Wolf Untamed (SWAT - Special Wolf Alpha Team #11) - Paige Tyler Page 0,79

night. That was her experience with other guys, and while she wanted to think he wouldn’t act like that, she wasn’t sure.

But instead, Diego kissed her long and slow on the mouth. “Don’t worry about it.” He twirled her hair around his finger, absently playing with it. “We shouldn’t have you sleep over until Brandon is on board with the two of us. It’s a package deal. I respect that.”

Her heart stuttered in her chest a few times, hoping against hope she hadn’t screwed something up. “Are you sure that you’re okay with this? I know it’s something we should have talked about before jumping into bed…”

He gently pressed a finger to her lips, shushing her. “Yes, I’m sure. Yes, I’m okay with it. And no, it’s not anything we needed to talk about before jumping into bed. Because I understand. I hope you don’t regret what happened.”

It was impossible to miss the tension in Diego’s body as he spoke, and once again, Bree was sure she’d ruined everything.

She moved closer, until her forehead was resting against his. “I could never regret making love with you. It was the most perfect moment I could ever wish for. Please don’t think that my needing to go means anything other than what I said. I simply want to be there for Brandon when he gets home. It’s important to me.”

Diego gazed at her for a long moment, then nodded and smiled. “And you two are important to me. So, come on. Let’s get you home.”

The bands that had been tightening around her chest suddenly disappeared and she could breathe again. Cupping his face, she gave him a tender kiss. “Thank you for understanding.”

Chapter 12

“Do you think they forgot we’re in here?” Hale asked.

Diego, Trey, and Hale sat at a table in the small room the guards at Coffield Unit used as a break area. They’d made the hour and a half drive down here on the off chance a guard or another prisoner might be able to give them some information on Dave. Since coming to the conclusion Bree’s ex was somehow involved in this whole delirium thing, they’d learned absolutely nothing about the guy, and Coffield might be their best bet.

“They didn’t forget we’re in here,” Diego said, though they’d been waiting for nearly fifteen minutes. “It could take a while to find anyone who knows Dave well, especially since he’s been out for months.”

At least Diego hoped that was the case. There was always the possibility the shift supervisor they’d talked to when they’d first gotten there had gone straight to the warden, who was at that very moment talking to Chief Leclair, wanting to know why three SWAT cops were sniffing around asking about a released convict.

“You and Bree finally slept together, huh?” Trey said.

Diego had been wondering when his teammates were going to mention it. Even after showering this morning, Bree’s scent was all over him. Not that he minded. Being surrounded by her pheromones 24/7 was fine with him. Besides, it wasn’t like he was hiding anything from his pack mates.

“So, did you?” Hale asked, needing a verbal response since it wasn’t like his crappy nose was going to tell him anything.

Diego had never been the kind to kiss and tell, but he knew if he didn’t answer, Trey would.

“Yeah.” He grinned. “Brandon went to a friend’s house to play video games, so Bree and I went back to my place.”

And it had been perfect.

Understatement there.

He couldn’t begin to describe how devastated he’d been when she’d announced she had to go home. Irrational as it was, his inner wolf had been afraid his mate was rejecting him and howled in agony. When she’d told him it was so she could be there when Brandon got home, he felt worse, but this time for an entirely different reason. He hadn’t thought about Brandon, and he was supposed to be his alpha. This whole idea of having a pack of his own was new to him, so he should probably cut himself some slack, but still. Luckily, Bree had been doing this parent thing longer, so he was going to have to follow her lead.

“Have you and Bree talked about The One yet?” Trey asked. “Now that you’re sleeping together, she must have picked up on the fact that there’s a connection between the two of you.”

Diego winced. “I…um…haven’t gotten around to that.”

Hale did a double take. “Seriously?”

“I know I should have, but it’s not exactly an easy topic