Free Patient Mates: (Book 7 Grey Wolf Pack Romance Novellas) by E A Price Page A

I searched high and low but really I just got lucky.   I ripped up a few parking tickets for the guy who owns it.”  His brow creased.  “Please don’t tell Alec.”
    Kira giggled before throwing her arms round him.  “I won’t.  It’s the loveliest thing anyone’s ever done for me.  I love it!  I love... it so much.”  Heat suffused her cheeks and she buried her face into his hard chest.  She was going to say ‘you’ but stopped herself.  Her wolf had been all for it and was now extremely disgruntled. 
    She felt that she loved him but it was too soon to say it.  Right?  
    Gabe felt a sharp twinge of disappointment but quickly shook it away, ignoring his love sick beast.  Slow and steady.  That’s what he kept telling himself .  The time for ‘I love you’ would come later.  Slow and steady .  If only his wolf and his arousal would listen .
    He plastered a smile on his face and angled her away from his body.  He didn’t really want to freak her out by just how turned on he was right now .  “Well come on!  Don’t you wanna take a ride?”
    Kira beamed.  “Oh god yes!  Race you!”
    Kira sprinted toward the carousel and leap t aboard weaving her way through the horses and carriages.  Chuckling Gabe chased after her. 
    She climbed onto the powder blue pony and laughed at seeing the big wolf tentatively walking toward her, steadying himself on each pole.  His legs flailed a little.
    “What’s wrong?   You look like Bambi taking his first steps!”  It was freaking adorable!
    “I’m fine when the ground isn’t moving...”   Gabe grumbled, none too happy about looking weak in front of her.  His wolf snarled at him.  Get it together!
    Kira hopped off her horse and glided toward him.  Show off .  She put her hands on his waist to steady him.  The warmth of her soft touch seeped through his body, he almost groaned in satisfaction.
    Her deep brown eyes sparkled at him.  “You’re just no good with horses of any kind are you Bambi?”
    Gabe relaxed his grip on the poles and tried to suppress a smirk.  “How do you know it wasn’t my plan to get you to hold on to me?”
    Kira raised an eyebrow and dropped her hands.  He immediately flapped his arms and she hooted with laughter before grabbing him again. 
    She leaned up and unexpectedly placed a chaste kiss on his lips.  Gabe sighed and licked his lips, delighting in her taste.  Strawberries .  The brief, tender touch subdued his wolf.  Even the slightest affection from her was glorious.
    “You’re not that good of an actor.” She drawled huskily as her wolf simpered.  “Now come on, I want a ride on that horse.”
    Carefully she led him to the horse next to hers and much to his chagrin she helped him climb on.  His manly pride was taking a battering at the moment.
    Kira nimbly climbed on her horse and smiled affectionately.  Gabe relaxed a little and focused on watching Kira enjoy herself.  She was like a kid in a candy store .
    After what felt like seconds to Kira and hours to Gabe, timidly Kira reached over and tugged on his shirt collar.  She pulled him toward her and swooped in for a kiss.  It wasn’t easy to maintain the kiss with the motion of the horses lifting up and down but the briefest of touches virtually set them on fire.
    Gabe drew away.  “Ho w about we get something to eat?”
    “Sounds like a plan.”
    Gratefully Gabe got down and hesitantly moved to the control panel and turned the motion and the music off.  He spread a blanket over the floor of the largest chariot and they settled down to eat.  He’d brought a few simple things, sandwiches, chips, strawberries and cupcakes.  They dug in eagerly while Kira gushed about the carousel.  Throughout the meal the looks between the two of them gradually heated.
    After they cleared up Gabe pulled her into his lap and kissed her.  She sighed as her wolf yipped.  Pulling away he rubbed his hands up and down her back sending tingles along her