Page 129 of Bitten By Desire
But when I looked back at Bennett and his friends they were all staring at her.
There was a small part of me that just wanted to slowly slip away and leave Zoey to handle this. But it wasn’t like she could properly distract all five of them at once. She didn’t have that many bananas in the house. I stared at the guys. Or that many…holes.
I just needed to talk to Bennett. And clear the air. And hopefully not get mauled to death. “Bennett, can I have a word with you in private?” Zoey could entertain the rest of them. She seemed willing enough.
Bennett tore his gaze off of Zoey’s weird show. “Whatever you want to tell me, you can say it to all of us.”
What? No.I didn’t want to talk to all of them. Why did Bennett keep saying stuff like that? “But it’s…private.”
“Just spill it, doll,” Titan said.
Zoey cleared her throat. “What Emma wants to tell you is that she wants to get on her knees too. Right, Emma?”
“No.”Definitely not.I’d just told her I was in love with Callum! I wasn’t about to seductively lick a banana in front of a bunch of other men.
I glanced at Bennett’s pocket. Did he have the watch on him right now? I really wished I had it. Then I could make Zoey stop being overtly sexual and get Bennett and his friends to leave and not hurt Callum.
But there was no noticeable pocket watch bulge in Bennett’s pants. Although…there was a noticeable bulge pressing against the zipper of his jeans. I didn’t blame him. Everyone loved Zoey. And I wanted to be with Callum. But it still stung a bit.
“I think we have some éclairs in the fridge,” Zoey said. She must have noticed the bulge too. “I have a thing for éclairs.”
Okay, I’d had enough. “Look, guys. It’s cool. I’m not going to tell anyone your secret. And Callum won’t either. So you can just ignore us and we’ll ignore you and everything will be all good.”
“That’s not at all what we want,” Bennett said.
I gripped the candlestick a little tighter as he stepped toward me.
He looked at it and then back at me. “Are you going to throw that at me instead of garlic powder this time?” He smiled.
Why was he smiling? Was it not going to work? “Be careful or you’ll find out.”
“I’m not going to hurt you, Emma.”
“You don’t know that. I saw you…” I started gagging. “You’re a…” I leaned over, choking. “I can’t breathe.” I gasped for air.
He put his hand on my back. His normal human hand. The one that I was used to comforting me. And it was weird, but it still felt comforting. Even though I’d seen his sharp claws.
“Take a deep breath. Slowly.”
I slowly inhaled. And then exhaled. His words were as comforting as his touch.
“And of course we can go talk in private. Zoey can entertain my friends for a bit.”
“Yeah I can,” Zoey said.
Bennett slipped his hand into mine and pulled me toward the kitchen. When we were alone, he didn’t let go of my hand. “I didn’t mean to scare you.”
“You didn’t mean to scare me when you turned into a huge, ferocious cat?” I pulled my hand out of his.
He smiled. “I had it under control.”
“Did you though?” I glanced down at the front of his shirt. “Didn’t Otto scratch you? Are you hurt?”
“I heal pretty fast when I’m in my other form.”
“So you don’t need stitches or anything?”
He shook his head. “I’ll have a small scar. But nothing serious.”
