so long since I cared about anything. I don’t think I could survive without you. In fact, I know I couldn't. I want to make you happy. I want you to be here because you want to, not because our mated bond makes you.”
    “How do you know I don’t feel the same way? Hmm? You’re the biggest wolf I’ve ever seen in my life. Any shifter woman would be proud to be your mate.”
    “You had me before the mating, or have you forgotten already? I was once so worried, I thought about stealing you on your eighteenth birthday and keeping you. I would lock us away somewhere our mates could never find us so we would never be apart, mating bond or not. Until…” His words trail off like they always seem to do when he thinks about his mother and sister.
    “I missed you.” His eyes snap back to mine. “When you stopped coming and watching me, you took a piece of me with you. I finally just got it back.” I lay my hand over his heart and feel it beat wildly. “We were made for each other. I can feel it in my soul. I’m here because I want to be. I came for you in that cage not because of some mating heat, I came because you’re my other half.”
    He pulls my face to his, our mouths locking in a soft kiss. When he pulls back, I can tell it took everything in him to do it.
    “I need to feed you.” His tone is firm, like I might argue with him, but my stomach rumbles at the same time, agreeing with him. That makes him chuckle. Taking one last kiss, he pulls away from me and starts taking out what seems like everything he has in the refrigerator.
    I look at all the items and wonder what he might possibly be making. He seems confused by what to do with all of it now that it’s out.
    “Why don’t you go get me a shirt, and I’ll cook for us?”
    “No.”
    “No?” I raise my eyebrows at him, and he just shrugs. “It’s no big deal. I can cook. I actually really like doing it.”
    “I meant ‘no’ to the shirt. I like you bare. I can mount you anytime I want.”
    I can’t say that I disagree, enjoying my view of his naked ass strolling all over the kitchen, but I’m not cooking naked.
    “I could get burnt from splatter.” He drops a pan he pulled from a drawer and leaves the kitchen heading down the hall without a word. Two seconds later, he’s back with a shirt and slides it over my head.
    “The only marks on your skin are to be made by me.” He leaves the kitchen again, only to return with a chair. He puts it in the middle of the kitchen, planting his ass in it.
    “I’ll make sure no harm comes to you while you cook.” He sits there, watching my every move. Okay then.
    I keep it simple, grabbing some eggs and steak and getting to work on making us something to eat. It’s then I can take in my new home.
    “You built this?” I ask, cracking the eggs into the pan and adding in a few ingredients. It’s gorgeous, but it