His Luna’s Already A Luna
Chapter 49

Nick POV

Watching Lucinda step out of the bathroom in just a towel had him smiling, the complete stop at seeing him casually reclined in their bed, told him he'd completely surprised her it seemed. Though why he didn't understand. They did wake up every morning right here in this very bed, with his arms around her or her on top of him. He did like when he woke to find her on him.

"Now, that is a sight." he couldn't help himself. One single tug of that towel and she would be naked before him 'stay put' he told himself, he didn't want to. Wanted nothing more than to walk over there and rip the towel off of her, pick her up and carry her right here to this bed. Have his way with her, every damned way he could think of.

"In your dreams." she shot at him.

"Oh! every night. I assure you." he teased right back as she headed for the walk-in. tonight he was probably going to do nothing but think about pulling that damned towel off of her. He shook his head to try and clear it.

She was in that walk-in for quite some time, he smiled to himself. It appeared she was suddenly shy around him. He almost couldn't believe it, considering what she wore to bed, her swimmers and her bloody training gear.

He got up off the bed and strolled over, leaned on the door frame to help her come out, teased her about being shy "Afraid I might jump on you?" it wasn't like he hadn't thought about it, if there was not mating alliance, he would already have yanked the woman into his bed, hell picked her up and taken her against a wall, on every flat surface available in this suite. The damned shower, she keeps refusing to have with him.

"You might." she muttered back and finally left the walk-in.

Nick did not move, he was taking up more than half the space and watched fully amused as she had to go around him, tried not to touch her body to his. Must have been annoyed a bit, she stalked out of the room. Nick trailed her casually, enjoying the view from behind, of his tiny Mate.

It surprised him that she offered to make him a hot chocolate, his reaction to it was instant and automatic, shook his head and wrinkled his nose up "to sweet for my liking." and it was. He was not a chocolate fan.

Watching her stretch up, to reach for a coffee cup from the top cabinet, made his eyes wander over her body, she was up on her tippy toes and all stretched out. This whole place was designed around him and his height. He now had another reason to like his kitchen.

Nick stepped over to her, once she had the cup "I want to discuss something with you." she said softly, placing and arm on either side of her, popped his chin on her shoulder, he loved being this close to her. Held up his phone for her to look at.

He did want to discuss it, but right this minute he just really wanted to be close to her, they weren't fighting and he'd teased her just a little, she'd reacted in that same manner she had done, before their fight had started and he was happy about that. Wanted to continue like that.

"What is it?" she asked him.

Nick heard the moment her heart beat sped up, being this close to him, was affecting her. He pressed his lips to her ear to get more of a reaction to her "Your office...once cleaned out and ready for you to decorate." his voice was low now, he heard her breath in. but not breath out, was holding her breath. She was also biting her lower lip, being this close to her was a good thing. Their bond was indeed growing with ever day they were together. "your too, close"

Nick smiled, yes he probably was for her liking. But he needed to be, wanted to be. How else was he going to get her to want him, to pull her into their bed for more than sleep. "I get closer, sleeping in bed with you." he teased, his voice soft, deep and husky now. "Please, Nick." those two word were like music to his ears. Yes she was asking him to back away, but he knew she only said it, because his being so close to her, was physically starting to affect her. He was going to enjoy hearing those two words, when she was begging for him. He kissed her ear softly "Can we sit and discuss it?" he asked and stepped away from her. Nick wondered what would have happened if he'd pushed he a little more. Could he have turned her on and made her wanton with need for him... he liked to think so. She wasn't ready though, and he knew it. As much as he was it had to be on her terms.

He felt the sudden change in atmosphere, not long after teasing her about where to sit to discuss her office, which it seemed she was willing to do. Frowned, what had changed, he'd noted just the slightest change in her body language and felt something was suddenly off. He had reliable instincts and trusted them.

Nick stepped back over to her, he certainly hadn't done anything "What's wrong" he asked turning her to look at him, and there in her eyes, he saw pain, she covered it quickly but he didn't miss it, was certain of what he'd seen.

