The arch of her cheek, the blue of her eyes, she was perfection.
And she was not happy we were here.
She stood up and extended to her full height, her gaze hard as flint as she stared at us.
“Hello.”
Grayson glanced at me, as surprised as I was about the tone of her voice. The harshness in her body language.
Claire jumped between us. “Nevaeh is a nurse from work, and one of my best friends. Nevaeh, this is Grayson and Aaron. They live next door.”
I didn’t know what that tone or her facial expressions were saying. All I could feel was the electricity in the air. The hairs on my neck standing on end and my cock thick, pressing against the fly of my jeans.
I hoped to God she couldn’t see it. I had black jeans on today, and hopefully the dark, thick fabric hid my arousal.
“I’m Aaron. It’s nice to meet a friend of Claire’s.”
Grayson wasn’t moving, but I was itching to touch her. To feel her skin against mine and to see if Dex had been right about our mate’s response to our touch.
And if Grayson wasn’t going to step up…
“We didn’t mean to barge in like this and shock you.” I walked forward and held out my hand.
I heard Claire’s sharp intake of breath but kept my eyes focused on Nevaeh.
She didn’t smile. “It’s fine. I was just going, anyway.”
She wasn’t taking my hand and I smiled at her. “You’re gonna leave me hanging?”
A ghost of a smile shivered across her lips. “Sorry, I’m being rude. It’s nice to meet you too.”
She took my hand and a loud gasp filled the room. Mine or hers, I wasn’t sure.
The pleasure was almost painful as it filled my veins and my lungs. I couldn’t esca
pe it.
Then she was falling and Grayson was scooping her up into his arms.
She shuddered violently as soon as he touched her, moaning loudly.
“What’s happening to her?” I asked Claire.
The doctor shrugged. “No idea. I was the one fainting, so I don’t remember much else. She’s probably just responding to touching her Alpha.”
Nevaeh arched her back and cried out, then she was passing out again, limp in Grayson’s arms.
The Alpha’s muscles were bulging as he trembled with her.
“You want me to take her?” I asked him.
He growled a low warning at me and clung to her. It was a noise I’d never heard in my life.
I backed away and let him hold her.
Pain and confusion rippled through my skin and Claire walked over and put a hand on me.
“Calm down. This is new and strange, and you need to find a way to work through this together.”