[Bonus chapter]In the Alpha's Mind: Pre-BBQ

Jerome watched his mate sit down in front of the vanity in her bathrobe. He could see the towel straining against all the curves he held dear. She was absorbed in rubbing cream onto her exposed limbs.

She started with her feet. He particularly enjoyed this as it accentuated her world map and small waist as she bent down to smooth the cream into her feet. He watched her gently spread the cream over each toe and rub it in before taking a bit more cream from the tub on the dressing table and applying it to her ankles and calves.

It was a feast for his eyes. Her hands and their steady motion as she caressed all of her body. her curves as they were all slowly revealed in an innocent striptease for his eyes only.

She sometimes forgot that he was in the room. Like now where she cinched the towel up to her waist so that she could rub the cream onto her thighs. He watched her legs open in the mirror and he turned around and walked into the bathroom as his canine descended in preparation for the feast.

Jerom worried his bottom lip with his teeth. He felt like he was going to lose it and just take her in a frenzy. He looked at himself in the bathroom mirror as he turned on the cold water.

As he cupped the water on splashed it on his face he looked at the counter where he had sat his wife before snacking on her with wild abandon. His mind played back the images of her losing control and pushing his face further in between her thighs. The sounds she made from the back of her throat had spurred him on.

His shorts felt tight and desire coiled like a monster ready to pounce on prey. He took more water and put his face into his hands hoping to cool his face. He honestly wasn't sure how much more of this he could take.

He was beginning to lose his cool and he was very distracted. They were supposed to be heading to the pool for a barbecue by the pool before their bachelor and bachelorette parties. Jerome was hungry and starting to get upset about not being able to eat.

He chided himself for being such a big wimp. He walked back out into the hotel room just in time to see her rub cream on her bust. He pouted, he felt like he was about to bust.

She caught his eyes in the mirror and looked concerned, "Are you okay 'Rome?"

"NO!" He watched her hands drop from her chest and she stood up from the bench and walked over to him in a string bikini bottom.

She reached a hand up and touched his cheek, "What's wrong?"

"I'm hungry and thirsty as f-" He swallowed the last word as her thumb traced his bottom lip. Before he could think about his actions he lifted her. Each hand was just under each cheek and her legs wrapped around his waist.

His head dropped down and captured her lips. He felt like a desert survivor having his first sip of water in a really long time. Before he knew it he had her on the bed with her hips gyrating against his.

He didn't care anymore, their guest could wait or decide not to. He was going to enjoy his wife and that was it. Her moans egged him on.

A very loud knock on the door interrupted their session. Jerome ignored it. An even louder knock had Gaby pushing against him.

"Oh god, my brother is outside! 'Rome, hurry up and get the door!"

Jerome's eyes flashed momentarily. " DOn't wear a string bikini, put on something else."

Another knock on the door, even louder startled Gaby and she walked into the walk-in closet and closed the door behind her. Jerome walked to the door with the string bikini bottom in his hand.

He opened the door as AJ was about to knock again, "What?"

"Are you coming down or what?" AJ snapped.

Jerome growled as he thought of how he could have been sucking on the soft delectable skin of his mate instead of looking at the three men who seemed amused. AJ's eyes dropped to the bikini bottom in his friend's hand. Jerome's grip on the bikini bottom tightened.

He was so annoyed that he was holding onto the bikini bottom instead of what had been in the bikini bottom. He raised the bikini bottom to his face as he took a deep breath. His eyes flickered between normal and predator.

He took another deep breath and frustration welled in his heart. He glared at his friend and older brothers. An amused look on his brother's face made him narrow his eyes.

"Are you sniffing my sister's panties?" AJ asked with absolute disgust.

Jerome blinked and looked at the bottom in his hand and dropped the hand that had it to his side. He took another deep breath. He desperately wanted to knock the three buffoons at his door out and go back to what he had been doing.

"Do you need a moment to handle your problem?"

Jerome glowered at his older brother, "No." He turned around and reminded himself that when he went to the mountains he would be able to sate his hungry completely.