"Nothing." she pushed his hand away and walked away from him, it was not nothing, she was telling him it was nothing, but her tone and that pain, he'd seen fleetingly in her eyes betrayed her completely.

"It's not nothing." he called her on it. Wanted to know, needed to know he didn't want her to feel pain, especially if he was the cause of it "just ask me. I will answer it." he offered up. Perhaps there was something about him that was really bothering her.

What came out of her mouth, shocked him completely, where on earth it had come from, stemmed from? And the way she had said it. So explosively like she had to know but didn't want to ask, had been holding it in but couldn't any longer. Something had gone on, or happened. That he didn't know about.

"No, Lucinda. I am not." he answered her honestly, yes he did want an heir, in fact he and Rip had come tot he same decision, they wanted more than one pup.

When she questioned his intentions again, he understood right away, something had definitely happened, that he was unaware of. He was really focused on her now. Trying to read her every change of expression no matter how small it was, she appeared a bit closed off, but she did have a real concern it seemed.

"Why?...suddenly are you concerned...that's all I want...it's not. Just so you know." he repeated, trying to make sure she understood he didn't just want that.

"Can you prove it?" she asked and turned away from him.

Nick took time to think about that, watcher her the whole time. This was something that she needed cleared up. But could he prove it. Unlikely, she would have to take his word for it. Though she'd already stated she didn't trust him earlier, so he was completely honest "How would I go about that? I did just tell you twice, its not all I want from you."

Her reply came quickly "What if I said I didn't want to have a baby for 5 or 10 years?"

"If that's what you want Lucinda. That's fine with me." and it was, he wasn't in a rush to have pups. Hadn't planned on it himself for a least another 5 years anyway. Yes he wanted them with her, anytime she was ready, he now realized, but like Rip had said to him earlier 'it's not up to us.

Lucinda's eyes were on him too, she was looking to see if he was lying and he wasn't, she wouldn't get that from him. After a moment she continued to make her drink.

"In truth, I wasn't planning on an heir, till at least 35. does that help?"

"I don't know." she said and walked off.

Nick followed her and watched her sit down, there wasn't much else he could do to waylay her fears on the subject. She was going to have to take his word for it. As much as it seemed she didn't want to. He sank down right next to her "I have no intention of rejecting you. I've told you this before" he reminded her. He'd been angry the last time he had said it. But it had been the truth then as it was now.

He was never letting her go.

Lucinda acknowledged that he'd said it before, so he asked her why now and finally, she sighed and told him what she had overheard pack members saying about him and what they thought he would do to her.

Nick was disappointed that his pack would dump him in the same category as his family. He was very different to them. Though with what she'd said now and the question from dinner he could understand, he had had plenty of partners and perhaps that was all they saw, the same thing lots of she-wolves in his bed, as had his brothers and father before him. Guess it could look the same though he had not marked, mated, or rejected any of them. That was very different. All his partners were consensual. He could also see now, why she was concerned.

"Ah! That would be the Frost family legacy their talking about. I'm not like my father or brothers, Lucinda."

she was looking right at him now "can you tell me about them?"

"Yes. It's not pretty. Horrible in fact. You sure you want to hear it?" he asked once it was out, there was no putting back in the box.

Nick watched as she sipped her hot chocolate, then nod her head "If I'm going to have to hear things, that make me doubt everything about you. I need to know, before hand so I wont doubt you in future."

That was her thought process. She had doubted him and his intentions, because of what she'd heard today. Then lets sort it out and clear it all up. He didn't want her doubting him, if she heard it from him first, she would be more open to coming to him later, if she heard something and didn't get it, or thought more clarification was needed.

"My father, Henry Frost, was a terrible man. I have 1 full blooded sibling Mary and 6 half siblings, though 2 of them are now dead.."

She was frowning now, but didn't say anything "my father, didn't treat his women well. Alex my oldest brother, now dead. His mother was rejected 1 year after Alex was born, for no reason I can fathom...Father was bored I guess. Liam my second eldest brother, also now dead. His mother chosen by my father about 3 years after that, rejected her about a year after he was born also...though I am pretty sure he wasn't faithful to either of them, both were his chosen mates.

