“I love you, True.” She cupped his face and stared into his eyes. “The past doesn’t matter. A future with you more than makes up for it.”
True kissed her nose. “I’m so happy you’re my mate.”
She smiled at him. “Me too, True.”
He took possession of her mouth, kissing her soundly. One hand lowered as he shifted over her, a big palm curved around her breast and his thumb circled her taut nipple. She arched her back to press more firmly against him as she adjusted her legs to wrap around his thighs. She wanted him again even though they’d just made love. She could never get enough of True.
The doorbell rang. True growled as he stopped kissing her. “We should ignore that.”
The doorbell rang again and someone knocked loudly a few times, using their fist.
“It sounds important. You know what happened last time.”
“You’re right. Stay here.”
She was loath to let him go as she spread her legs and unhooked her ankles from the back of his thighs. He lifted up, rolled over and slid off the edge of the bed. She turned on her side, smiling at the sight of her aroused, very na**d mate. The heated stare he gave her showed how much he hated leaving but then he turned away, moving toward the door.
“Uh, True?”
He turned and stared at her. “What?”
“As much as I love to see you naked, you might want to put something on before you answer the door.”
He grinned. “You love seeing me naked?”
Her gaze slowly traveled down the long length of his body. “Oh yeah.”
He walked to the dresser as the doorbell rang again. He quickly yanked on a pair of sweats and gave her a brief glance before striding out of the bedroom. “Don’t get dressed,” he called out. “I’ll be right back.”
“Hurry,” she urged, grabbing for the sheet since he’d left the bedroom door open. She covered up in case whoever was at the door needed to come inside. She just really hoped it wasn’t bad news. One glance at the clock assured her it had to be something important for someone to show up in the middle of the night.
True unlocked the door and yanked it open. He growled and showed his teeth as he glared at Jinx. “What do you want?”
Jinx’s nose wrinkled as he inhaled. “I interrupted you sharing sex with Shiver.”
Jealousy over the male’s interest still burned. “She’s my mate. And yes, you did interrupt. What do you want?”
“Easy. I know she’s yours. She agreed to mate with you?”
“She did.”
“You signed the papers?”
“Not yet but I plan to call for them to be printed out in the morning then we’ll sign.”
“I’m glad.” The male didn’t reflect any joy on his face.
“What do you want? It’s late. My mate needs sleep.”
“We all know what happened and have been awake since the human males attempted to take her.” He paused. “We met again in the library while we waited for word of her condition. We were overjoyed to know that all the drugs left her system.”
“I am as well. Did you come to make threats because I wasn’t here to protect her? I don’t need a reminder.” Feelings of guilt surged to the surface. “I believed she was safe or I never would have left her side. Be assured it won’t happen again.”
The other male frowned. “Don’t beat yourself up, True. We were all shocked that she was attacked. It was ballsy of the humans to sneak into the dorm and we just now figured out how they got inside. At first we believed they must have broken a seal on a window on the first floor but no damage was discovered. It was the computer logs that archive every entry to the building that proved they used a security card to get in through the back door that is used for food and supply deliveries.”
True growled. “Only Species have access to the dorm.”
“And some of the task force team still do, we’ve discovered,” Jinx whispered. “Do you know what that means?”
His shoulders slumped as the information settled into his stunned mind. It wasn’t good news since he liked the members he worked with. “I do. I know most of them.”
“We consider them friends but they are suspects. I thought you should know right away. Don’t trust them when it comes to your mate. The card they used was an old one issued to the task force when they ran things here. It wasn’t deactivated for some reason when we took over internal security. There’s no way to know who used it since it was a general security card and was not assigned to an individual.”
“Damn.” True reached up and ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. “Has it been deactivated or can they still gain entry to the dorms?”
“Luna is all over it. She is at the control center right now, going through the computer systems to find other irregularities and errors in our security measures. She’s making certain only Species’ cards work on the dorms and double-checking to make sure Control is secure. The only human with access is Jessie, Justice’s mate. We know we can trust her.”
He agreed. “Is that card how Tim got in to interrupt our meeting?”
“No. A male allowed him inside. It won’t happen again. Everyone living at the dorms knows not to permit any humans inside while your mate is in danger, even the ones the males want as overnight guests.” He paused. “She is still in danger. You realize that, don’t you? I find it suspicious that she was due to view photo records of human staff at Homeland and they attempted to steal her before it could happen.”
