New Alpha-New Rules (15 page)

“Anytime.” Harper
laughed. “How much paint do we need for the bathroom? We’re going to get some
for the living room. Two birds you know?” He nodded.

“Get a couple
gallons of primer and a gallon of paint. We’ll need to prime the walls in the
bathroom and in here, and then it’ll take a gallon for the bathroom. You’ll
probably need two in here. If you decided on something that they have to mix
get three just in case.” Harper nodded. “And Harper, thank you. I mean it.”

“Sure. I’d do
anything for you and for Sid. Besides, if you mate her, we can hang out again.
I miss her.”

“It
hasn’t been that long.” Ryder grumbled and she twined her fingers in his.

“No but I know if
she stays over there it will be a long time.” Ryder kissed her temple. “Let’s
go.”

Harper climbed
into bed later that night. Her muscles were sore but it was a good kind of sore.
Cindy and Ryder helped her paint the living room. It looked much better now. The
paint had primer built in so there was no waiting. Lucy learned how to paint
molding and she was quite good at it. They’d decided to wax the floors instead
of varnish because Harper didn’t think they were so bad that they needed refinished.
Lee and Jack were doing that now.

Nicole and Kelly
fixed dinner and it was surprisingly edible. Harper expected it to be horrible
so Nicole would never have to do it again. Nicole surprised her after dinner
and volunteered to make breakfast as well. Harper was glad that her wolf had taken
the female down and proved that she was Alpha. Hopefully, she would never have
to do it again but she would if she had to.

Now, Harper lay
down with her sore muscles and waited for her mate to get out of the shower.
She pulled the quilt up to her chin but she wasn’t sleepy yet. She was on edge
for some reason and couldn’t stop thinking about Ryder’s body all day. He’d
growled at her twice. It was the same growl he used in the bedroom. She wanted
him. Now.

Sidney and Curtis
were out but had eaten dinner with them. They only had eyes for each other. The
other single wolves in the pack were checking Sidney out at dinner but Curtis
quickly put them in their places. Harper thought it was cute. She was also glad
that he was interested in Sid that way. Harper couldn’t remember a time when a
male appreciated Sidney’s finer qualities. If they mated, it would give Sidney
a chance to at a fresh start. She had the reputation of being overbearing and
loud but it was an act. Maybe if she started out here the way she really was,
she wouldn’t have to put up a front. Harper figured out a long time ago that
Sidney’s was the softest heart around.

The door opened
Ryder came in wearing his towel and rubbing his head with another. “You okay?”
He asked watching her. She nodded and stretched. He tossed his towels onto the
hook on the back of the door. “Sure?” He stalked over to the bed, his eyes were
amber, and she nodded again. “Something’s up.” She let her eyes trail down over
his incredible body.

“Definitely.” She
mused and he grinned. Harper held the blanket up for him to climb into bed with
her. Ryder got under and pulled her against him. His fingers kneaded her
shoulders and back. She moaned and felt him lengthen against her thigh.

“Sweetheart.” She
nuzzled his chest and gave him an mmm-hmm. “Do you want pups?” Harper gazed up
at him. “I mean…”

“Of course I want
them. I’ve wanted them since I was sixteen.” She smiled at him and kissed his
chest. Ryder pushed her onto her back and situated himself between her legs.
His erection pressed against her center. Harper lifted her pelvis against him.

“How many?” He
slid against her and she moaned.

“All of them.” She
murmured wrapping her legs tightly around him. He chuckled against her neck and
kissed the hollow under her ear.

“Do you want them
soon?” Ryder slid against her again and she wanted him inside of her. Harper
dug her nails into his haunches.

“Now, I want them
now.” Harper cried then lifted again and he sank into her balls deep. “Yes…”
She sighed.

“Are you sure?”
Ryder nipped at her throat easing out and back inside. Harper clenched down on
him. “Fuck.” He stiffened. “I won’t last like that babe.” Harper did it again
and moaned. She didn’t want to last she wanted to explode.

“Ryder…please.”
She begged.

“I want you to be
sure Harper, you’re coming into heat.” She tightened her legs and curled her
fingers into claws on his backside. It was answer enough for him and Ryder gave
her what she needed. Harper detonated a few seconds later with Ryder close
behind her. He panted into the hollow of her neck still kissing her there,
still nipping at her shoulder. “Sweetheart, I don’t want to leave you. I need
to stay where I am.” She felt him soften slightly but within seconds he was as
hard as steel again.

It made sense now.
The tired muscles, the urges, and the on edge feeling all made sense now. She
was in heat. Bronson had always stayed away from her when she was in heat.
‘Don’t need no damn pups to take care of, I ain’t old enough for that yet.’ Bronson’s
voice echoed through her head. Good riddance and thank God he’d never been ‘old
enough’. She’d always wanted them but was glad now that her pups would come
from this wolf. This incredible Alpha wolf would father her pups, maybe now.
She traced the freshly shaved skin on his cheek with her finger. “You okay?”
She nodded biting her lip. “Good, I’m glad. Do you want a boy or girl?”

