Page 83 of His Curse
“Mahasani…“ My heart squeezes at the amount of fear I can feel coursing through our bond, the fear my alpha is allowing me to feel because he means every single thing he’s saying. I eliminate the space between us again despite the defensive and rather aggressive posture my mate is displaying, wrap my arms around him, and press a kiss right over Colton’s thundering heart. “I know this is dangerous, honey. I know it’s scary and a lot can go wrong, but we can’t just sit back and do nothing about it. We have to help, Colton. Those other people… “
He sighs as he holds me back without hesitation. “I know, Birdie. They need us, but I needyou.” I tilt my head back and look up to find my mate already staring at me. “I love you. I need you, and I will burn this world to the fucking ground if I lose you again.”
Should that make me swoon?
My mate’s fear, his vulnerability, and extreme threat of violence that is more of a promise than anything else because I believe in my heart Colton would do that.
Probably not, but it does.
Knowing that this man would do exactly that and more just because he loves me and wants me safe absolutely makes me a little swoony, and I’m not really sorry about it.
A small grin tilts the corners of Colt’s mouth. “Threats of violence earns me brownie points, huh? Who would have thought.”
“What can I say? You know the way to my heart.”
“So, it’s not my big wolf dick?”
“No.” I roll my eyes and lever up on my toes, then smile as I press a kiss to his lips. “The big wolf dick helps, but apparently, violence really does it for me.”
Colton laughs, kisses me hard, then smacks my butt. “Good, ‘cause I want to see howviolentyou can get with one of those.”
He nods toward all the guns and I groan. “I was hoping for something a little different after all the talk about your dick and how much you love me.”
“Later.”
“I’m a little offended by that.” I pout.
“By what?”
“The fact that I’m basically throwing myself at you by confirming I don’t just love you for your skills in the bedroom, while still complimenting your dick, and you have the nerve to tell melater.”
“This is important, Birdie.” But he’s giving me a lopsided grin.
“So is having sex that is unrelated to me going into heat.”
Colton smirks. “So last night, and the three other times over the last day and a half, doesn’t count?”
“Those were quickies.” I purse my lips as he kisses them. “We’ve been a little busy but I’m starting to think that’s all you’re interested in.”
Was that another challenge? You bet your ass it was, and I can only hope my mate takes the hint and puts this rather unnecessary training session on hold long enough to prove me wrong.
“When was the last time you actually fired a weapon?”
Ugh. His one track mind is a real cock-block.
I drop my arms and sag against the table. “At least forty-five years. Probably longer since I always preferred hand-to-hand or a bow and arrow.”
“And that just shows how important it is that we do this.” Colton moves to the table, grabs a semi-automatic handgun, and holds it out to me. “We’ll start with this today, then get into the hand-to-hand and archery tomorrow. Suit up, Birdie.”
With another groan, I take the gun and set in on the counter in the stall, turn and grab the earmuffs and goggles, andsuit upas my frustratingly beautiful mate instructed. He does the same and steps up behind me.
“This is a SIG P365,”Colton says in my head. “It’s one of the best sub-compact pistols available; accurate, easy to handle, not too small and not too big, and I think it’s a good starting point.”
I roll my eyes and pick up the gun. “This is silly, Colton. I probably won’t even need this kind of training.”
“It’s not, Lark. I need to see where your skills are at, need to make sure you can handle any one of the weapons we have, because if for some reason you end up alone or in a position where you can’t just shift and handle shit, you need to be able to handle it any way you can. And since you said the guards carry and the facility has an armory, we’re going through everything in order to make sure you’re comfortable with all of it.”
I understand what he’s saying, I do, but I honestly intend to shift the second we bust open those doors and when that happens, I’m tearing everyone to shreds.
