by Anya Nowlan
He spread his free arm and Kayla ran right into his embrace, kissing his cheek a dozen times before doing the same to Ryker, who was holding Rylen.
“I thought you two would never get home!” she said, exasperated, wishing she could just split herself in two so she could kiss both of them at the same time.
“Sorry, took a bit longer to do all the paperwork this time,” Ryker said, rolling his eyes. “But boy, you’re gonna love this story. Turns out Thor isn’t all he seemed to be!”
“Yeah?” Kayla asked, mentally putting away that tidbit of information for a later time when she could focus on anything other than the sheer, overwhelming joy of having her mates back. “You’re going to tell me all about it!”
“Of course we will,” Rio said, taking her hand while Ryker took the other, walking back toward the house. “But first, I think there’s an apple pie in there somewhere with my name on it.”
“Don’t you mean our names?” Ryker asked with a chuckle.
“I think he means my name!” Rylen commented smartly, making Kayla grin.
“Only if you can beat us to it!” Rio said, taking off in a run with Rhamos and letting go of Kayla’s hand.
“Watch us!” Ryker roared after him, taking off as well with Rylen laughing loudly.
Okay, so maybe lions were never really going to grow up.
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Nia relaxed a little. If he could laugh about his somewhat murderous existence, maybe it wasn’t too bad?
“So how come you’re not with the Navy anymore?” she asked, willing the conversation to keep going.
“I was with the SEALs for a few years. Got dishonorably discharged,” Thor explained, his expression turning dangerously neutral again. “Anger management problems,” he said, smiling again as if nothing had happened.
You keep hanging on his every word! Stop it!
She wasn’t going to stop it.
“Would have never guessed,” she teased, and Thor squeezed her hand at that.
“Liar.”
“Only when it suits all parties involved,” Nia quipped back.
Thor smirked at that but he didn’t continue on with his little confession. Nia figured that she was lucky to have heard as much as she had and she didn’t press on, choosing to bask in the knowing that this particularly fascinating man had found it in his best interest to share information with her. Despite the fact that they’d been sneaking through the jungle together, half-expecting to get shot or apprehended at any moment, the day had been the most fun Nia had had in a long, long time.
“I think we could try taking off the mask now,” she said softly after a while, when the light had dimmed completely outside and they were only illuminated by the soft glow of the torch and its reflection off the curtain of water to Nia’s right.
“Guess we can be disappointed now just as well as later,” Thor agreed with a shrug, making Nia stifle a slight groan.
Non-believer!
“This might be a little bit uncomfortable,” she warned as she started peeling the green goop off of his face and eyes.
It came off as one long strip, pulling the skin slightly with it. Nia had to put her fingertips gently on his eyelids to keep from having the delicate skin there get bruised. The area around his eyes was still irritated and red, with minor cuts and bruises showing through as well.
When the last of the mask had come off and Nia had rolled it into a ball and tossed it in the other corner of the cave, on top of previous other more or less successful attempts, she took a deep breath and leaned back on her haunches. Watching Thor with tentative expectation, she cleared her voice before speaking.
What if this works and he doesn’t like what he sees?
The thought was sudden and uncomfortable.
“Can I open my eyes now, doc?” he asked, putting some of that Texas swagger in his tone again and arching a brow.
Despite her girlish worries, Nia had to laugh.
“Sure, give it a go.”
Slowly, Thor opened his eyes. He had the most beautiful green eyes Nia had ever seen and she realized that she hadn’t gotten to stare at them half as much as she would have liked to. The depths were clear and without the haziness that had been in them before. He stared intently at Nia while she scrutinized the whites of his eyes and his pupils from several angles, trying to focus on the problem rather than the handsomeness of her ‘patient.’
“Nothing?” she asked after a while, realizing that Thor hadn’t said a word since he’d opened his eyes.
When she pulled back a little with a worried frown creasing her brow, she noticed that Thor looked positively flabbergasted, his expression one of blank shock. It only made her scowl deepen.
“Thor? Are you okay?” she asked, a small tremor entering her voice.
“Never been better,” he said gruffly.
The next thing Nia knew, she was enveloped in a tight, warm, possessive embrace and Thor kissed her like she was the only oxygen he knew.
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Anya Nowlan is a USA Today Bestselling Author who loves sex and writing about it. The sexier and naughtier the better. She mostly writes paranormal and fantasy erotic shorts, focusing on shifters and their lucky mates. Her stories are bite-sized, just what you need to soothe that craving for brave women and growly alphas with a big side-order of smutty sex.
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