"My mother Ivory, who was his destined Mate, from my understanding. He stayed with her for 5 years, myself and Mary his 2 children to her...but he turned on her in the end as well. I got to see my mothers heart break many times as he cheated on her. He had no regard for her or the pain it caused her it seemed." Nick sighed and rubbed a hand over his face "myself and Mary, watched our mother die. I was 4 and she was 2... My bastard of a father Marked and Mated another she-wolf, while still mated to my mother. It killer her, literally."

Nick felt Lucinda's hand rest gently on his arm, as he shook his head "Mary and I sat and watched her suffer in agony for hours, to little, to understand what had happened, as black blood poured out of her mark spot. Till she was lifeless on the floor before us." "I'm so sorry Nick." her voice was soft and full of compassion. "Me too." he nodded.

"He then moved his new Mate in, as he removed her body. Cold bastard didn't even care. Never told us what happened, not even a burial. The new Mate didn't last long, didn't produce him an heir so was dismissed and rejected. He then spent several years just w*****g around after her, 2 more children were produced born in those years both girls, about a year apart couldn't actually tell you." He shook "then he Marked and Mated another when I was, Oh about 11 I guess, I don't know stopped keeping track long before then of all his conquests. He was as unfaithful to her as he was all the others, but she did produce a set of twins. Both girls as well. Both Alex and Liam were no better than my father, Raised...as I was" Nick sighed "to believe and Alpha runs a pack." he looked right at her, she was not going to like this "A Luna...is just to warm the Alpha's bed. The Alpha can move on when it suits him. There is always another she-wolf out there to take her place, if you get bored."

Her expression said it all. She was horrified. He allowed her to let it sink in, she would likely have more doubts about him now, and a million questions too.

"You said your not like them?" her question surprised him a little. He though there would be others first.

"I'm nothing like them. I moved Mary and myself out of the pack-house when I was 13. after finding out what actually happened to my mother and confronting my father about it. I will not do as he did, I assure you."

"He, the Alpha, just let you move out?"

Seemed she wanted more on the history.

"I didn't tell him...That bastard beat me so badly, it put me in the hospital for a month and all for demanding answers about my mother. Mary stayed in my hospital room the whole time. She and I you will find are very close. When I was released, we collected our belongings and went to live with Samantha.

"Samantha had been my mothers omega, and took us in without question. I doubt father even knew we were gone for a good long while. Never came for us, either."

"Sounds terrible Nick." she sighed softly, her hand he noted was still on his arm, for comfort he thought. It did actually help, he realized. His pain, what he normally felt when talking about his mother was not as bad, lessened somehow by her touch and her closeness, their bond he supposed.

"It was and its not something I talk about much."

"I can see why! You said you dueled your brother for control of the pack?"

"Yes I did." Nick nodded "Liam was actually worse than my father. That rule I told you at dinner is because of him. The security camera's every where, even in my office and will go in yours, also because of him." he sighed again "Do you want, the horrid details of his 1 and half year reign?"

He watched Lucinda shake her head "I don't think so, pretty sure I understand...thank you for telling me."

"It's fine. It'll be your pack too, history and all. I'm not like them Lucinda." he tried to reassure her, reached out had tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear "I, would never hurt you, like that. I also would not Mark or Mate you if I didn't like you." he smiled at her "I think." he teased her a little "you know I do like you." he tugged gently on her ear lobe.

Nick watched her turn away and put her cup to her lips, but he didn't take offence at all, liked it when she tried to ignore him. Found it cute. Nick smiled to himself, leaned over to her ear "I even like...how you try to pretend, you don't want to look at me." he kissed her temple gently.

She shoved at him, with one hand, to push him away and he leaned back on the lounge, dropped and arm along the back of it "Your office. Lets discuss it, shall we." he changed the subject. Though he was still smiling.

She nodded holding her cup now in both hands. Nick opened his phone and held it to her "it's not as big as mine, but you can do what you want with the space." he encouraged her to take his phone completely. Then sat and watched her as she zoomed it in and out to look at it properly.

