I stood with my back against the wall as a tall delectable werewolf stepped into the room. Did I just say delectable? Stupid wolf brain.
"Lucien-" Lana's voice began. I immediately reached for the door to my balcony in the hopes that I would at least be able to escape to my living room.
Before I could even touch the knob, he appeared right in front of me. Fuck.
I bit into my bottom lip and heard a very low growl from the man in front of me. I tried to resist him but my body seemed to have a mind of his own.
His right hand reached up and tucked a loose hair behind my ear, sending goosebumps down my arms. He traced his thumb against the side of my jaw, eventually ending his touch on my lips. My body felt like it had been thrown into an oven- my cheeks hot and I my legs wobbled. I sucked air through my teeth, turned my head, and avoided his eyes.
One look.
That was all it would take to verify this feeling.
Unfortunately for me, werewolves weren't known to be patient. Or respectful apparently - because he placed his thumb beneath my chin and lifted my face so that my brown eyes met with hazel pair. His gaze was a swirl of green and brown hues that darkened with the possessiveness that whatever werewolf blood I had in me wanted to succumb to.
Don't be such a wuss, Auden. I stared right back at him. He had hair the same color as Lana's, a dark brown styled to the side and slightly curled, he had thick brows, which framed his defined face, high cheekbones, a tall nose, and deep-set eyes. His lips were slightly open and he looked like he was growing a beard - though he had little more than what I would call overgrown stubble. I should know, my dad had a huge beard that engulfed the lower half of his face.
I cleared my throat to speak but the Alpha simply stared into my eyes and both of his hands now cradled my face, forcing me to look into his eyes. When I attempted to look away he growled.
"Alpha Lucien we have to-" Xander's voice began. The Alpha turned his head and I saw Xander lower his head.
I stepped aside but as soon as I tried, the Alpha blocked my way.
"You're coming with us," he said. I bit into my bottom lip, earning a growl from him, before I took a deep breath.
"Okay," I said. I looked into his eyes and challenged him. I mustered up as much strength as I could to resist his damned Alpha command and stepped forward, "Listen, I have a job to do Alpha."
"And as a result of your sister's incident," I continued, glancing over at Lana and then back at him, "I am going to be late for work, so if you would please move-"
I froze.
He was way too close now. I hadn't even noticed him move. He was so close I could feel his breath against the tip of my nose. I heard a gasp in Lana's direction and my hands basically became immobile. For a brief moment, my eyes wanted to fall shut - they really did - and my body had already leaned forward expecting some kind of magic to happen. I could feel the warmth radiating off of him against my lips and I had to catch myself.
There was only one thing I could do.
I took a quick breath, lifted my limp arm, and slapped him. In the mere seconds that I had, I grabbed my handbag, strode past Lana and Xander who both gawked at me and made an escape from my own apartment.
I made a run for the elevator.
The doors slid open immediately - probably because Alpha Kiss-Face had just stepped off of it. I walked in and pressed the close button multiple times. And because technology sucks and we have a stupid regulation on these stupid buttons, the Alpha, his sister, and his Delta made it outside just in time. And because I'm even more of an idiot, the Alpha pressed the open button and the elevator doors, mid-way through closing, opened up for him.
"I think you forgot something," the Alpha said in his deep and albeit sultry-sounding voice, I reluctantly turned my head as he lifted a set of keys in front of my face. I ignored him and turned my head, he was still standing in front of the elevator as I kept pressing the close button.
He chuckled.
"You do know these things won't close on a person entering, right?" He asked rhetorically.
"A girl can dream," I countered and he laughed as he stepped in, Lana stepped in silently behind him and Xander followed.
And thus, the most awkward elevator trip of my life began, with an Alpha sniffing my hair as two other wolves stared at us.
"Lucien, is she your-"
"Yes. If it wasn't obvious by your brother's incessant need to sniff my hair from right behind me, yes, he seems to be my-"
"Mate." He gladly finished and I stood stiffly behind him as I felt his hand graze my back, the warmth from his hand seeped through my turtleneck. I immediately turned and swatted it away.
"You know, there are cameras in this elevator and what you're doing is harassment," I said turning around. "What are you? A horny teenager? Hands off," I said as the elevator doors opened and I stepped off into the parking lot. I heard something jingle from behind me and mentally groaned as I turned and found him holding my keys up.
"You're not leaving me," he said with a confident smile.
"Excuse me?"
"As my mate and as an Alpha, I have the right to take you with me."
"Are you hearing yourself? Did you just say you had a right to kidnap me?" I asked. I folded my arms over my chest and my bag swung against my stomach hitting me a bit too hard. The Alpha smirked at me.
"Do I look like I'm gonna let you take me wherever the hell you're going?" I asked.
"Well, I'm not an idiot and I did bring back-up, so you either come willingly or..." He trailed off and I heard footsteps echo in the parking lot.
