Free An Alpha's Trust by Shannon Duane Page B

smile.”
    Jake smiled and kissed his forehead. “Goodnight lil’ guy. You make me happy too,” he whispered. He walked out of the room and down to the kitchen where he had heard Shana flee.
    She was sitting at the table with a box of tissue in front of her, but her eyes were dry. Her hands were in her lap and her back was ram rod straight. “Shall we start? I fear you’ve already convinced my son to take a chance on you.” She didn’t sound upset, just concerned.
    “I think I should start by saying, I looked into your past and I’m sorry. I should have waited for you to tell me what happened to you, but I couldn’t understand what happened yesterday. I was just trying to gain valuable insight into what went wrong. I know what went wrong now, and I’ll try not to do anything to hurt you again.”
    “I’m not angry about it. My past is what it is, I can’t change it. You didn’t look at me with pity so I can manage a little embarrassment. While we’re talking, though, I’d appreciate you not being vague or skip stuff you think will be too painful or upsetting.”
    “Okay...I don’t want you to think I’m like that bastard Ryan. I told you before that I’ll go slow and stop when you need me to. The only thing I can ask is that you tell me what I did wrong, when I do it. Last night I couldn’t figure out what I’d done wrong. It drove me crazy. I know now it was probably the possessive way I called you mine. Am I right?”
    She looked a bit sheepish. “I know it’s stupid, but it just took me back. I avoid thinking of the past at all cost. It was probably the fact that I also haven’t had sex in five years.”
    At the word sex his eyes closed and when he opened them they had a golden hue to them. “I’m glad we cleared that up. I need to explain the basics of wolf mating. Are you up for it tonight?”
    “To tell you the truth, I’m exhausted but there’s no other place I’d rather be. I need to understand.” She didn’t like feeling like she was on the outside. She wanted a family, and she wanted to share her life with others.
    “Wolf mating is very powerful magic. Somehow, our wolf is able to scent his lifelong mate. I smelled you the first week you were in town, but I couldn’t find you. It was...”
    “Wait a second! I smell? Bad? Oh my Gosh! Why didn’t you tell me?” She rose quickly, intending to put distance between them, but he pulled her down to his lap.
    “Like the sweetest vanilla ice cream I’ve ever smelled. Your scent is unique to you and an aphrodisiac to me. I get hard every time you’re around, so please don’t get upset.” He took a big whiff where her neck and shoulder met. Yumm.
    She could feel her juices sliding into her panties, so she quickly climbed off his lap and onto the chair she had vacated. He had a look on his face like he knew exactly how she responded to him.
    Continuing, “I was frustrated; I couldn’t locate you. I was surprised to find your scent in Twilight Lookout. When a wolf finds his mate it’s a deep feeling of contentment. However, he or she feels, uh, well, um...”
    “Be blunt. I need to understand your people if I’m expected to live among you.”
    “Horny. Usually, a couple will meet and have wild naked monkey sex for days sometimes, barely coming up for air. Wolves are very sexual creatures. If the mate’s human, like you, they usually can feel a bond to their wolf. Most are unable to deny themselves their want. I feel a bond to you; Shana and I know you feel it too.”
    “I do.” She looked almost regretful.
    “I know you’re an Alpha female; if you weren’t then you wouldn’t be able to deny your urges, even with your history. You are strong.” There went that ring of pride in his voice.
    “Has there ever been a time when a mated pair didn’t...get together?” She wiggled her brows.
    “None that I can think of. It would be most unusual for our kind to deny what we know is the best thing we will ever find. Our other