"It's got a bathroom and a closet?" she asked

"Yes." he nodded. Could think of many naughty reasons why there was a bathroom and a closet.

"I never saw anything the other day."

"I just found it myself." he smiled, as she leaned back on the lounge right into the crook of his arm "Want to know where it is?" he couldn't help the happy amused tone in his voice.

"From that tone..." she turned to look at him and realized she was right next to him.

Nick smiled right at her, he did like when he had to do absolutely nothing, to get her right next to him 'Awe, now. I know you like it when I tease you."

"I do not." she shot back, but he caught the tiny smile she tried to hide.

He chuckled softly "It's right next to mine. You'll get to see me all day. Got a connecting door." he picked up some of her hair and played with it. Twirling in between his fingers. "Goddess help me," she muttered.

Nick laughed at her now "Oh yes, you will need to pray to her to keep my hands to myself. Once we're Marked and Mated." he teased her, allowed just one finger to touch her knee, slide up towards her thigh, slowly, very slowly.

He watched her head whip round to look at his finger, he did not stop trailing it up her thigh, was enjoying the thought of where he was going to trail it. Huffed when she brushed it away. He'd known he was pushing his luck, but he had to try, and she was practically sitting in his lap what else could she expect, then him wanting to touch her.

His eyes fell on the scar on her inner thigh "How'd you get this?" he asked and reached out to touch the 4 inch long scar, it was fine and smooth to touch, mustn't have been deep.

She was staring at his hand, her eyes were a little wide, it was quite an intimate touch he realized, with how high up it was, slid his hand away before she could push it way. "That's a long story." she said softly

Not ready to discuss it yet he thought. "I've got the time. I don't work Saturdays, we can stay up all night if we want."

She didn't say much at all.

"If you don't want to, it's okay. I am curious though. You must have got it before Ky'ra." he prodded a little.

"When I was 18." she nodded.

Nick frowned, again when she was 18. "May I ask what happened when you were 18?"

"I'd prefer not at this time..."she sighed "It's just..."

Nick watched her stare off across the room.

"You, don't have to tell me now." he said softly, not wanting her to feel pressured into it "Trauma, is difficult to talk about." what ever it was, it probably wasn't going to be very nice.

Her eyes moved right to his, he was pretty sure he'd hit the nail on the head so to speak, so changed the subject to lighten the mood "Why don't we look for stuff for you office." he took his phone back from her and clicked into the internet browser, he wasn't going to push her, she would likely talk about it when she was ready. Alpha Corey had said it would take trust.

"Flooring first, what do you like under foot?"

They scrolled through many options, he was holding the phone but she was resting in the crook of his arm sliding the screen scrolling through different flooring options, he was very comfortable like this, she appeared to be as well.

"I don't know." she shrugged after awhile, "What do you like?"

"You don't want my opinion, you can see what I like." he indicated the room around them. "but I do like wooden flooring, feels nice underfoot." he shrugged "you my dear, can have what ever you want."

"I don't know. I never really thought about it before. Never expected another Mate or..." she looked up at him "You."

Nick chuckled "I'll only bite once I promise."

He watched her roll her eyes "An Alpha."

"With Ky'ra as your wolf...honestly you should have expected nothing less. She is not only beautiful, but also very impressive." he remarked.

"Thank you." Lucinda said softly and he saw her blush.

Heard Ky'ra purr at him, she also like his compliment.

Rip was quick to purr right back at her, good and loud.

Made him smile and his heart rate increase, they had both just accepted their first compliment from him. A good thing. Progress.

"Do you want, to let Ky'ra go for a run. Rip would like it." he offered. It wasn't hard to tell their wolves were happy with each other. Bloody noisy they were.

Her eyes moved to his "I'm not swayed on that." she reminded him.

too.

He'd had to try. Nodded at her. Rip had been happy about the offer, was hopeful it was a yes but had not so much as reacted more then lifted his head inside Nick's mind. Rip it seemed was content just knowing Ky'ra was happy at this moment. Nick was comfortable It would be nice to Mark and Mate her. But he was actually enjoying their times together, when not arguing or she was mad at him. It was good to know they could get along.