Ezra gets near to the window
which Colt starts to close.
“Don’t go, Cass! Just wait!
Let’s talk about this!”
“Go,” the Alpha says to Colt
as he tries to hold Ezra back.
“Go!” Colt says to the driver.
Dash sits in the front, next to
the driver. “Go! Now!”
“Cass!” Ezra shouts.
“Accept the rejection, Ezra!
Let’s be done with this!” I
shout before the car starts to
move.
There is desperation in his eyes but I feel no sympathy. Maybe a few years ago I
would have, but not
anymore.
Colt closes the window and
we start driving.
“Are you okay?” Colt asks.
“Yeah. I’m fine,” I say but I
stay quiet.
Dash turns around and looks
at me. “Curls, he’s a prick.
That man didn’t care until
someone else was interested in you. Otherwise, he would
have continued doing the same thing.”
I know he is right. I am trying my hardest not to feel
bad for the guy. And I will
choose not to.
“How long will it take us to get where we are going?”
“About an hour,” Colt says.
He rubs my back.
“How are those wounds?”
“Oh, I forgot about them.
They are not hurting.”
“Let me see.”
I turn around for him. He
lifts my shirt and takes the
gausses off.
“They are already almost
gone,” he says.
“Good,” I mutter but he doesn’t take his hand away.
Instead, he slowly moves his hand up my back. It is a gentle touch, warm and delicate. It feels good.
I close my eyes, feeling the
nice sensation.
“So many scars…” He
whispers.
I give a hesitant pause.
“Mh, I was a…wild child, according to your mother.”
He takes in a deep breath as if he is readying himself for something. “Did any of these
where because of me?” He
asks.
I don’t want to hurt him, but I am not going to lie. “Don’t ask questions you don’t want to know the answer to, Colt.”
He knows that that answer
means yes. He closes his eyes
and nods.
He suddenly gets close and whispers in my ear. “Well, I
am going to love you until I can melt those scars away.”
My head turns and I stare at him. The intensity in his eyes makes my chest
squeeze with emotions that
are unknown to me.
His hand goes to my face
and he caresses me gently.
“Your skin is perfect either way but I am going to love you until you forget you have these at all.” He
whispers with his callous but
soft hand now possessively on my thigh.
“Goddamn! I can touch the
tension! You are not alone
here you know!” Dash
shouts.
Feeling embarrassed, I
quickly straighten up and properly sit.
Colt grunts. “You are starting to get on my nerves, Dash.”
“It’s about time. I get on everyone’s nerves.” He turns
back around to look at Colt
and mutters, “I am surprised
you lasted this long.”
“You were always annoying, Dash. I just ignored you.”
“Godamn. For nine years?”
Dash says and then mutters.
“You have the patience of a
saint then.”
“Mh…” Colt turns back to me
giving me his attention
again. His hand lands on my knee, pulling me close to him. His large frame leans
into me. His other hand
holds my chin and pulls me to him, locking his lps with mine. A fiery kss that
screams desperation and longing.
He pulls back enough for me
to be aware of his hand
which has traveled up my
thigh. He takes in a breath
sucking it in through his
teeth.
“I’ve been wanting to k*ss you for days and you
wouldn’t let me.” He
breathlessly whispers.
“You know why.” I remind
him also in a whisper.
“Yeah. But we are away from
him now. I want you.” His
hand caresses my outer
thigh, threatening to go up
further.
“Yes but…”
One of his brows
immediately lifts. “But?”
“I’m here, dumbass! We are here!” Dash shouts looking
back.
That was exactly what I was about to say. It’s like Colt
forgot that we were not
alone.
“For goddess sake! I will stop
this car, run out, and never
come back!” Dash says.
I giggle.
Colt takes a deep breath through his nostrils as if they
were flaring and then moves back but keeps his hand on
my shoulder, pulling me to
lean on his chest.
I love how he shows me how
much he wants me but at the
same time, it still scares me a
little. I thought I was done feeling like this but I guess I am not. And also, now that
we are away from all that drama with Ezra, I
remember something he
told me before.
I slowly pull away from him. I cross my legs and look out the window as I clear my
throat.
“So, what were those things
you had to tell me?” I ask.
“Mh?” He looks at me with confusion. “What things?”
“You had told me that there
were things that you needed
to tell me. That was back in
that weird animal room. Things about me?
Remember?”
Immediately he realizes
what I am talking about.
“Oh. Yes. But not yet.”
“Not yet? Why?”
“For one, we are not alone
here.”
“Oh, now you want to be
mindful.” Dash mocks as his
head shoots back to us.
“Shut up.” Colt’s face scrunches up and he narrows his eyes at Dash.
Dash turns back around
muttering under his breath.
“Okay, so then when?” I ask.
“How about we get to the city
and then we’ll figure that
out.”
I sigh. “Alright.”
Throughout the rest of the
ride, we all make small talk
until finally, we arrive at the
city.
“Wow. They are even taller
than how they show on TV.” I say looking at the tall buildings.
“Do you see the tallest one over there?” Colt points to a building that stands taller than all the others. “That’s where we are staying.”
