Chapter 25

Larkin

"Aye, just like that."

I sat at the desk with a laptop in front of me. Mora, one of the female Lycan employees who was staff for the manor, stood beside me and helped me navigate the piece of technology.

Tonight we were set to go meet King Banner and his mate, as well as a few humans and Otherworld creatures, for a big feast at the royal estate.

And all day I'd immersed myself in the technology that made my mind spin, and wonder fill me.

"Ye're picking this up so fast." Mora sounded proud.

I glanced at her, feeling my smile spread. The praise felt good because I honestly felt like I was wading through sludge with technology.

"If we're good, I'll leave ye tae it."

My focus was back on the laptop, and I nodded. "Thank you for the help, Mora."

I played around on what she'd called the "Internet," which was quite possibly the most incredible thing I'd ever seen. I was able to "travel" to the far corners of the earth, to see wonders of the world that I'd only dreamed of visiting. I watched movies right on the screen, saw people experience hobbies and foods, cooking and athletics.

After an hour, I leaned back in the plush leather chair, my fingers aching from the constant clicking and typing I did, my eyes strained from staring at the screen for so long.

I rose and walked over to the "stereo." I stared at it for a second, so many different machines that did different things. To think I could listen to millions of songs, in any genre, with just a flick of my finger.

Despite Odhran showing me how to work it a couple of times, I fumbled as I turned it on and found something to listen to. It was classical, Mozart, and it was beautiful.

As the music filtered through the room, I moved toward the window in the study, staring outside and seeing Odhran and a few other Lycans finishing up on the construction of my cottage.

I'd even done "online shopping," as Odhran had called it, to get furniture and decorations for my little slice of solace in the woods. He'd given me a little black square plastic card and told me there was no limit on what I wanted to spend. He insisted I get whatever I wanted. He encouraged me to spend an obscene amount since apparently money wasn't an issue for my mate.

He spoke to a large Lycan male, one I knew was named Tadhg. Whatever Tadhg said had Odhran tipping his head back and laughing, the sun shining on his profile. My breath caught at how gorgeous he was, so masculine and powerful as the sweat on his brow glistened from the sun.

A couple other Lycans had come to help today. Rory, a young Lycan who seemed to always be smiling. Odhran had told me he did all the tech for the Lycans and was a genius with hacking—whatever that meant. A male named Cathal was present, but he seemed very quiet, and didn't show any emotions on his face.

And then the last male to show up today was one of the triplet sons of Banner named Tavish. He was young, so young that it was clear he had a very arrogant swagger to him that came with little life experience.

And as if Odhran sensed me, he straightened and looked in my direction. Our gazes locked. I made a small sound of want and watched as his nostrils flared. His mouth moved as he said something to the others, and then he was stalking toward the house… toward me.

I felt heat consume me, felt my nipples bead and my pussy become wet. I turned and faced the entrance of the study just as I heard the front door open and slam shut. A wave of excited apprehension filled me, and I tensed as I heard his heavy boots stomping in my direction, growing louder as he came closer.

He was panting as he came to a sudden stop in the doorway of the study, his chest rising and falling, his eyes glowing blue. He was all sweaty and sexy, and I could scent the musk clinging to him from working outside all day.

"My àlainneachd."He clenched and relaxed his hands at his sides as if it were taking all his self-control not to come to me. "Come here," he growled, and I shivered with pleasurable awareness. He lowered his head, his glowing eyes still locked on me. "Come here and take a shower with your mate."

And I did just that.