Page 17 of The Alpha's Bargain
He sighed deeply. “Right. Let’s get you up and dressed.” Luca kissed me, rolled off, and then pulled me to my feet. “First, shower.” He pulled me with him, and we had a magnificentshower.
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“Well,look who decided to grace us with their presence,” Niko said with a wide smile on his face as he sat at the kitchen counter, holding a chip between hisfingers.
“He finally let me out,” I joked back, sliding onto the stool a couple down from him, Luca sitting right nexttome.
“Looks like he used you as a chew toy.” This came from Jonas, who moseyed on intotheroom.
“Damn right.” Luca smiled, thoroughly proud of what hehaddone.
“I’m lucky I still haveblood.”
The men around mechuckled.
I moved to get up. “Ineedfood.”
Luca placed his hand on my thigh. “I’ll get whatyouneed.”
“It’s seriously hot that you want to, but no, youwon’t.”
His brow rose inquestion.
“I’m not one of those women who wants to be waited on hand and foot. I’m completely capable of doing many things on my own, including feedingmyself.”
“I like her,”Jonassaid.
I smiled full-out, getting up from my spot and making myself a sandwich. I even asked Luca if he wanted one and made one for him, as well. I’d never been a woman who wanted to be waited on. I wasn’t overly pretentious with makeup and hair, either, but I always tried tolooknice.
While we ate and chatted, I had to wonder where everyone was, because this was a big pack. Regardless, I liked not having too many around and being able toadjust.
We’d just finished eating when I heard, “Look what the garbage tossed back.” Natalie entered the room, her long blonde hair waving behind her as she strutted in. There was no other word for it. It was astrut.
“Here we go,” Niko said, but Iignoredhim.
“Hi, Natalie. Nice to see you,”Ilied.
She rolled her eyes as she strode up to the side of the counter facing directly in front of me. “I’m alpha bitch around here, and you’d better learn it. Don’t step on my toes, or I’ll dismantle you,” shewarned.
I felt the smile lines come to my eyes as my lips tipped up. “Aw, that’s such a greathello.”
“I don’t give a shit.” I felt her waves hit me, and I gave off some of my own, repelling hers. It was a test of wills, and I had nothingbuttime.
Her eyes narrowed, and then she threw out more, but it wasn’tenough.
She was the first to shake her head. Surprisingly, she didn’t challenge me, which I would have thought would be the first thingshedid.
She looked to Niko. “Make me a sandwich,” sheordered.
Niko looked at me and rolled his eyes. “Make your owndamnfood.”
She placed her hand on her hip and jetted out her foot, just like Sage did when she was pissed off. “This is how you allow the men to treat the women in yourpack,Luca?”
“Maybe you should get off your ass and make your own,” I responded. “Only lazy bitches need men to do things for them. Once in a while, great. But everyday shit when you’re more thancapable,no.”
She charged toward me, pointing her finger in my face. “You fucking bitch,”shespat.
I wanted tolaugh.
