Alpha Divided

It wasn’t enough. I wanted more of him. It was like I was drowning and he was my air.

We rolled until I was under him. “I love you.”

“Je t’aime.” He ran his nose along my neck and I moaned. Goose bumps spread out along my skin as he muttered something in French.

I loved it when he did that.

He nipped my earlobe, and I pulled him back to me. I needed his lips. Again.

My cell phone started ringing, playing a loop from Above and Beyond’s new track.

Dastien pulled back from the kiss just long enough to say, “Ignore it.”

I was with him. His hips ground into me and I moaned. My body was burning up.

My phone went off again. Ignore.

His hand ran under my shirt, and I swear I saw stars as he lightly teased my nipple.

When my cell rang a third time, I pulled back. “Damn it.” I panted. Trying to catch my breath, I checked the screen. Meredith had called three times.

Oh shit. “We’re so late!” I said as I plopped back down on top of him.

“What time is it?” Dastien sat back enough to pull his phone from his pocket. “Oh. Wow. It’s almost seven. We should head back.”

“But I was having such a good time.” These days, time alone with Dastien was mostly made of stolen moments here and there. It was frustrating. Or maybe I was just frustrated.

He brushed the hair from my face. “Me, too.” He quickly pressed his lips to mine and stood. “Come on. If we don’t go now, we’ll stay forever.”

I took his hand and he pulled me up. I scanned the clearing one last time before heading back to the car. “Thank you, Dastien.”

He squeezed my hand. “Thank you. I’m excited about living here with you.”

“Me, too.”

His answering dimpled grin made my heart soar. I felt so full I could burst.

***

As soon I stepped onto my floor in the girls’ dorms, Meredith’s door swung open. “Where the hell have you been?” She stormed down the hall. “Is that a twig in your hair?” She tugged so hard she practically ripped out a piece of my scalp.

“Ouch. Watch it.”

“It is…it’s a twig.” She studied it for a second. “What have you been up to?” This time the anger was gone, replaced with a heavy dose of curiosity.

“Nothing,” I said, but I was sure my cheeks were a lovely shade of red, totally giving me away.

“Mmm-hmmm. Nothing my ass.” She held out the twig and I snatched it from her.

I started down the hall to my room. The dorms were set up so everyone had their own room, but two rooms shared a bathroom. Meredith and I shared ours. I’d been nervous about it at first, but she’d ended up being the best part of the dorm. I’d never really had a girl friend before.

My room was still decked out in all white. Even though I could probably add stuff now that I didn’t have to bleach the emotions and memories from everything, I was still a little paranoid.

I tossed the twig in the trash. “So, Dastien kind of bought me a bunch of land?”

“He bought you land?” She sounded excited.

I grabbed a brush from the bathroom and saw my reflection.

Yup. I was looking crazy. My hair was one giant rat’s nest. I started attempting to fix the tangles. “Yeah. Fifty acres so we could build some sort of monstrous house and start a family.”

“Nice!”

Picturing the pond and what could be there made me smile like a moron. “I know, right? But it’s a little nuts.” I pulled a leaf from the brush.

“And romantic. Most people who do the Full Moon Ceremony have estates to move into. Dastien’s parents have a place somewhere in France. I don’t think he’s been in years, though. But if the mate doesn’t come from a rich family, then the guy makes sure they have a place to share post-ceremony. I was expecting him to give you the keys to something, but land to build on is a nice touch.”

“So, when you and Donovan do your ceremony, you’ll move to his place? In Ireland?” I said, taking a wild guess. I had no idea where Donovan usually lived.

She shrugged. “I hadn’t thought about it, actually. I guess I should’ve. I don’t even know where Donovan lives.”

I grinned. It was nice being on the same wavelength with her.

Meredith was quiet for a second, but then she laughed. She was totally asking him using their bond. “He just told me that I’m ruining surprises by asking him questions, but I have options. He says he has a place on every continent but Antarctica. Although he favors the one in Ireland in County Clare, I get my pick.” She plopped down on my bed. “I like the sound of that.”