Chapter 74

My wolf wanted to be constantly holding her to our side and show everyone who she belonged to but I knew that Esme was not ready for that. Now that she had accepted us it was harder to hold back my wolf and stop my natural instinct from kicking in. It was only a matter of time before the predator within me came forward whether I liked it or not. It would only get worse after I had marked and mated with her as the possibility of her becoming pregnant was greater once she wore my mark. "I..." Esme trailed off as her small, pink tongue darted out and slowly ran along her bottom lip, slightly wetting it before it darted back into her sweet mouth. The small action had my wolf panting as he replayed the innocent gesture from our little mate who seemed oblivious to the effect she had on me, on us. Her small hand that I still held in mine twitched slightly before my hand was given a gentle squeeze. I could tell that it was meant to be firm but it had only been the fai