Chapter 50
Gavin
Can I grill? Please…’I say to Mace, my wolf, ‘Is it just because I’m an heir that she would think I don’t
know how to use a grill?’
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‘Um, when have you used a grill, and where was I when you used it?’ Mace shows me an image of him
scratching his head.
*Pfft, I watch all those cooking shows, I know the gist of it. Exactly how hard can it be?’ I ask him.
He face paws himself, ‘She going to know.’
‘No, she’s not. They are not going to know; I will make sure of it.’
‘Whatever. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.’ Mace chuckles and then goes to his corner to watch me.
I’ll show him, I think to myself as I start the grill. See, I’ve never turned a grill on either, and vo, it was
a piece of cake. Now all I have to do is not burn the food. Adjusting the me, Connor walks out with
the tray of beef patties and a tray of hot dogs. It doesn’t take a genius to know that the hot dogs will
cook faster than the burgers, so I hold off a bit before putting them on.
After a small fire and a few crisp patties, in which I tossed before anyone could see, I had done a pretty
decent job, and everything was edible. I don’t think they were Grill Master worthy, but when Quinn
compliments me, I will take it.
Walkeres over and we stand here and chat for a while as I steal glimpses at Quinn who is over
talking with both Cici and Summer. I can hear the awe in Walker’s voice as he talks about his mate,
and I wish I had that. I wish Quinn could be my mate, but we’ve already established that she isn’t, not a
fated one, anyway.
Someone calls Walker away and I take this chance to go to Quinn and wrap my arms around her.
When she nces back, her smile makes my whole world stop for just a moment.
“There’s the amazing Grill Master!”
“I told you I was pretty good. I think you owe me a kiss for doubting my talent.” I smile back down at
her.
She begins lifting herself up, so I lean down and meet her lips. As much as I would love to steal her
away, I know it’s impossible right at the moment, so I break away from her soft lips. I turn my attention
to her friends who are now talking about Walker, and I feel Quinn slip from my arms.
“I will be right back,” I hear her mumble before she walks away.
Looking in the direction that she’s going in, I see a sh of movement slip around the corner, and I
sense my cousin right away. As much as I want to know what’s happening, I stay put and wait for
Quinn to return. My aunt Amelia steals my attention from the corner of the house where I watched
Quinn walk around, following Den, and I turn towards the older female and smile warmly at her.
I’ve always loved my aunt Amelia. She’s never treated me unkindly and has always praised me in
everything that I have done. I wish my father had gotten just a smidgeon of the kindness that both his
sisters had gotten, then maybe life would have been different for me.
“Oh, Gavin, my dear boy! How are you doing these days?” Amelia asks, cing a kiss to my cheek.
“I’m well, Aunt Amelia. What about you? Breaking hearts I hope.” I grin down at her.
pping my arm yfully, she chastises me, “oh stop it, Gavin! You know fully well that I’m always on
my best behavior, and if anyone has a broken heart than it’s their own fault. I never lead any male on.”
“I know this, Auntie,” I chuckle, “but it sure is fun getting you all riled up.”
“Shame on you, Gavin! To think that I came over to you, first, when I could have visited with anyone
here!” She scoffs but her smirk takes the bite out of her littlement.
“Oh, you know I’m your favorite nephew, Auntie.” I say and kiss her on the forehead.
“I don’t have favorites, it wouldn’t be fair to Deke, but I do see you more, and we do have pleasant
conversations each time we do, but as for favorites…” Her wink tells me all that I need to know.
“Speaking of favorites, though, how are you and my favorite adoptive daughter these days?”
“We are good. We just sort have started seeing each other though, so there is that.” I say sheepishly.
“I had a feeling the two of you may start something. You have always been there for Quinn, and she
needs someone like you, now that my son is not able to be there like he used to be.” A slight sadness
comes over her, and I can’t help but wonder what she means by her
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Is she referring to Den being Quinn’s guardian, or is she meaning it in a different sense? Was there
something between the two before L got knocked up? I know he’s always been protective of Quinn,
but it’s been more telling thisst year. I don’t like assuming anything, and I’m not one to pry things
from other people, so I’ll just have to ask Quinn once we are alone.
“Yeah, well, we are taking it slow for Quinn’s sake. I don’t want to rush her into anything that she isn’t
ready for.”
“And that’s one of the reasons why I think you are perfect for her.” She pats my cheek softly and then
says goodbye and scurries away to mingle with others
Once Quinn came back, she was carrying my cousin’s son, so I went over to see them, using the
excuse that I hadn’t met my new cousin as of yet. I could sense a tenseness between Quinn and
Den, but I held my tongue throughout the whole get together. I was relieved when the crowd started
to dwindle down, but it wasn’t until my cousin and aunt left that I really felt myself rx.
