The Alpha's Choice: A Paranormal Werewolf Romance (Roadside Angels Motorcycle Club Book 3) by Kathryn Thomas Page A

bonding, and he knew that the mating was complete.
     
    “Are you all right, chérie ?” he asked, gently turning her to face him. He stroked a finger over her cheeks, waiting for her to answer him.  “Did I hurt you?”
     
    She shook her head, too spent to speak, and Lex rolled away.
     
    “Stay right here.  I’ll be back in a minute,” he said, and disappeared into the bathroom.  Tammie heard water running, and when he returned a minute later, Lex was carrying a warm washrag, which he used to clean her up. 
     
    Tossing the rag on the floor, he pulled her to him, turning her so her back was to his front.  Spooning in behind her, he wrapped his arm over her, and whispered, “Sleep, love.  I have a feeling I’ll be coming back for seconds.”
     
    She murmured sleepily, a smile on her face as she dozed off.  When she woke up it was dinner time, and though he didn’t want to share these last hours with her in company, he knew he needed to let her body recover before he took her again.  He was making up for lost time in advance, and she would need her strength to enjoy every second of the pleasure yet to come.  He showered with her, restraining his lust, and went with her for dinner. 
     
     
     

 
    CHAPTER SIX
     
    “Your friends will believe in your potential, your enemies will make you live up to it.”   ~ Tim Fargo
     
    It was getting near eight o’clock.  Jeff and Ginny were curled around each other in the den watching Friends on Netflix, and Bear was with Lex in his office, talking strategy.  Tammie was asleep, partly from weariness, partly from a subtle mental push from her mate.
     
    “What time is Maricia arriving?” Bear wanted to know.
     
    “An hour.  She’s been updated, and she knows what to do.”
     
    Bear sipped his drink, and Lex thought back to the hours since he had last made love to his mate.  He still had not said the words to her, and he knew he would when he woke her up before he left.  He remembered how she had wanted to leave when he did, and he had had to explain that they could not be seen together in any way that Lancaster would recognize as a relationship.  She hadn’t been flattered when he told her what Lancaster thought about them.
     
    “Maybe that’s because the only kind of woman he can get is the kind who wouldn’t stay with him, anyway,” she’d said.  “He’s not exactly a keeper, is he?”
     
    He had promised to find her once this business with the rogue was settled, but that in the meantime, she had Bear, who would be with her.  He didn’t tell her about Maricia.  The fewer people who knew who she was, the better.  When the time was right, he’d tell Tammie.  Now wasn’t the time.  She had enough on her plate.
     
    “I have a bad feeling about this, Lex,” she had said, tears pooling in her eyes which she refused to let fall. 
     
    “That’s a natural feeling to have because of all the trouble you’ve seen this past week, honey.”  He hadn’t wanted to minimize her fears, which were justified, but he needed to comfort her.  "But trust me; you’re safe with Bear, okay?  And I’ll be okay, too.”
     
    He had kissed his mark on her, and when she winced, he licked the spot, promising her that it would heal by morning—though it would always be tender and warm to the touch.
     
    “This will be the first time in over a hundred and fifty years that we’re not watching each other’s back,” Bear said, staring at his friend.  “I know you can take care of yourself, and I know you’ve got people who will see to your safety when you get back.  But I’m your bodyguard.  It feels wrong to be separated from you at a time like this.”
     
    “My life will be worth nothing if anything happens to Tamara,” Lex said.  “You know this.  And you know I can’t take her with me till this is over.”  He sighed.  He knew what Bear feared.  “I trust you with my life.  You know that, right?”  When his friend nodded, he