The Luna’s Second Chance Mate

Chapter 46

Kaden’s POV

“Alpha Kaden,” the maid who stood with Larissa quickly greeted me once they sighted me, curtseying very low. I was too entranced by the beautiful face of my mate to respond. It was only when the other maid nudged Larissa that I came back to my senses. Larissa’s face reddened as she joined the other girl to curtsey.

“Yes, good day,” I responded, clearing my throat. Why was I being so careless? I had to get my head right lest someone discover what was going on between Larissa and I. It was torture, but it was necessary. They both stood upright once more, curtseying low before turning at the stairs and making their way down. As I watched her walk away, my mind raced. Was I really going to let her go now? It could be days before I would be able to have a conversation with her.

Thinking quickly, I called out. “Stop.” They both froze and turned back. “My study is a mess. One of you should come take care of it so I can have the space to work.”

I saw Larissa’s eyes light up and I struggled heavily to hide my smile. “Uh…I’ll do it. Don’t worry about it, Gwen,” she said to the other maid.

Damn, she was a terrible liar.

But that only made her a hundred times hotter in my eyes. She continually raked her fingers in her hair in an attempt to look chill and relaxed, but it only betrayed the fact that she was nervous. It was fucking adorable. The other maid looked relieved at the prospect of not being in my study so I knew she would not notice Larissa fidgeting.

“Okay. Thank you, Larissa. I-I guess I’ll see you later then. Alpha..” she curtseyed one last time before practically running down the stairs.

As her footsteps faded away, I released a breath I didn’t know I’d been holding. When Larissa did the same, I chuckled. “Come here,” I growled, hunger filling me up as my eyes raked over her.

She walked over to me shyly, tucking her hair behind her ear. “Hi,” she whispered in that low sexy voice that made me want to do things to her. I spanned her waist, pulling her up so our lips could meet. Slowly, I kissed her. Sucking. Tasting. Reveling in the sensual goodness of her lips.

“Fuck, I’ve missed you.”

She pulled away from me, blushing furiously. “I’ve missed you too, Kaden. But…” her eyes darted through the empty hallway. “I don’t think we should be doing this. We’re not in the cabin anymore. Someone might see us.”

A smirk curved my lips. “That’s why we’re going to be in my chambers.”

“What? No!” She smacked my arm. “Stop it. I should go.” But the smile she was trying to suppress spread out. She cleared her throat and straightened up, squeezing herself out of my grip. I watched in amusement as she shook out her hair. I had messed it up with my fingers while I was kissing her.

“What’s the use?” I teased. “I’m just going to mess it up all over again when I pin you against the wall.”

She flushed again, making me emit another round of chuckles. “You’re impossible,” she scolded. “I’ll see you later, Alpha.” She bowed and turned around to walk down the stairs. Before she had the chance to descend, I slid forward and picked her up, grabbing her waist amidst her squealing, and then I walked into the study and shut the door behind me.

“Kaden!” She giggled, still laughing as I bundled her over my shoulder and carried her to the sofa. When I finally put her down, she stared at me with an expression I knew she thought was a glare.

“God, you’re so cute when you’re mad,” I said, still laughing. “Is this your way of telling me that you do not want to spend time with me?”

“No, no, no.” She shook her head vigorously. “Of course I want to spend time with you. But we are at the pack house and there are people everywhere. What am I supposed to say when they start asking questions? With the rate you’re going, they’ll be suspicious in no time.”

“Hey,” I protested, grimacing. “I’m quite offended by that. I can be discreet.”

Larissa glared lazily at me. “Right.”

“My point is…we don’t have the kind of freedom that we had at the cabin. And I just…I just don’t want anything that will bring shame on you or ruin your image, especially right now you’re occupied with finding this mystery pack.”

I frowned, wondering what she was trying to say. “What do you mean?”

She lowered her head and began to fiddle with her fingers. “I am only an omega. It would be shameful if anyone found out we were…”

She trailed off and I stiffened because I knew exactly she had cut herself off. What were we? We had not discussed anything on the topic and I chose not to assume. But it was a very valid question and it made me uneasy, especially since I never wanted Larissa to feel like I was toying with her feelings.Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.

My tongue felt like it was stuck to the roof of my mouth because I couldn’t seem to form any words. Before I could gather my wits, Larissa beat me to it.

“It’s fine, Kaden. I know how this works. You are the Alpha, it doesn’t make sense for us to be together. And you were right. We can be who we want to be outside of the pack, but here, there is no way we can manage.”

Her words hit me like a brick and I realised how my words from earlier must have sounded. I immediately regretted completely abandoning her at the entrance of the mansion when we first got here. I didn’t want her to think I was ashamed of her. That was never my intention, but I could understand why she would have thought that in the first place.

“Issa,” I called out, pulling her to me.”I could never be ashamed of you. Is it because of how I acted earlier?”

She avoided eye contact. “You don’t need to explain. I understand. This is not a world in which we can be together, mates or not.”

I shook my head, scooting closer and intertwining my fingers with hers. “I could never be ashamed of you. You are…you’re the most wonderful thing that has happened to me in years.”

Her eyes clouded with surprise as she looked up at me.

I nodded reassuringly. “I mean it. It’s just…we were practically enemies two weeks ago.”

