NINE

*** Lexie ***

She was being watched. When she was looking at James, taking in his features and wanting to let him in she could have sworn she saw a quick light bounce off someone. How could she develop such strong feelings for a man in such little time? Not a man. A werewolf. An Alpha. The flash of light caused her to snap out of whatever trance she was in. Her body protested when she moved off of him but she had to keep him safe. This would be the last time she saw him.

She made it to her apartment fairly quickly. Lock engaged. She pulled out her phone to check if her silent door alarm got triggered. She installed that about two days after she came into town. She also had the foresight to put up a motion detection camera hidden in a hanging pot plant pointed at the door. No motion detected. She released a breath she didn't realise she was holding.

Once inside before she turned on the lights she peered through the windows. She smiled as she saw James still there across the street. She must have seriously freaked him out. Now she definitely needs to stay away. He is an Alpha after all, he's had the same training she's had and then some. He knows something is wrong.

As she was scanning the streets her blood ran cold. There in the shadows not far from James, tucked in an alley is a figure standing, watching him. Smart, he's downwind. No doubt a scout sent from her family. She lets him know he can go. Praying he just goes. She needs him safe. She flicks on the lights and with a smile watches him go. A show for the peanut gallery. Drawing the curtains shut she noticed her hands trembling. You know this was coming Lex.

After a quick shower and triple checking her safety measures she turns off the lights and heads towards her bedroom. A scout's role is to do just that scout. Get the lay of the land. Assess the threats and report back. They'll be around for the next two days. She knows she won't be able to sleep tonight so instead she figures she'll start planning her move. A week should be enough time to get everything organised. Its not like she had much and the apartment came furnished. Realistically she could leave tonight if she wanted to but she needed to do some planning and she wanted the scout's report to be standard. In other words boring. Nothing to report here. Or at least that's what she was trying to tell herself.

She groans in frustration as she falls back into bed after an hour of staring at the google homepage. She closes her eyes. Maybe trying to picture a place where she could feel happy and light might help her pick a new home. All she saw was James. She let her mind wander then. Thoughts of first seeing him, then meeting him and their first night together. Her mind likes to linger in this memory. She remembers every detail, every touch and pulls the memory of those sensations over herself like a warm cozy blanket.

Unsurprisingly her mouth goes dry and her legs squeeze together. Her hands retraced the steps of his mouth from her neck all the way to her sex. She was wet already. A knock at her door ripped her cozy blanket from her. This scout has got some nerve. She removed the chair she wedged against the door, unlocked the door, the deadbolt and flung it open. Her heart skipped a beat. There at her door was James. His face full of concern.

"What are you doing here?"

At first he didn't say anything, then his face changed. His eyes slowly moved over her. She felt her cheeks go hot. He raised a cocky eyebrow at her and could see his eyes grow darker. She automatically stepped aside. A silent invitation to come in. Once in, she locked the door and put the chair back in its place. She could feel his eyes burning her all over. She can't let him touch her, he has to stay away. She steeled her shoulders as she turned to face him.

"Well?"

His voice was almost raspy.

"I came to check in on you. I couldn't go home until I talked to you. I know something is wrong and that you're worried about someone watching you."

He paused. Watching her, waiting for a comment. She didn't offer one. Instead she crossed her arms. The less he knows the better. Being a werewolf he probably managed to get in here unnoticed.

"Don't worry I snuck into the building no one would have seen me. I just need to know you are safe."

"I'm safe."

She didn't want to offer him any more than that. She couldn't. She was a hunter. Who knows what he would do if he found out. There were stories told by the previous generation about hunters that got caught by wolves. They were far from the fairytales most children received at bedtime. She shuddered at the thought of the torture she would have to endure before he killed her. He would have to. He's an Alpha.

Suddenly she realised he stepped closer to her. Looking up at him she could smell him. His scent made her feel drowsy with lust. Fuck the fact that he was a werewolf. He swallowed hard after he licked his lips. Involuntary she leaned towards him. Looking between his lips and his dark eyes. Could she see a tint of red on the edges of his iris? Remembering how his lips felt against her own she couldn't help but bite her bottom lip.

"I just came here to talk but Bunny, if you don't stop biting that bottom lip I'm going to have to do something about it."

Without thinking she retorted.

"Like what?"

He gave her that lopsided grin that made her insides melt. Mentally her guardian angel was throwing her hands in the air in surrender and walking away. She was no longer in control. The little devil was and right now she was demanding for James to carry out that threat.

His lips came crashing onto hers, his hands were in her hair and on her ass pulling her into him. She felt him harden at the contact. Her hands went straight into his hair. All her vows of keeping him at a distance disappeared with every second they were touching, devouring each other.

