Chapter 52

Poppy.

I take in a deep breath and pop my head up when I take in Adrian’s scent and realize I am still on top of him from our most recent sexual encounter. Without waking him, I slide myself off of him and stare down at the handsome man in front of me.

I still can’t believe this is all real. Adrian is here with me, and we’ve been sleeping together. Out of all the women he’s been with, I’m the one that gets to be with him.

That is if I’m able to get rid of the curse that is upon us and have the life I’ve always dreamed of having with my mate. I want to be able to have a family and a child that will be able to grow up with a mother in their life.

There’s a heaviness in my chest as I think about all the things my mother and I missed out on since she was never able to be a part of anything in my life. I wish I had at least one memory of my mother so I could hold onto it with all my heart. But I don’t.

What if I can’t break my part of the curse? Can I live a life where I don’t get the opportunity to bring life into this world and call them my child? Would Adrian want me if I can’t produce him an heir to keep his lineage at the top of the pyramid? I know I wouldn’t be able to handle him having a concubine on the side to produce him an heir. I would go absolutely insane knowing he’s sleeping with someone else. My heart couldn’t take that kind of betrayal.

I want the person I choose to spend the rest of my life with to be just as faithful to me as I am to him. But can I be selfish and force Adrian into bonding himself with me and not be able to produce an heir? Or the other way around, am I willing to give up the opportunity of being a mother to be with my mate?

I sigh heavily as I look away from the man I’m falling for so quickly and lay my eyes on the bookcase behind him. I remember something that Grandma Selene said to me in my dream about looking to the books. So far, nothing I’ve found has given me any hope of putting a stop to this wretched curse.

A checklist begins to form in my head of all the negative things that are against Adrian and me getting together.

How will the pack react when they hear the wolfless witch who lives at the end of the territory mating with their Alpha? Will they accept me as who I am—a mystical wolf who can use magic?

It seems that when the curse was cast all those years ago, it also erased the memories of the Mage assisting the Alpha when they needed it.

I’m sure there will also be a lot of women who will be heartbroken and angry that I’m Adrian’s mate. Lola, I bet she will try to kill me before there’s even a ceremony.

I shake my head to get the negative thoughts out of my head. I look back down at Adrian, and my hormones begin to pool inside me. How can he do this to me just by looking at him?

I need to get away from him for a little bit so I can get control of my emotions and reign in my hormones so I don’t jump the man while he’s sleeping. I can’t believe how quickly I’m beginning to crave his touch more and more. I’ve got to get a handle on this before it gets out of hand, and I won’t be able to leave if I can’t find the solution to all our problems.

I step into the shower and feel the cool water cooling my overheated body and senses. I put my head under the streaming shower head in hopes it would wash away all my fears.

I jump when I feel a pair of strong hands grab my waist.

“Do you have room for one more under there?” Adrian whispers in my ear. His deep voice sends tingles throughout my body.

I smile as I nod at him.

He lifts me into his arms and wraps my legs around his waist. I gasp when I feel his member pressing up against me.

He traces his finger across my lips, and I open my mouth to bite down on his finger, for making my lips tickle with his touch.

Adrian’s eyes light up with heat at my playful gesture.

“Is my mate already needing more of me?” He asks.

I smile a wicked grin at him before licking my lips and rubbing myself against his member.

A rumble escapes from Adrian’s chest as he presses me against the wall and starts to kiss me.

I know we have important things to discuss and decide, but right now, I want to live in the moment and get all that I can from Adrian before it all slips away.

Adrian pulls back from my lips and rests his forehead against mine.

“Why are you thinking about serious things? You are supposed to be only thinking about how much I want to please you right now.”

I giggle with excitement.

I fist my fingers into Adrian’s shaggy sandy hair and stare into his cognac eyes. I smile when I see the amount of heat and desire in his eyes as he stares at me. My heart races as my own desires intensify, wanting Adrian to be deep inside me.

I press my lips against his lips to show him that I, too, have the same amount of heat and desire for him as he has for me. I need to find the solution to all of our problems because I don’t think I ever want my time with Adrian to end.