“It doesn’t
matter, I only want healthy and a promise of siblings.” Her fingers explored
the small vein that traveled over his temple.

“I promise he will
have plenty of siblings.” Ryder moved inside of her again and Harper clung to
him hoping that a pup was the result of this heat.

***

She didn’t
remember falling asleep the night before when the tweeting birds woke her the
next morning. She and Ryder made love until late into the night. Harper
couldn’t count the orgasms that he’d given her but she felt better. Her muscles
were like jelly. The on edge feeling passed and only the urges remained. They
weren’t as strong but still there. They probably would always be there if Ryder
were around.

He was on his back
with an arm sticking through the bars of his bed. She wondered how he’d feel
about tying her hands there. She’d never wanted to experiment with Bronson and
the thought of him tying her up made her shiver with fear now. “What’s wrong?”
Ryder was suddenly up and looking around the room. His eyes flashed. Harper
touched his arm gently.

“I had a bad
memory, that’s all. Come here.” Ryder crawled over her and situated himself
between her thighs then kissed her softly. “I was thinking about these bars.”
Harper reached up and smoothed her fingers over then round cool brass. A
devilish smile curled his lips.

“You were
considering the bars?” She nodded. Ryder swallowed. “You’d be open to
restraint?” Harper bit her lip and nodded her head. “Huh.” She giggled then. “I
didn’t figure you for having a kinky streak. What else are you open to my
delicious mate?” Ryder left a trail of open-mouthed kisses down her sternum and
across her breast. A knock sounded at the door then. “Somebody is going to
die.” He murmured and Harper grinned down at him as he kissed her mound. She
heard the knock again and then Sidney.

“Harper? Are you
awake?” She tapped lightly on the door again.

“Shit.” Ryder
hopped up and pulled his jeans on. “Come in.” He called and flipped the quilt
up over Harper. “I’m going to the bathroom. Two minutes.” He held up two
fingers at Sidney. “She’s in heat.” Ryder said passing Sidney on his way. She
grinned saucily and spun around to look at his retreating back.

“Take your time,
shave, brush your teeth, and take a pee.” Sidney chuckled.

“Two. Minutes.” He
slammed the bathroom door.

“I only have two
minutes.” Sid sat on the edge of the bed. “Heat huh? Maybe you’ll finally get
those pups you wanted.”

“We’re hoping.”
Harper turned on her side and looked at her friend. “We aren’t the only ones
that have been busy.” Sidney smacked her leg through the blanket.

“Just call me out
like that. Damn girl.” Harper smiled. “Curt and I have decided to mate.” Sidney
looked around as if she was guilty of something. “It’s not common knowledge
yet. Do you think Ryder would be okay with losing Curt to my pack?”

“Hell no! Ryder is
not okay with that.” He called from the bathroom. The door opened then and he
came out with a toothbrush still in his mouth. “Why can’t you stay here? Harper
was hoping that you would get together and you would become part of our pack.
She misses you.” He said around the toothbrush then went back to the bathroom
to spit.

“Curtis doesn’t
have a room and I’m sure as hell not putting on a show for his three
roommates.” Sidney was on her feet and talking toward the bathroom. Harper sat
up and crossed her arms over her chest. “What are we supposed to do?” Sidney’s
long legs were braced and her fists clenched at her side. Curtis came into the
room then.

“Go to the lair.”
Ryder answered.

“Sid what are you
doing up here? This is their bedroom.” She went to his side and curled herself
into it.

“I was talking to
Harper and now I’m talking to Ryder. Sort of anyway.” Ryder came out of the
bathroom and leaned against a corner of the wall.

“What’s the lair?”
Sidney asked from her place at Curtis’ side. Harper scrunched her face up with
disgust.

“You aren’t mating
down there but I have an idea.” Harper said to them. They all turned at once.
“That end of the attic,” she pointed. “Can we put up a temporary wall until we
can build a house? One on that end and one in our room, the bathroom can be
accessed by the temporary hallway.” Ryder grinned and stalked toward her.

“You are a very
giving mate.” He leaned over and kissed her. “Yes, Curtis can build a temporary
wall so he and his new mate will have a place to sleep. Can’t you Curtis?” He
was already nodding.

“I’d come and hug
you Harper but I suspect that it would be inappropriate right this minute.”
Ryder growled.

“She’s naked under
there, I interrupted them. She’s in heat too.” Sidney smirked.

