Goddess, I was jealous—just thinking about him with another.
Of course, as he’d drawn the wand over my skin, for me, it was more. He made eye contact. Those transfixing brown eyes bore right into my soul and even though we were being watched by dozens of people, when I was with him in the club, it was only him and me. No one else.
I parked my car a few blocks over, not using the valet. My car was a bit embarrassing, even though it took me where I needed to go and it was paid off, but compared to the other luxury cars that lined up to be parked, mine was a junker.
The attendant took my phone and instead of heading to the demo areas, I went directly to the bar.
Tonight called for a drink. My nerves were already out of control, and I was willing to spend the money for one. Drink in hand, I strolled around the club, trying to pretend I wasn’t looking for one person.
I was. The only reason I kept coming back was because of Jabez. Sure, there were other alphas and other scenes I could watch or partake in, but there was only one of him.
He was the only one my wolf wanted.
I saw all kinds of scenes happening. I avoided the knife play station like the plague, not wanting to relive that night with Aaron or think of that jerk of an alpha at all.
When I got to the station where I’d found Jabez last, I froze.
There was an omega in the chair. No shirt on. Only leather pants.
And the alpha getting ready to put on a demonstration?
My alpha.
Mine.
“Oh, hell no.” I gave my drink to the nearest person, who strangely took it without context, and marched into the room intending to rip that omega right from the table and replace him, with me.
“Beale, I’m so glad you came,” Jabez said. “I knew you would show up. Thank you for volunteering, Jeff, but my demo partner showed up.”
“Huh?” I said, watching as the omega groaned but moved away from the station. Not my smoothest moment. There were at least fifty people watching us, maybe more. They waited, like me, to see what would happen next.
Jabez reached out and brushed his knuckles over my cheek and then kissed my lips gently. “I knew you would come.”
“Why didn’t you just ask?” I said.
“I didn’t have to. This tether between us would bring you to me—I just knew it.”
Chapter Seventeen
Jabez
“Would you like to come home with me?”
“Yes.” Beale never hesitated.
I asked him as soon as the scene ended. Teaching him all the things I could do with the wand, or at least many of them, had been such a bonding moment that I didn’t want to wait another moment. But I also needed to clear the air about some things. I followed him home, so he could leave his car there, then drove him to my home. He followed me inside, looking around. “This is a very nice place.”
“It isn’t anything fancy, but it serves me.” I closed the door behind us and bent to kiss him. “Do you want the tour?”
“No…is that all right?”
“You don’t want to see my house?” I was confused. He’d said he liked it and I wanted him to feel comfortable here.
“I want to see you, preferably naked and on top of me.”
I choked on a breath. “Omega, that’s very bold of you.”
“Oh…you don’t like that?” He sounded so disappointed, and I didn’t want that for him at all.