When thest of the guests leave, Quinn plops herself down in one of the chairs, looking exhausted. I
go to her and take the chair in front of her. Without saying anything, I take one of her legs and bring her
foot to myp, removing her shoe in the process. I’ve never given anyone a foot rub, but it felt natural
to do so with Quinn. Her little moans make me chuckle.
“Mm, that feels so good.”
I keep kneading her foot, “I had a good time today, Quinn. Thank you for having me be part of it.”
* Like I could tell you to leave when you were the one cooking the main meal.” She grins.
“Oh, so you used me for my skills. I see, and it’s grilling, not cooking.” I tickle her foot and when I
realize that it affects her, I continue to do so. I grab her other one as she tries to kick at me, and I hold
them tight.
“Okay, okay, I give up!” Sheughs.
“Hm, I kind of like you restrained. You look hot.” And I’m not joking, something about her not being able
to get away from my torturous hands turns me on. I’ve never been into bondage or anything, but I’m
beginning to see its appeal.
A little nervous-sounding giggle escapes her lips, “Can you please let me go?”
Igaze at her briefly, “Will youe over here and give me a kiss?” I grin.
“If I must.” She muses. I let her legs go, setting them back down onto the floor without taking my eyes
off her.
“Come here.” I order her, my voice nowced with desire for the beautiful Alpha.
She brushes her lips against mine, and then crawls up onto myp, straddling my legs. I ce my
hands on her ass but let her keep the reigns. When things begin to heat up, I squeeze her ass and
press her against my growing hardness. I don’t want to scare her, so I don’t take it any further. Besides,
I kind of want to know what’s up between her and my cousin before I take the next step with her, if
that’s even where this is going.
She pulls away first, “Want to take this inside, to my room?” She asks, breathlessly.
Fuck, is it possible that I’m finally going to be able to be with Quinn Night? The only she-wolf that I’ve
been mooning over for almost a year? “Yeah, if that’s what you want.
I wait until she nods, “Answer one question for me, though.”
“Okay…”
“What’s going on between you and Den?”
She hesitates briefly and pulls back, but doesn’t climb off, so that’s a good sign. Biting her lower lip,
she concentrates on what she’s going to say, so I give her this time to think it through as I run my
fingers through her hair. If she tells me that there is something there between her and Den, I don’t
care what it takes, I will fight for her. My heart beats rapidly as I wait for her answer.
“I’m going to bepletely honest with you, Gavin,” she looks me straight in the eyes, and my heart
rate increases even more, “There isn’t anything going on between me and Den,” and my heart rate
slows down, but I frown at herst word, “anymore.”
I furrow my brow, “What do you mean by anymore?”
She stares at me a moment, “I gave him my virginity. Gavin.”
My wolf, Mace, whines in my head, and my whole body tenses, but then I remember that I’m not her
mate and that it was her decision to do with it as she pleases. I just wish she would have given it to me.
“Why?” I ask softly.
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*There was an attraction between us, and after he saved me not once, but twice, it’s all I could give him
that was of value to me.”
“You shouldn’t have had to repay him for saving you, Quinn! I helped that day too, and I have never
once thought of asking for payment.” 1 scowl.
She smiles sadly. “It’s not like that. I do love him, and I wanted to give him the only piece of me that he
will be able to have.”
“You love him?My heart cracks a little.
She nods, “Yeah, but I know there can never be anything between us, and so I want to move forward. I
love you too, Gavin, and I want to give us a chance, I want to see if my love for you can change into
what I have for him. I don’t want to keep secrets from you, and so I’m being honest.”
My eyes sweep her face, and I can tell that she’s beingpletely honest with me about everything,
“How many times were you with him?”
“Only once, and then I left and came home. I wanted to put it all behind me and move forward.” She
ys with the hem of my t-shirt, “Then, things started changing between you and me, and I wanted to
see where it went. I’m tired of waiting for something that is probably never going to happen, so why not
try being with one of my best friends? Her blue eyes meet my green ones and I be lost. I’ve never
liked being second choice, but she has been nothing but honest with me, and I have wanted her for so
long.
Reaching a hand up, I caress her cheek, “I want you to be sure that this is what you want, Quinn. I will
understand if you need more time, especially now, after what you just told me.”
“I’m here with you now, aren’t 1?” She whispers.
I tilt my head and study her face, “Yeah, you are, aren’t you?”
Already having the decision made in my head, I stand up, lifting her in the process. Once her legs are
locked behind my waist I start for the door, and without taking our eyes off one another, I carry her all
the way up to the Alpha rooms on the third floor.