“Then we’ve
imposed too long. I think breakfast is ready. I’ll get that wall built when the
room is clear Ry. Come on Sidney.” He wrapped his arm tightly around her waist
and tugged her from the room. He closed the door behind them.

“You are
incredible. I’ve never met a woman that would give half of her room away so
someone else could get busy.” He sat on the edge of the bed. “Are you hungry?
Or are you hungry” He growled cupping her sex through the quilt. Her stomach
growled and gurgled. “Okay, get up. If you have a pup in there you have to keep
him fed so he grows big and strong. Later though maybe we’ll take a walk and…”
The corners of Harper’s mouth lifted. “Come on sweetheart. Let’s see if
Nicole’s breakfast is better than her dinner.” Harper swung her legs over the
side of the bed and got up. She went to the bathroom and showered quickly.

Nicole’s scrambled
eggs, bacon, biscuits, and gravy were actually very good. Harper mused while
she ate the biscuit she’d smeared with butter and jelly. It was her third.
Sidney elbowed her and nodded at the biscuit. Harper looked at it then looked
back at her friend. “You’re already pregnant. You don’t eat like that my love.”
Sidney grinned. Harper rolled her eyes. Sidney was so full of it. There was no
way pregnancy was affecting her hunger this soon.

“So, Curtis has an
announcement to make and we have a new urgent project.” Harper said for
everyone to hear. “Curtis?”

“If the next words
I hear are that he’s getting mated and we’re building him a house, I am going
to go nuclear.” Nicole seethed.

“I’m getting
mated.” Curtis said, “I don’t know what the project is except that I need help
putting a couple of walls up in the attic.” He put his arm around Sidney.
Harper liked how natural Sidney looked today. Usually Sidney wore a ton of
makeup. She always wore heavy powder. There was usually a ton of eye shadow,
heavy eyeliner, and bright red lipstick. Today though, there was none of that.
She was scrubbed clean and her hair seemed product free.

“What the hell are
you looking at Harper?” Sidney recoiled when she noticed her scrutiny. Harper
grinned.

“You’re gorgeous.”
Harper smiled wider. “Really Sid, you should run around like this all the
time.” Curtis leaned over and kissed her cheek.

“Told you.” He
murmured. Sidney’s face turned a pretty shade of pink and Harper squeezed her
hand.

“Really gorgeous.
Do you work today?” Sidney shook her head. “Good. We are building a house.” Nicole
snarled and Harper put up a hand to silence her but it didn’t. Nicole stood with
her teeth bared. Harper sat back with her arms folded across her chest. “Do I
need to whip her out again?” Nicole sat down hard. Her mate was suddenly behind
her with a hand on her shoulder.

“We need to build
houses, at least one anyway. Will, your bunch is expected to help. I want to
get it up as soon as we can.” Ryder sipped his coffee.

“Why should we
help?” Nicole pouted.

“Because it’s your
house, unless you don’t want it. I think that you all are stuffed in that room
with no privacy. I have plans for a four bedroom and a three bedroom, your pick.
I think we can get this knocked out quickly then I want the barn up. With all
of us working together, it shouldn’t be hard. Meanwhile, Curtis and Sid are
staying in the attic with us, hence the walls. I’ll dig up the plans, someone
help me figure out the lumber order. Curtis get on the walls after breakfast.

“On it boss.”
Curtis grinned. “It’s just as important to me.” He waggled his eyebrows.

“Sidney and Harper
you are on lunch duty.”

“The beans are
already cooking.” Nicole offered. “You only need cornbread and what you want
with it.”

“Thank you Nicole.”
Harper said. She nodded graciously. Maybe this would be okay.

“Okay, Green
Valley, move it.” Ryder carried his dishes to the dishwasher.

Harper showed
Sidney around then they helped Cindy with laundry. Sidney worked in a clothing
store and showed them how to fold in record time. Her phone rang in the middle
of the lesson. “Got to take this, it’s Max.” Harper and Cindy kept folding but
stayed quiet so Sidney could hear Max.

“You have Sidney.”
She smiled at Harper. “Yes, I did. I wanted to let you know that I have decided
to mate.” She looked down at her fingernails and frowned. Sidney was a regular
at the Manny-Pedi Hut in town. “No, you don’t know him.” She paused. “Yes he’s
in Ryder’s pack.” She scowled. “His name is Curtis.” Sidney’s jaw clenched and
Harper stopped to watch her the way Cindy already was. “I’m sorry Max. It’s not
as if the males in our pack never had a chance. I’ve been out with a lot of
them and this one is the one. He’s made me feel better than any of your males.”
She took a deep breath and eased it out. “I’m sorry Max, like I said, I am
mating Curtis. I called to let you know. I wasn’t asking permission. I don’t
think that I should have to ask you if I can have a mate or happiness. I’m
sorry this disappoints you but you have no suitable males.” She listened then
said goodbye.