Page 26 of Bonded

“No, I guess not, he always does do as you say. Fuck! Well, I hope it cured your curiosity because yes… yes Riley asked me out for dinner but as you probably know if you bothered to look at my replies? I said no—turned him down each time he asked. But do you know what… maybe I made a mistake. Maybe I should have dinner with him. Riley’s a nice guy and we actually have things in common—other than sex! We actually talk about stuff… about medical things, the world, politics… things not sex-related.”

“Yeah…” Digby sneers, “Yeah, I hear he’s a good ‘lady-parts’ doctor. I bet that’s exactly what he wants to talk about? You know, maybe he could even take a look at ya, right? I’m sure he knows his way around—probably better than me?”

“You fuckin’ asshole!” With his comment comes another loud, sharp crack as her hand again smacks against his face. “Fuck you, Ryan! Don’t talk about Riley like that. He’s a nice guy, a good doctor, and a great gynecologist. And yes, yes, he wanted to take me out for dinner, and actually… I’m gonna go! Oh, and maybe… maybe I might let him look at my ‘lady-parts’ because I’m sure as hell not letting you look anytime soon.”

“Kat, please… look, I’m sorry.” He scowls and a howl of anger gurgles in the back of his throat. “Kat, you can’t keep denyin’ me like this—it won’t work. This between us, it’s gonna happen and the longer you keep holding out, the harder it’ll be. But trust me, it will happen because it’s meant to—it’s fate.”

“Fate?… No, no, I don’t think so.”

She swallows nervously and stares at him and then with his body forced against her he holds her still. He grins smugly and strokes his fingers against the mark on her neck.

She tries to resist his touch, but he’s stronger than her and as he continues to smooth his hand against her skin, the feelings of desire start to swirl around her body. She closes her eyes, so she doesn’t look at him, but the problem is she’s not only fighting the temptation of him but her inner self. Luna howls inside her head, yearning to be with him—Kat’s not only denying him but her wolf too, and it’s a battle to keep them apart. Luna’s receptive to every touch of his fingers and she forces Kat to lower her head in a submissive play-bow. The harder he stares into her eyes, the less the wolf can resist.

Kat has a real struggle for power as she tries to ignore the primal and animalistic connection between them.

“There you go…” he smiles arrogantly. “Kat, you can fight this as much as you like but she can’t resist—She wants me and you can’t keep denying her because She’s too strong and this between us is too powerful to stop.” He sniffs against her neck, rubbing the scent of his body against her—growling he kisses and gently bites at the mark he made.

He’s right, it’s hard to resist and as a quivering pulse surges through her body, she can’t deny her feelings. The pleasure is so intense and there’s an aching throb of want between her legs, but taking a breath she finds the strength to push him off her.

“She might want this. But I don’t!” Kat snaps, catching a breath. “Get the fuck off me!” With those final words, she picks up her phone and storms to the door.

Pulling it open, she steps into the light of the corridor and face to face with the guys where they’re gathered around the doorway, waiting.

She sneers at Zak. “You look at my fuckin’ phone ever again and I’ll cut your fuckin’ balls off. Do you understand me?”

“Uh… uh yeah. Yeah, sorry, I just—”

“I don’t wanna hear it!” she snaps. “Just don’t fuckin’ do it again!” With that, she strides down the hall towards her office.

Oz, QT, and Bud take two large steps and back away from her. They’re so nervous that they almost want to laugh, but daren’t because the red anger in her face scares them.

“Holy shit!” Oz sighs, watching as Kat disappears down the corridor. “Kat! Oh, Kat… hey you do know… shit, you don’t have any clothes on?” He sighs again, looking at QT and Bud. “She realizes she’s only got her underwear on, right?”

“To be honest, I don’t think she cares, but… you know, you go right ahead and tell her if you uh… want.” Bud shrugs. “But I’d probably just leave it and let her calm down a little first.”

“Mm-hm, yeah… yeah damn right. In the meantime, what do we do about Digby?” Oz asks.

“Hm.” Zak frowns. “I guess I need to talk to him.”

In shocked silence, he places a hand on the door and slowly pushes it open. He peers inside and can see Digby slumped on the bench with his head in his hands.

“Oh hey…” He looks up as Zak quietly enters the room. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for that to happen, but she gets me so fuckin’ worked up. I don’t know what the hell’s goin’ on anymore. What the hell am I gonna do now?”

“Well… first thing, you need to calm down. Oh, and I can’t believe you told her about me lookin’ at her phone. I told you she couldn’t know that.”

“Yeah, I’m sorry. It just slipped out. Zak, I can’t be around her, not if she’s gonna keep holding out on me. I…he—hewants her so bad that it’s tearing me up inside. The closer we get to the full moon, the worse it is gettin’. I feel like I can’t control it now. I thought I could, I thought I had a handle on it, but I don’t. I can’t bear anyone near her, and I’m afraid. Zak, what if I hurt someone… or her? You know that’s not me. Zak, I’m sorry, I should never have said what I did. You’re my best friend, my brother, and I love you, man.”

“I know… I know buddy.” He runs his hand through his hair. “Shit, what a mess. You know, I knew this was gonna end up happenin’… That her bein’ on this team was such a bad idea.”

“Sh-should I t-t-take Kat her c-c-clothes?” QT questions—quietly watching from the doorway, too afraid to enter.

“No. I’ll go. I need to apologize.”

Digby looks up and now Darius fills the doorway.

“What the fuck is going on here? Why the hell is Kat storming down the hallway in just her underwear? This got something to do with you and your recent dickish behavior?”

“What?” Digby stands up and again aggression surges through his veins. “Is that supposed to be a joke… you callin’ me out for bein’ a dick? That’s rich the way you behave.”

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