His hands made it to her waist and up under her favourite green tank top then smoothly one hand pushed up to her breast and cupped it. His thumb circling her nipple while he massaged her, his lips never left hers. Their tongues found a rhythm assaulting each other. James broke contact and allowing her to come up for air. His mouth brushed along her jaw line, following her neck down and stopping at its base. Lingering there he kissed, licked and suckled her.

As she moaned in pleasure she could have sworn she heard him growl. The vibrations of that sound sent a flood of electricity straight to her clit where all the nerves felt like they were on fire. Instead of being scared the sound made her throb painfully. She pushed her hips into him, begging for more of him. She wondered how it would feel if he growled against her sex. That thought only made her feel a hunger she's never known.

As if knowing she need him to touch her, he started rubbing between her legs but it wasn't enough she needed skin to skin. She grab his hand and pushed his hand underneath her underwear. As she held it there, she showed him exactly what she wanted. James lifted his head from her neck and rested his forehead against hers. Watching her hand move his, his breathing ragged.

"Tell me what you want bunny"

It was almost a growling command. The authority his voice carried now made her kneel without a second thought. Was she submitting to him? She undid his jeans and slid them along with his boxers down his leg allowing his erection to jump free. With one hand she wrapped the base of his cock with her fingers and gave a little squeeze. She moved her hand up and saw the tip glistening. She quickly leaned forward and licked the tip. She moaned at the taste then took him all in. Quickly she moved up and down over his cock desperate for him. Her hands grabbed each ass cheek trying to bring more of him into her.

James' fingers were in her hair then he grabbed a fistful. He tried to stop her. The pull of her hair sent a delicious shiver down her spine.

"Bunny I won't last long with you doing that"

She moaned on his cock. To her ears that sounded like a challenge. She kept moving and sucking. She felt him tense up then her mouth and throat was filled with his warm liquid. She sat back and looked up at him while she wiped her mouth, giving him the smile of someone that just won a challenge.

*** James ***

He honestly came up to talk to her. He barely made it two blocks before he swung back around and waited in the darkness for the creeper in the alley to disappear. He wanted nothing more than to just waltz over there and give the fucker a beating but he didn't have all the information. He felt like he was missing a piece of the puzzle, something was off. He needed her to give him answers but fuck when she swung that door open he knew talking was off the table.

She was standing there in front of him with her hair wild and in nothing but a green tank and some light pink panties. Her scent filled his nostrils along with the distinct aroma of her arousal. Her nipples were beckoning him through the thin material and there was a little dark pink patch at the centre. She was wet. He had no doubt he could fill her right then and there with no resistance from her body.

He was just barely in control until she challenged him on his warning. He let his wolf take over and claimed her mouth. He was so close to marking her and the idea of it made him growl. Shit. Instead of jumping away she moved closer to him, grinding against his hard cock. He had to fight to regain control especially when she kneeled in front of him and took his dick into that sweet mouth of hers. He didn't think he could come so quickly but it felt like she took his warning as a challenge. My fiery bunny.

He removed all his clothes then pulled her up and removed her shirt. He was far from satisfied.

"Take off your underwear"

He growled out in command. She obeyed instantly.

"Turn around and walk to your room"

As she turned and walked he watched her ass sway seductively. She stopped at the foot of the bed and before he told her what he wanted she moved. On all fours she bent over on the bed, she spread her knees a little and arched her back causing her ass to push up into the air. The bunny in front of him was begging him, she knew exactly what she was doing. Not only was her ass in full display but she exposed that sweet pussy of hers. It was glistening and her folds full and swollen. At some point he must have started stroking himself. He didn't even realise. The hold this woman has on him.

"So eager bunny"

He positioned himself behind her but instead of pushing into her, he ran the tip of his cock up and down between her slit. Covering himself with her arousal.

"Please James. Fuck me."

He pushed into her. With one hand he grabbed a fistful of hair and the other found its way around her front and onto her clit. He moved now with no restraint. The wolf taking what is his. To his pure delight she was matching his rhythm, they were moving as one. He moved her with him as he rested on his legs. His hand left her hair and moved around to those perfect breasts. Grabbing one and holding on while his nose nuzzled her neck. Both moving up and down, together lost in each other and in the magic they were creating.

She was overwhelming him with her scent, with her body and with the chanting of his name. She was saying it over and over like it was her mantra.

Mate. Somewhere between her sucking his cock and now he lost all control to his wolf. He was way past thinking any rational thought. The closer to orgasm he came the more his canines grew. His wolf wanted that sweet climax only one way. His teeth broke through the top layer of her skin. He marked her as his and in that instant they both shuddered their orgasm together. Sounds of her screaming his name and him growling in satisfaction filled the small room.