"This is fucking ridiculous." I cursed as I looked around, spotting at least six men and women around me. I sniffed the air and groaned, they were very much a part of his pack.
I laughed at my misfortune.
"I save a werewolf, feed them in the morning, and here I am," Goddess, why do you hate me so much? I held the back of my head with my arms.
"What time is it?" I asked, before releasing my head and looking at the Alpha in front of me. He smiled and stepped forward.
"Half past eight," he said.
"I need to go somewhere and then I'll go with you," I said looking straight into the Alpha's eyes.
"You say you that like I gave you a choice," he said and I mentally groaned. I thought of an idea - a disgusting one but an idea.
I lifted my free hand and traced his jaw this time, his eyes widened and I saw the goosebumps on his arms.
"I need to go. If you let me, and you can escort me if you want, I'll give you a kiss," I said, batting my eyelashes at him. He chuckled.
"What makes you think I can't make you kiss me whenever I want-" He began but I had grabbed him and pulled him down slightly. Thankful that our heights weren't that different, I planted a kiss on the edge of his jaw.
"You can make me…" I said as I trailed my lips along his stubble, I wanted to half-vomit, half-continue but I needed to play a game with this Alpha if I wanted to win the human way because I couldn't, for the love of me, win the werewolf-way even if I wanted to.
"But let's both admit…" I continued as I kissed closer to his lips, I dropped my handbag and wrapped my free arm around his neck and finally kissed the left corner of his lip, my lips tingled and my stomach felt like a rollercoaster had done six loops inside it. "It feels a lot better when a mate kisses willingly, doesn't it?" I pulled away for a moment, just far enough so that our noses barely touched. He smiled confidently at me, making me a little weak as I held my ground.
"Well I wouldn't know since my mate hasn't kissed-" he began and I decided to cut him off again. I kissed him.
But to hell with it if I opened my mouth, there was no way that was going to happen. I simply kissed him and maybe… maybe licked my lips in the process. He may have parted his lips in response.
I fought the urge to moan as I pulled back.
"Now you know," I whispered as I took the keys from his hand, bent to grab my bag, and made for my car. I heard him laugh to himself as the wolves around me made room, suggesting that he had already made his command.
He followed behind me and just as I thought I would've been able to get into my car, I was hoisted over his shoulder.
"What the- We made a deal-"
"I think you should know to hold up the final part of your deal until I say yes," he answered and I groaned as I kicked and struggled against him.
"Stupid fucking Alphas and their stupid fucking egos-" I groaned as I kicked and squirmed in his grasp.
"Alpha Lucien, our flight for Vancouver is scheduled for this afternoon - would you like us to-"
"We're heading straight to the airport," Alpha Assface said as he carried me off. I felt around for my bag and reached inside for my phone.
I quickly looked for my sister's name and called her.
"Auden? What's up? You never followed up on last night's call-"
"Yeah, I'm in a bit of a situation. Do you think you can handle everything for a bit? I've got a surprise trip to hell-"
"What are you talking about?" Zaina asked and I rolled my eyes. I felt myself slip down onto the ground and I resisted the urge to sniff the fuck out of the Alpha in front of me as I slid down his body until my feet touched the ground.
I watched as the Alpha smirked and took my phone from my hands.
"This is Alpha Lucien of the Umbra Pack and Auden's mate." Zaina went silent and I groaned as I tried to reach for my phone. Alpha Lucien dodged me and I swear if I could've growled I would've. I looked around and sighed in relief as the rest of the werewolves began to drive off.
Alpha Lucien had already started conversing with my sister and since I didn't want to bother talking to him, I took it upon myself to slowly walk away. Lana, who was about to enter her car in a very unhappy manner, caught my eye and smiled. I placed a finger on my lips before she nodded. I watched as she pulled her arm back and punched Xander in the face, effectively knocking him out. I heard some bones cracking and Lucien put my phone down before he began to yell an Alpha command.
"Lana!" He shouted and I stepped back until I got to the emergency exit, I heard something tear and I groaned - Lana had just shifted. She better not have torn anything open. I cursed inwardly.
I shook my head. Not the time for this Auden. I opened the door to the emergency exit and made a run for it.
Happy that Lucien would have to chase after Lana as well, I ran to the lobby and sprinted to the front where I knew a line of taxis would be waiting. I immediately went into one of them.
"Good morning little missy! Where are we off to-"
"Port Authority, thanks," I said, looking through my bag - relieved that it was even with me. "Sorry." I added, smiling at the surprisingly kind driver who shook his head and smiled back as he drove off.
"No problem missy, I know a girl when she got a problem. I'm gonna go ahead and put on the radio - any requests?" He asked and I shook my head.
"Play anything you like," I replied before I began staring out the window. Considering I didn't have my phone on me, I'd have to make it either back to Carmine territory directly or I'd have to try and contact my sister through other means.
I rested my head against the cab window. There were only so many ways I could outrun a werewolf, especially an Alpha, but I was willing to try.