True kissed her nose. “I’m so happy you’re my mate.”
She smiled at him. “Me too, True.”
He took possession of her mouth, kissing her soundly. One hand lowered as he shifted over her, a big palm curved around her breast and his thumb circled her taut nipple. She arched her back to press more firmly against him as she adjusted her legs to wrap around his thighs. She wanted him again even though they’d just made love. She could never get enough of True.
The doorbell rang. True growled as he stopped kissing her. “We should ignore that.”
The doorbell rang again and someone knocked loudly a few times, using their fist.
“It sounds important. You know what happened last time.”
“You’re right. Stay here.”
She was loath to let him go as she spread her legs and unhooked her ankles from the back of his thighs. He lifted up, rolled over and slid off the edge of the bed. She turned on her side, smiling at the sight of her aroused, very na**d mate. The heated stare he gave her showed how much he hated leaving but then he turned away, moving toward the door.
“Uh, True?”
He turned and stared at her. “What?”
“As much as I love to see you naked, you might want to put something on before you answer the door.”
He grinned. “You love seeing me naked?”
Her gaze slowly traveled down the long length of his body. “Oh yeah.”
He walked to the dresser as the doorbell rang again. He quickly yanked on a pair of sweats and gave her a brief glance before striding out of the bedroom. “Don’t get dressed,” he called out. “I’ll be right back.”
“Hurry,” she urged, grabbing for the sheet since he’d left the bedroom door open. She covered up in case whoever was at the door needed to come inside. She just really hoped it wasn’t bad news. One glance at the clock assured her it had to be something important for someone to show up in the middle of the night.
True unlocked the door and yanked it open. He growled and showed his teeth as he glared at Jinx. “What do you want?”
Jinx’s nose wrinkled as he inhaled. “I interrupted you sharing sex with Shiver.”
Jealousy over the male’s interest still burned. “She’s my mate. And yes, you did interrupt. What do you want?”
“Easy. I know she’s yours. She agreed to mate with you?”
“She did.”
“You signed the papers?”
“Not yet but I plan to call for them to be printed out in the morning then we’ll sign.”
“I’m glad.” The male didn’t reflect any joy on his face.
“What do you want? It’s late. My mate needs sleep.”
“We all know what happened and have been awake since the human males attempted to take her.” He paused. “We met again in the library while we waited for word of her condition. We were overjoyed to know that all the drugs left her system.”
“I am as well. Did you come to make threats because I wasn’t here to protect her? I don’t need a reminder.” Feelings of guilt surged to the surface. “I believed she was safe or I never would have left her side. Be assured it won’t happen again.”
The other male frowned. “Don’t beat yourself up, True. We were all shocked that she was attacked. It was ballsy of the humans to sneak into the dorm and we just now figured out how they got inside. At first we believed they must have broken a seal on a window on the first floor but no damage was discovered. It was the computer logs that archive every entry to the building that proved they used a security card to get in through the back door that is used for food and supply deliveries.”
True growled. “Only Species have access to the dorm.”
“And some of the task force team still do, we’ve discovered,” Jinx whispered. “Do you know what that means?”
His shoulders slumped as the information settled into his stunned mind. It wasn’t good news since he liked the members he worked with. “I do. I know most of them.”
“We consider them friends but they are suspects. I thought you should know right away. Don’t trust them when it comes to your mate. The card they used was an old one issued to the task force when they ran things here. It wasn’t deactivated for some reason when we took over internal security. There’s no way to know who used it since it was a general security card and was not assigned to an individual.”
“Damn.” True reached up and ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. “Has it been deactivated or can they still gain entry to the dorms?”
“Luna is all over it. She is at the control center right now, going through the computer systems to find other irregularities and errors in our security measures. She’s making certain only Species’ cards work on the dorms and double-checking to make sure Control is secure. The only human with access is Jessie, Justice’s mate. We know we can trust her.”
He agreed. “Is that card how Tim got in to interrupt our meeting?”
“No. A male allowed him inside. It won’t happen again. Everyone living at the dorms knows not to permit any humans inside while your mate is in danger, even the ones the males want as overnight guests.” He paused. “She is still in danger. You realize that, don’t you? I find it suspicious that she was due to view photo records of human staff at Homeland and they attempted to steal her before it could happen.”
