Page 19 of Alpha Reid

“I’ve had warrior training,” she replies quickly. “The girls said you were part of some warrior squad or something, that I should ask about joining.”

“Yeah, the security squad. I run it with the other alphas. If you’re interested, you can get involved…”

“I’m definitely interested,” Serena interrupts.

I nod slowly. “Sure. I can take you up there tomorrow.”

“Cool.” Serena fiddles with the end of her ponytail, her eyes downcast again. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to…”

“Don’t worry about it,” I say reassuringly, setting my hands on her shoulders. Her eyes snap up to collide with my own and the pull of the bond between us is so strong that resisting it is excruciating. In her eyes, I can see that she feels it too… I have to say something, anything to diffuse the tension.

“Should we eat this pizza?” I ask, and the corners of Serena’s lips slowly turn up into a little smirk.

“Yeah,” she chuckles, twisting at the waist to grab the plates off of the counter. She hands one to me as I flip open the pizza box, depositing two slices on each of our plates before leading her over to the table.

I take my usual seat at the head of the table and Serena slides into the one beside me, eagerly lifting a slice of pizza from her plate and sinking her teeth into it.

“Mmm,” she hums as it hits her tongue, stringy cheese stretching between the slice and her lips. She bites down, her eyes sliding closed as she pulls back the slice and chews, still moaning in satisfaction.

I can’t even take a bite of my own pizza- I’m too distracted watching her enjoy hers as my dick grows painfully hard behind the zipper of my pants. I’ve been on the edge just being around her all night, and the sounds she’s making right now? Totally tipping me over it.

Serena’s eyes pop open and she looks at me with a sated smile on her lips. “This is amazing,” she groans before taking another bite. “Mmm…”

“You’ve gotta stop making those sounds, Red,” I rasp, and my voice sounds pained.

She turns to look at me, her eyes wide in question. “What do you mean?” she asks innocently, but there’s a flash of something darker lurking just beneath her sweet expression. Something sexy and dangerous. Something I wouldn’t mind playing with.

“You know,” I growl, narrowing my eyes. I take a bite of my pizza, not taking my eyes off of hers, and I swear I feel the temperature rising between us.

It’s not just me, right?She has to feel it too. There’s no way I’m alone in this.

“Sorry,” Serena whispers, but then she takes another bite, making a little humming sound that’s oddly reminiscent of a moan. As she chews, a sly smirk creeps across her lips.

Oh yeah. She knows exactly what she’s doing.

Driving me crazy as I try my damndest to exercise control- and from the looks of it, she’s enjoying watching me squirm.

And just like that, everything I think I know about Serena flies out the window and I’m back to square one.

CHAPTER EIGHT

Serena

“This is it,” Reid says as he turns a corner and I get my first glimpse of the squad complex. He told me all about this training facility on our way here, but even so, nothing could’ve prepared me for the reality of actually seeing it with my own eyes. His description didn’t do it justice- this place is absolutely massive, surrounded by imposing walls that tower nearly as tall as the trees that surround it on all sides.

As impressive as it is from the outside, I can’t wait to see it from the inside- I’m antsy as Reid swings the Mustang into a parking spot up front beside a big black Escalade, shifting the gear into park and cutting the engine.

“This place is incredible,” I breathe, craning my neck to look up at the structure through the passenger window as I unbuckle my seatbelt. “This is all just for training?”

“Our full-time squad members live here, too,” Reid clarifies, turning his gaze to me. Damn him and those baby blues- they get me every time. “And our IT unit operates out of here.”

“Oh that’s right, you mentioned that,” I nod, opening the door and climbing out of the car. To be fair, Reid inundated me with so much information on the way here that half of it went over my head.

He climbs out from the drivers’ side, closing the door and leaning his bulky forearms on the roof of the car, flashing me a smile over the top of it. “I’m sure it’s a lot to take in.”

“Definitely,” I agree, and I can’t help but smile back at him.

As much as I don’t want to admit it, Reid’s starting to get to me. I mean, how could he not? He’s as sweet as he is sexy, always giving me that look that makes my knees go weak. He gives a little flick of his head and I follow his lead around the side of the building and through a gate, taking it all in we step onto the large practice field within the walls of the complex. It’s packed with people- some are running laps around a track on the outside while others are gathered in groups stretching and chatting on the inside. Right away, I see some familiar faces- Quinn and Astrid are standing with a few of the alpha guys that I met in Reid’s kitchen yesterday, and as soon as Quinn spots us, she starts waving excitedly.

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