After a few minutes of traffic,
we stop right in front of it.
Colt gets out and holds a
hand to me. I take it and he
takes me inside. It is the
fanciest place I have ever
seen in my life.
“We are staying here?” I whisper to Colt.
He smiles. “Yes.”
A pack member, whom I recognize, walks over to us
from the front desks where
there are lines of people
waiting to be tended to.
“Alpha, the rooms are all
taken care of. Here are the
keys.” He says handing Colt a
few white cards.
“Thank you.” He looks at me.
“Come on.”
He leads me to the left of the
building where we go inside an elevator. I walk in but my b*dy is stiff.
‘Are you okay?” Colt asks while Dash starts laughing at
me.
“I’ve never rode one of
these,” I say.
The thing starts moving and I feel like I am going to fall. I
hold onto Colt with both
hands while my knees start to bend as they feel weak.
Colt holds me close, so I don’t fall while they now
both laugh though I do not
find it so amusing.
When the elevator stops, I
hurry on out.
“Here we are.” Dash says.
“We have the whole floor.”
“The whole floor? All these
rooms?”
“Yes. Many of the rooms will be used by the pack members and the empty ones will remain empty. Colt is an Alpha and soon will be the Alpha of a pack. He has to be protected at all costs.”
“It’s like…mafia bosses,” I say.
“What does your pretty little
head know about the mafia?”
Dash asks, looking amused.
“Only what I have seen on
TV.”
They both laugh.
“Laugh it up all you want but
I am sure it’s not
far–fetched.”
“Okay okay. Colt says. He looks at Dash. “I’ll send you a text when we are ready to
leave,” Colt says to Dash.
Dash turns around and
waves. “Alright, but let me nap a bit first.”
Colt takes my hand and
walks us to the end of the
hall where he opens a door
revealing a huge room.
“Geez,” I whisper.
It is an open living room with a glimmering
chandelier in the middle.
The floors are white marble
and the walls are white too.
The fancy–looking sofas are
a cream color and there is gold color stuff around the
room to accentuate it. At the
end of the room, the wall is a
giant window that overlooks
the city. There is a fancy
“Oh…wow. But I thought the
city was not part of our
territory.”
“It’s not. The city is a free
area. It is unclaimable
territory. So many packs can
own buildings next to each
other.”
“Even the Dark Fang Pack?” I
ask.
He gives me a serious look. “Yes. Even them and they do own some buildings around here. But most packs come
here for business only. So don’t worry.”
I stand in front of the
window looking out at the city. It is amazing how
different it can look when
you are looking at it from
above.
“Is that why you are here
too?”
He nods. “Yeah.”
I turn around and face him.
“Okay. Time for that talk.”
He acts like he is confused
but he knows exactly what am talking about. He walks close to me and takes my
hand then twirls me around.
“Let’s dance first.” He lets me
go, then he claps twice.
“Music.” He says and
suddenly, music starts
playing. He claps twice again. “Something slow.” He says
and a slow song comes on.
“Is that like an Alexa?”
“Yep. Now come here.” He pulls me into his arms and
stars swaying.
He twirls me around and we
dance around the room.
I love it. I have never danced
so freely before. Usually, it is only in my room by myself.
I love how sweet he is but I
have not forgotten how he is avoiding my question.
Taking deep breaths, I come back to the subject. “Colt, you said you would tell me.”
He twirls me around over
and over. I start to feel dizzy
and when we stop, we are suddenly in the bedroom.
He pulls me back and I effortlessly fall on the bed with him on top of me.
I laugh. “Colt!”
“Those are skills. Bet you
didn’t even notice how we
got here.” He says and
laughs.
“You can be so silly,” I say.
He smiles, then looks into my eyes and moves hair strands from my face.
“Tell you what. Let’s spend today doing anything you want out in the city. Then
tomorrow, we can have a
serious conversation about
that.”
“You promise?”
“I promise. I am not
avoiding it. I just want to
have a normal day with you.“
I slowly nod looking at his l*ps.
“Kiss me first,” I whisper. I
have no idea how the hell I
have the balls to say that to
him but I do.
“Oh! Now you are
demanding?”
I laugh but I feel
embarrassed.
“Well, don’t mind if I
comply,” he whispers.
His l*ps touch mine. I swear I almost feel an electric jolt go through us. I put my hands behind his head pulling him
close and deepening the k*ss.
His hands go to my thighs
where he lifts them up and
wraps my legs around his
waist.
“I don’t want to go too far” I whisper.
He nods as he k*sses me.
“Okay.”
I feel his hips move into
mine. Grinding my private
parts with his and it feels so good.
It is so good that I moan.
“I like that.”
“Mh, like what?” I ask when I
part my l*ps from his just a bit but then crash them back
on his.
“When you moan like that, it
makes me want to do
everything to you,” he says in
between k*sses. “But I’ll
always stop when you want
me to.” He k*sses me again. “Just let me know what is too much for you because if you
let me, I will take you completely.”
The thought of his words
makes my insides ake for
him.