Larissa chuckled. “That’s true.”

I smiled, scooping her out of the chair and placing her on my lap. “Now we have this beautiful relationship and I don’t want any external factors to mess it up. I just want us to gradually ease into it, okay? Hell, I still can’t believe this is happening. I can’t believe you’re here. It all still feels like a dream.” I tangled my fingers in her hair and narrowed my eyes at her in mock suspicion. “Are you even real? It doesn’t seem like it.”

The smile I was waiting to see appeared on her face immediately as she burst into laughter. “You’re crazy.”

“I mean, I have to ask. There is no way you are this perfect, and my mate at that. I don’t remember winning the lottery.”

By now a permanent smile was etched on her face as she squeezed me into a hug. “You always find a way to make me feel better,” she mumbled into my shirt.

“Well, I want my girl to feel good at all times, okay? So please, babe, don’t worry about anything. I promise we’ll figure it out together.”

“Okay, I trust you.”

“That’s my girl. Besides, we have some other…pressing matters that we need to take care of.”

Larissa cocked an eyebrow. “Things like what?”

I shrugged, making no effort to hide the mischievous smirk curving my lips. “Maybe, things like this tiny mole on your upper lip..” I brushed my lips against her lightly, planting a small kiss on the mole. My lips trailed down her bottom lip to her neck, slowly pulling her to me until she lay on top of me. She returned the kiss with equal fervour, grinding her waist on my crotch. A moan escaped my lips before I could stop myself.

“Fuck, Issa. If you keep doing that you’re going to make me rip your clothes off. And trust me, you will be going nowhere.”

She pulled away from me, a sly smile dancing on her lips. “What if I don’t want to leave?” She whispered airily, biting down on her bottom lip seductively.

Blood rushed through my cock as it stretched through my shorts. I cupped the bulge in my palm and narrowed my eyes at her, swallowing with difficulty. “Don’t tempt me, Larissa.”

She looked at me with those with wide eyes, batting her eyelashes innocently. “What do you mean? I’m not doing anything.”

“Oh, you’re doing something alright–”

The words clamped right back into my mouth as I felt pressure on my cock again. Larissa fingers were clasped around my length as she squeezed, stroking me up and down and making my dick stretch out even farther.

“Fuck…” I threw my head back, bucking my hips as she continued to pump me. Harder. Faster. She varied her tempo until she damn near sent me into overdrive. She rubbed my tip, swiping off my precum with her thumb. Tiny shocks ran down my legs.

When I could no longer take it anymore, I unzipped my shorts and spread my legs. I needed to feel her bare hands on me. The fabric was getting in the way.

“What?” She asked in that same sultry tone, nibbling on her lips as though she did not understand what I meant.

“If I explode into a million pieces, I have you to blame. You’re so fucking tempting. And I see you’re being a tease,” I laughed. “Just remember that I can do a lot worse. You’ll be begging me to fuck you senseless by the time I’m done with you.”

Her eyes lit up with curiosity. Still maintaining eye contact, she dropped to her knees and spread my legs even wider. My breath caught in my throat as I anticipated her touch.

She was fucking sexy and it was taking all I had in me to control myself. If I had my way, she would be under me and moaning my name.

She licked her lips and slowly pulled my hard length out of my shorts. As her tongue grazed the tip of my cock, I heard a knock on my door.

We jumped apart immediately, quickly rearranging ourselves. I glowered at the door, silently cursing whoever was on the other side. I motioned to Larissa to hide somewhere as I walked over to the door.

“Who is there?” I asked, ready to end the fucker. Without waiting for a response, I unlocked the door, only to come face-to-face with Hunter.

I narrowed my eyes at him. I truly did not have good feelings towards him at this moment. The twitching of my dick prompted me to sigh, heightening my frustration. “What do you want? Did I not tell you I had work to do?”

Hunter backed away a little, looking confused. “Oh, I apologize, Alpha. I just had to give you an important update on something I forgot to mention earlier in the meeting.”

Desperation and lust made me want to shove him away, but I knew that I was just reacting badly to being cock-blocked. Plus it was certainly not ideal to stand in front of my beta while my dick was still hard and tingling with desire, so I cleared my throat and nodded. “Alright. Come back in an hour. By then I would be done with work.”

“Yes, Alpha.”

I shut the door before he could say anymore. When I turned back, Larissa was standing at the edge of a sofa cowering as if scared someone was going to walk in on her.

“I knew this was a bad idea,” she whispered. “I have to go. I’ll find someone else to come clean the study…” Her eyes roamed through the room as she spoke. She narrowed her eyes suspiciously at me. “Kaden..?”

I stifled a laugh. “What?”

“Your chambers are sparkling clean.” She planted both arms on her waist and glared at me.

I grinned. “That is true. I obviously lied so I could spend time with you. It was worth it, wouldn’t you say?”

She tried and failed to hold back a smile. “Yes it was. I did not realise how much I missed you. It makes me miss the cabin a little bit.”

“I miss you too.”

She got on her tiptoes and kissed me full on the lips. It was hard to ignore the warmth that spread through me at that, but I settled with giving her a light kiss on her forehead. “I’ll see you around soon,” I said, backing away from her.

As she walked out of my chambers, I smacked her ass and chuckled loudly at the horrified expression on her face.