The Solitary Alpha

26 - Scared Beauty*

Making it back to the car, Sanada surprised his mate by bringing her in for a very deep and passionate kiss.

"What was that for?" Gideon was still trying to recover from it.

"Because I can. And I love you."

"God I can't wait to get back home."

"You and me both."

Before he could drive off, his phone rang.

"Hello hyung!"

Gideon sat quietly as Sanada talked on the phone. From the happy tone in his voice she could tell it was his good friend Lee. The two Alphas talked and laughed for about 10 minutes with Sanada handing her his phone to put away for him.

"Hey babe?"

"Yes handsome?"

"You want to go out to dinner tonight?"

"With who?"

"Lee?"

"Sure, should I dress up?"

"Yes, but nothing too sexy, I don't want you breaking anymore noses."

"I'd love to! I like Lee, he has a good heart."

"I love ya babe!"

"love you too! Can we go back to the hotel to relax? They should have cleaned and changed the bedding by now. Plus I have a lot of translating to do before we get back."

"Sure babe." Sanada took her back to the hotel. The ride was peaceful and the day lovely,  any other time Gideon would want to stay outside and explore but she was getting tired.

Once in the room, Gideon saw they had indeed cleaned and changed the bedding and linens. Saying that Sanada was pissed with the change, was an understatement.

"What's wrong hon?"

The Alpha walked past her and into their temporary bedroom, growling.  Gideon followed him to see that housekeeping had replaced the bedding. She turned to him and sighed.

"I told you I'd scent it later."

Sanada was pissed, Alpha mode pissed. Gideon saw his red eyes and walked over to him to calm him down. She placed her hands on his waist and nuzzled him, a soft growl coming from him, he had relaxed.

"Come on, let's shower and relax before dinner." Gideon gave him a quick peck. Leaving for the other bathroom she could hear him sigh in frustration at having her scent completely gone from the room. She found a fresh set of clothes to lounge in, shorts and a t-shirt, she thought of going braless but changed her mind. Getting the Alpha more excited than he already was, was not a good idea. She quickly showered, dressed and grabbed her laptop, returning to the main bedroom. Gideon just realized that some of her scars were visible. As Sanada continued to shower, she laid on top of the covers, gently releasing her scent so that it was barely noticeable. Laying on her stomach, pillow under her torso, she opened her laptop to start on the contract translations when she was hit by an abdominal cramp. She lowered her head and took deep breaths until the pain subsided. After a few seconds she recovered and pulled her scent back as Sanada walked out of the bathroom. He just had on sweatpants and was shirtless. Gideon was too focused on the receding pain to turn around.

Sanada saw what she was wearing. It was the most he'd seen of her since they had met.  "Hey babe...you okay?"

She looked at him over her shoulder, smiling at him. Sanada picked up her faint scent and made his way towards the bed. He crawled in and moved next to her, placing his hands on each side of her torso. The Alpha leaned down so his chest came into contact with her back and nuzzled her neck from behind, inhaling what was left of her wonderful scent, he let out another growl.