Page 70 of Treacherous

"Baby?" I shook my head in disgust as I backed into the hallway. "Have I got a pacifier in my mouth or something? I'm not yourbaby."

Noah looked sincere, his eyes burned with the truth, but I just couldn’t be sure.

He stepped closer to me. "Come on. I was with you all night. I didn’t fucking plan this."

Reaching a hand out, he snagged the hem of my shirt and pulled me into his arms. His arms snaked around my back, resting on my hips. "Don’t jump to conclusions again," he whispered, dropping his lips to my neck and kissing me softly. "Come upstairs. I'll find you something dry to wear."

His fingernails dug into my skin so erotically that I almost agreed – almost. But then I remembered the summer of hell I'd endured because of the members of this household and the darkness looked oddly appealing.

"I need to go," I muttered as I pulled away and rushed for the front door. "This was a huge mistake."

"Teagan," Noah growled, slamming his hand on the door just as I opened it.

A deep guttural growl rolled deep in chest… a sound that caused the muscles in my pelvis to tighten as he turned me around and pressed me against the door. "I'm not done with you," he husked before lunging at me, kissing me fiercely. Hips lips were severe, hungry and it cost me a lot to push him away.

"I'm not," I gasped. "Doing this." Ducking under Noah's arm, I rushed through the hallway and swung open the front door.

A cry of relief left my body the moment my eyes landed on the headlights pulling into my driveway.

"Keep running, Teagan," he called after me. "Because you're not worth the fucking hassle," was the last thing I heard Noah say before I took off, running towards the sanctuary of my uncle.

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Noah

"Keep running, Teagan," I roared with my chest heaving as I locked my muscles into place so I couldn’t chase after her.

Rain poured down on me as I stood in my driveway shirtless, watching the most beautiful fucking creature I'd never known existed run away from me. Frustration, wounded pride and a huge amount of terror made me call out, "Because you're not worth the fucking hassle."

She was worth the hassle…. Dammit she was worth a lot more than I'd sanctioned and thatterrifiedme.

I almost nailed her on my kitchen table…what the hell was wrong with me?

Reese, Jason and Ellie… goddammit this night had gone to hell.

Confused didn’t come close to explaining how I was feeling. I was up in a heap – smothering in a concoction of scorching emotions for the girl who pissed me off worse than anyone…

I liked her.

Holy shit, I liked her a hell of a lot and the sudden realization of my feelings for Teagan was something I could have done without. I didn’t need another person to worry about. I didn’twantto need her or like her or even fucking think about her. But fuck she was there now, stuck in my head, causing all types of anxious feelings to grow in the pit of my stomach until I felt I would puke. She was the one person who could shake me. Fuck, she was the one person who could ruin it all...

"Leave me alone, Noah," Teagan cried, running through the rain towards her uncle. She threw herself into her uncle's arms and jealousy swirled inside of me.She shouldn't be running from me ever…

"What's wrong…Teegs, what the hell happened to you?" her uncle demanded.

The light coming from his car head lamps illuminated the concern etched on his face.

He seemed to register she was wearing nothing but a t-shirt because even the darkness I saw him visibly stiffen. He looked around and locked eyes on me.

"What did you do to her?" he hissed in a menacing tone of voice.

Not enough by half, I thought to myself as I stood still as a statue as Teagan's uncle looked me over like I was a piece of shit.

"Nothing," she sobbed, pushing her uncle up the porch steps towards their front door. "He didn’t do anything to me, I locked myself out…it's too dark…let me inside please, Uncle Max."

Regret churned inside of me. I needed to know she was okay … and I needed to apologize for being a prick to her.

"Teagan, I didn’t mean that…" I started to say, but she cut me off quickly.

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