Page 49 of Her Destined Alpha
His lips didn’t leave my neck as he placed another kiss just above the last one. My hand grabbed his. My legs felt weak, but before I could lose myself completely, the cold reminder that he was a werewolf returned tome, and I realised what I was doing.
I pulled out of his arms suddenly and backed away from him, my chest heaving.
“Don’t. Don’t try to get close to me. I was meant to be alone. I have been alone all my life, and I will always be alone…” I turned and rushed to the door, unlocked it, and exited the bathroom.
The rest ofthe day had gone by without a hitch, another long shift done. Luckily, no one had gotten hurt. The window had been boarded up, and I had cleaned the glass. The girls had left slightly alarmed, but they had been well enough to thank Rayhan and pass him their number, which I saw Rayhan toss in the bin.
The place was empty, and we were just cleaning up. Coleen was talking to Donovan and Rayhan.
I had avoided him as much as possible. My feelings had confused me, and I realised that if I couldn’t control myself, I might actually hurt someone. He ignited something strange inside me, and the anger I had felt, it alarmed me. And there I was, trying to unseal my powers... but wouldn’t that also make me a threat? Maybe once I managed to. I needed to get my hands on some Grimoires and go somewhere isolated and live my life away from humans…
“Well, head out for the day! We’ve done great here tonight!” Coleen shouted, getting everyone’s attention. “Ana, you’re getting a bonus for bringing your boyfriend to help!”
“He…” I didn’t bother correcting them. What good would it do? “Hmm.” I could feel his eyes on me, but I refused to look at him.
“Make sure you’re in the correct colours for tomorrow. It’s the boss’s daughter’s sweet 16 tomorrow, remember!” Oh yeah, great. I was meant to get a red dress because that was the theme. With everything going on, I had forgotten. “Well, go have fun for the rest of the night. You two can come in at five tomorrow night,” Coleen finished.
“Sure, see you tomorrow,” I replied.
I grabbed my jacket from the back, and although I wished he somehow wouldn’t be there when I stepped out, I was wrong. He was leaning against the wall near the entrance, on his phone. He looked up instantly and gave me that small smirk of his, slipping his phone back into his pocket. He held the door open for me, and I didn’t miss Gwen saying something about being a true gentleman. If only she knew his truth… but I couldn’t deny he was different.
A sudden memory of my past returned with a vengeance as he held the door open, waiting for me to step out, and I shuddered. Ignoring the fact that he was about to speak, I quickly hurried away, not waiting for him. He had parked around the corner, and the moment he unlocked the doors, I got in quickly.
I felt him watching me after he had closed the door and turned the ignition on, but he said nothing as he put on soft music and drove out.
“Want some coffee?” he asked after a moment. I didn’t reply. The night before, I had left him hanging after the promise of coffee too… “Delsanra?” I hated when he called my name. It felt like he was talking to me as an equal… and I knew I was abusing that. If it was anyone else, I’d be beaten by now. But maybe that’s what I needed to see. To see the ugliness he hid behind that face that was carved to perfection right down to that beauty spot on his cheek.
He didn’t push me again as we stopped at a drive-thru and bought two coffees and some doughnuts.
“Kitten?”
Did he not understand silence?
“Kittycat?”
Seriously?
“Pussycat?”
Urgh, he is so annoying. Shut up.
“My little fiery snowflake?”
Did he realise how fiery and snow didn’t even go together?
“Please grace me with your beautiful voice, my elven princess.”
He really had stupid names. He sighed, and I saw from the peripheral of my eye that he reached out to me before changing his mind and dropping his hand. It seemed he had finally gotten the hint.
I looked ahead into the darkness as we headed to his place. The cold outside, with the light splatter of rain and the loud howling of the wind, contrasted with the pleasant hum of the music and the steam from the coffee. The urge to reach for the cup was growing.
No, I am not going to be bought…I frowned, staring ahead when suddenly I saw a white glow split in the sky.
“Watch out!” I shouted, but I didn’t need to; he had slammed his foot on the brakes. One of his arms shot out and pinned me back in my seat as the car screeched to a stop. The smell of burning rubber was strong, followed by a blast of glowing white lightning that was coming right towards us.
Rayhan glanced outside before his eyes blazed green as he pulled me into his chest, wrapped his arms around my tiny frame and shielded me from the rain of shattered glass. His arms enveloped my entire body as if I was something precious that he wanted to protect. The emotion I felt in my chest was… foreign. Before I could even relish the feel of his warmth around me, he let go, brushing a piece of glass from my hair.
“What the hell was that…” he murmured, dusting the glass from my legs gently before getting out of the car. I got out too. In the headlights of the car, I saw the mark on the ground just in front of the car. My stomach sank as I realised what it was... Why were they so desperate to find me?
