A soft whimper escaped Ashly at that, but she nodded. "If I scream, you have my permission to gag me," she managed to breathe with a half-amused huff.

"Alex—?"

Before Ashly could even finish whispering her mate's name, Alex captured her lips in a kiss like a hungry wolf. The Alpha moaned shamelessly against Ashly's mouth, slipping his tongue inside when Ashly gasped. Wet sounds and soft moans soon filled the air around them as they dipped in again and again to catch each ...