Chapter 64

Eleanor:

Killian froze for a second before sitting up, still inside me, and he looked me in the eye. 

The safety that I felt and the comfort that he was ensuring that I went through was one that I was never going to forget. And the way that he looked at me told me that he was making sure that I was with him, body and soul, he wanted me connected with him.

He wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me closer before connecting his lips with mine as he thrust deeper inside me.

My heart raced against my ribcage and I wrapped my arms around his neck as my body heated.

The two of us pulled away from the kiss and resting my forehead against his, I couldn’t help but purr as my wolf made herself known. His own wolf did the same and I whimpered as I saw his eyes turning to a deep shade of golden.

“Fuck…” I whimpered, and he groaned. Both our canines grew, and Killian took a deep breath to control himself, and though a part of me did want him to mark me, I knew that he would have different plans when it came to that right now.

I tightened my arms around him as a bubble formed in my stomach and I couldn’t help but whimper. Killian groaned and tightened his arms around me as his thrusts grew slightly more aggressive. I scratched his back accidently, and he let out a low growl before lowering his hand between us.

I frowned in confusion before feeling him draw circles of eight on a nub that I never knew existed. I arched my back, but he kept his arm wrapped around me, pulling me closer to him as he kept his eyes on me. “What is happening…?”

“Let go for me, malyshka,” he whispered to me. His voice was deep with both want and lust, and all it took was for him to kiss my neck for my vision to blur. I tightened my grip around him and felt him twitching inside me before he found his own release. Both his arms wrapped around my body, cradling me, as he buried his head on my shoulder.

My heart raced as he moved away from my neck, both our chests rising and falling with each breath that we took, before he looked me in the eye. I smiled and he leaned in to connect his lips with mine in a gentle kiss that I couldn’t help but find myself melting in.

The two of us pulled away to breathe before Killian lifted me in his arms, pulling out of me. I hissed at the emptiness that I felt before I laid down on his chest as he lay on the pillow. He chuckled and wrapped his arms around me. 

“How do you feel, malyshka?” He asked, his voice softer than it had ever been before. I looked up at him and raised myself enough to kiss him. Killian smiled into the kiss and I couldn’t help my own smile as we pulled away to look one another in the eye.

“Can the kiss be an answer enough?” I asked, and he smiled and nodded. I ran my finger over his stomach before curling up to lay more comfortably. “Do you have anything that is important today?”

“What do you mean?” Killian asked, shaking his head in question and I blushed. He stayed quiet as he waited for my response, and though I didn’t want to come out as needy, I wanted nothing more than to lay in his arms for the day.

“Well, if you don’t have anything that is important, I wanted to spend the day in your arms and by your side.” I said, and he froze, clearly taken off guard. “You shift tonight and I won’t be able to see you when you’re tending to your things. So, I want to get the maximum out of it today,” 

He smiled, his smile revealing a small dimple that he had, and I knew that he was more than a little happy because of this.

“Well, would you mind if I took an hour or so in the office? I can have everything brought here to the house and we can tend to them.” He asked, softly, clearly letting me know that he didn’t want to reject my request. I was never one to ask him to stay back from work; therefore, for this to happen, I knew that he wanted to get the most out of it. Plus, I knew that he might have to speak to Natasha as well.

“No, I don’t,” I said, and he smiled and nodded. 

He pulled his charger out of his phone before dialing Vladimir’s number, making my cheeks redden.

“Boss?”

“Vladimir, we’re working from the house today.” He said, looking down at me. “My woman doesn’t want me leaving her side…”

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I walked toward Natasha’s room, knowing that she hasn’t walked out from it since yesterday.

Killian was with Vladimir and Viktor in his office, tending to their work, and I figured that it would be best to go and at least try talking to her. I put the tray that I had in my hand on her room’s side table, wanting to hug her when I saw her. A hug could do wonders, and I wanted to be sure that she knew that someone was by her side.

I knocked on the door twice before she opened it. Her eyes widened and I took a step back. 

“Shouldn’t ‘The Alpha’s Luna and the Alpha Heir’ be in her mate’s bedroom? Or have you grown tired of playing house?” She asked, glaring at me. I froze at her behavior and she scoffed. 

“I came to check on you,” I said, and she shook her head at me.

“You can go and play house with your mate, the fucking love bite that is on your neck gave you out.” She snapped, and I took a deep breath. “I am guessing that you’re happy that your father died…”

I frowned and the woman raised an eyebrow. “You can’t expect me to believe otherwise.” 

“What is your problem?” I asked, stopping her. Her heart raced against her chest and I handed her the tray and shook my head at her. “I came here to give you this and spend time with you. But you are not the only one who is grieving here.”

“You shouldn’t be grieving. The man who caused you so much harm is dead, you should be…”

“He is my father regardless, and I am not the type…”

“I lost my father too,” she said, stopping me. “He deserves it and you don’t see me moping around it.” 

“What if SHE deserved it too?” I asked, and she froze before putting the tray away. 

“Just because she is Killian’s ex and that you are his woman and mate right now, doesn’t mean that she deserved to die. Your father, on the other hand, was a monster and an enemy; therefore, he deserved to die.” She said, making my heart ache. I nodded in response and took a step back as I avoided looking at her. 

Tears fell from my eyes before I could stop them; however, I was quick to wipe them as I didn’t want anyone to risk seeing them. Liana’s eyes met mine at the end of the hallway and she shook her head in question.

“Eleanor? Is everything alright?” She asked, and I nodded, giving her the best smile that I could muster. I didn’t want her to go against her daughter, and the idea of being the reason behind it was not something that I wanted.

“Yes, I was just going to check on Natasha,” I said, and she nodded. “Killian is here today, do you think that there is something that I can make for him until he’s done with his meeting? I mean, something that I can cook for him?”

“You know, they say that a way to the man’s heart is through his stomach,” she said, and I blushed before she nodded and looped her arm with mine. “Come on, let’s see what we can cook for your Alpha…”