Secret Rendezvous

Kiarra

The first few days here have been exhausting. I wasn’t sure that I had made the right decision.

Even though Rose has been keeping me swamped with learning about the pack, I miss Aidan so much it hurts.

As far as I could tell, my sister hated me. I hadn’t seen or spoken to her much since the first day.

I’m thankful for Angela; at least I wasn’t alone.

I drifted to sleep, suddenly too exhausted to think of anything else. I was tired of being pampered.

I wasn’t the show pony type. Like I said, I had a deep appreciation for being invisible.

~The sun came up. I was snuggled up to Aidan; the scruff of his whiskers tickled my chin.~

~“Mmm, good morning, Kitten,” he said, the bass of his voice vibrating through my body.~

~He kissed my forehead gently, then the tip of my nose. He paused at my lips, taking time to nibble them into submission.~

~“Should I keep going?” he teased.~

~I giggled, “You know what I want.”~

~He worked his way down my chest. Each tender kiss sent shivers down my spine.~

~As he swirled his tongue around my nipples, I moaned, letting him take me to the place where I couldn’t resist.~

~His hands explored my body like nothing else I’d ever known. I didn’t think this kind of pleasure existed.~

~I gasped as he found his way between my legs.~

~I was already wet with want, but still, he growled, “I want more,” before pulling my hips with both hands.~

~Now that he had total control, I couldn’t help myself. I writhed and wiggled all over his face.~

~I loved the way he inhaled me.~

~My breath came faster and faster, “I’m coming!” I moaned, “Ohh, I’m coming.”~

~“Mmm, that’s a good girl, Kitten. Come all over my face.”~

Suddenly, my sleep was broken by a pounding on the door. The shrill cry of my name was something I was unfortunately getting used to.

“Kiarra! Kiarra, dear, time to wake up.”

I grabbed the clock beside my bed. I couldn’t believe I’d slept a whole night!

“I’ll…I’ll be right there, Rose.” I tried to sound polite, but the woman had been attached to my hip for days.

She was irritating as hell; I couldn’t even sleep in peace.

I couldn’t wait to get back home. There was nothing these people had that was going to impress me.

As I got up, I noticed the sheets and I were wet.

I needed to see my mate. Aidan was all I thought about these days.

As I hustled out of the shower and thought about the million little details Rose would inundate me with, I had the most delightful surprise.

~“Good morning, Kitten.”~

His timing was unbelievably excellent.

“I miss you so much! What a nice surprise!”

I hated that I was gushing over him. I never did that, but I hadn’t been away from him that long. It was driving me to the brink.

~“So you haven’t forgotten about me then?”~ he teased, and my heart melted. I could picture his perfectly chiseled face smiling as he lay there, with perfect abs and a raging hard-on.

~“Forget? I can’t get you out of my head!”~ I laughed.

~“Big plans today, Kitten?”~

My heart leaped. I hoped this was going the way I wanted it to.

~“No, probably learning more about Apex family history and why the Kendrick family is so wealthy.”~

~“Meet me in the woods? Sounds like you need a good dose of reality,” he laughed.

~“You have no idea!”~

As I grabbed my clothes and threw on my shoes, I hadn’t put much thought into anything or anyone else beyond Aidan.

It was the highlight of my day, and I was the most excited in weeks.

Just as I stepped through the front door, Rose and her minions were there. Congregated, I suppose, to give me the most critical lessons on being a Kendrick daughter.

“Oh! You’re all ready!” she beamed, “have you had breakfast?”

I bit my lip. I was nervous. I hoped it didn’t show in my eyes. I scrambled for something to say.

“I’m not very hungry, actually,” I lied. I was starving, but I didn’t want to let Aidan wait.

“Oh, what a shame! We have such a big day!”

I felt terrible in a way. I didn’t want to call it guilt. I didn’t know her enough to feel that deeply.

I didn’t know why, but my intuition told me to keep my plans to myself. The less she knew, the better it was for all of us.

“I’m going to take a walk through the grounds. I need to catch my footing.” I smiled and hoped she’d bought my bullshit.

From what I could see, there was no suspicion in her eyes or the wolves surrounding her. “Well, okay,” she shrugged, “if you’re happy, I’m happy.”

I took that as a success and decided to move my ass before some weird idea for family time popped into her head.

Ten steps out, she was at it again, “Kiarra! Oh, Kiarra dear!”

I turned to face her and forced a smile. The truth was, I was getting pissed.

She was keeping me from my mate.

“Don’t be long. We do have meetings,” she squinted, and I grimaced.

“Okay!”

Don’t wait up, lady! I thought to myself as I hurried to get to Aidan.

Though I didn’t want to learn to control my shift, this was one of those times I wished I had. As I reached the northeast corner of the woodland border, I smelt my mate before he appeared. He was beautiful and powerful as always.

He shifted, and I watched in awe.

I loved every beautiful groove of his body. I threw myself into his arms; I had no words. Neither did he; it was just feelings, and they felt good.

“I fucking miss you so much!” I finally said as I released him.

“This is killing me,” he said with a half smile. I knew he was trying to keep it light, but I also knew he was telling the truth.

“You’re not the only one! This place,” I shook my head, “insane. It’s insane.”

“Yeah, the Apex Pack isn’t known for being anything else,” he laughed, “but seriously, they’re treating you okay, Kitten?”

The concern on his face was genuine.

Had I mentioned even the smallest slight, I’m sure he’d run right over and flatten the pack and all their descendants.

“I’m closer than you think, so if there’s anything, I mean it, anything weird or funny to you.”

“What? What do you mean?”

“I’m on the borders, between worlds, so to speak, not causing trouble, but I can’t do this, Kiarra; it is killing me.”

He pulled me into his arms, “I need to see you, mate.” He said before kissing me deeply, slow like it was the last time he’d ever see me.

“One week is up,” he said with a big smile. It was comforting to know he was counting because so was I.

“How about we do this,” he paused.

“Do what?” I smiled, looking up at him.

“Stop it, or I’ll take you right now,” he teased, and I couldn’t have pictured a better moment.

I stuck my tongue out. He loved it when I was cheeky.

“Since I’m already here, let’s meet in this spot as often as possible.”

~“Kiarra dear, it’s time for orientation with the guards.”~

“Duty calls?”

“Ugh, this woman is working my last nerve. I gotta go, babe.”

As I turned to leave, Aidan grabbed my arm and pulled me back to him. “Best keep this little meeting a secret,” he said before he kissed me one last time.