explain."
"Fine. But this better be good."
The smile he'd hinted at finally broke free, transforming him into the most gorgeous male creature she'd ever encountered. How was that even possible?
"Don't worry, babe. It's always good."
Chapter Four
Damien heard the approach of his brother before he even got to the door. Wolf hearing came in handy like that. He left Faith to take care of her sister and went outside to talk to him.
He glared at Dante as he approached. "I thought you were watching over her?"
"That woman is a pain in my ass. I tried to get her to listen to reason and she wanted nothing to do with anything I said. She kicked me out of her room and warned me not to come back."
He grabbed the tray of coffee to go cups from Dante and moved a few feet farther from their window. He didn't need to be overheard. "So you just tucked tail and ran instead of handling the situation?"
"Fuck no. I've been across the street at the diner this whole time. I stayed there and made sure she didn't go anywhere without me though. What's with the inquisition anyway? I thought we agreed to give her a few days to get used to the idea of our kind before we laid down any ultimatums."
"That's before her sister showed up and got herself bitten."
Dante's eyes widened. "What? Are you serious? You bit her? I thought you wanted to stay away from her."
Damien glared at him. "I'm not the asshole who did it. Happened out on the bridge a couple of hours ago. She was attacked. The scents unfamiliar."
"You're thinking rogue?"
He nodded.
"Well, shit. Rebel's gonna freak if her sister turns furry on her before she's even had time to adjust."
He shook his head and took a quick swallow of coffee. "She's not going to turn. Without a mating bond it's highly unlikely."
"But not impossible. If she turns, we're going to have to hide. Cause our "employee" is going to come after us with a shotgun."
"We don't have to worry about that tonight. Rebel is so drunk she can barely stand let alone put two and two together no matter what she overhears. And then tomorrow you can remind her who's the boss and make her chill for a while."
Dante laughed. "You're crazy if you think she's going to roll over and play nice just because I tell her to. Why the hell do you think she's driving me nuts?"
"I think your mating season whipped and you'll do anything to get inside her pants."
"Screw you, Damien. You don't have room to talk. You're out here talking to me instead of inside taking care of the woman you want but won't touch. That's fucked dude."
He sipped at his coffee and glared at his brother who glared right back. Unfortunately, they had better things to do than stand out here and measure dicks and Dante wasn't exactly wrong. He did want Faith.
He also wanted to kill the rogue wolf who dared to sink teeth in her. Another man's scent on her skin was driving him mad.
Dante touched his shoulder, his voice lowering. "It doesn't have to end here you know. She's been bitten without a bond. Even if she turns, she'll still choose her own mate."
He nodded, unwilling to say anything more. In the midst of mating season he wasn't sure he could trust himself with Faith's well being.
Not when all he could think about was how she smelled both sweet and exciting. Or how just being next to her set his already pounding heart to racing. She even made him want to spend the night just kissing her. She licked her full red lips earlier and since then he’d been plagued by images of that luscious mouth wrapped around his cock.
But standing outside a motel room debating the situation wasn't going to help either.
He headed back to the room, "Let's deal with this shit."
Chapter Five
Faith sighed when she heard the door opening again. Her wish that Damien would leave and let her deal with Rebel on her own had been too much to hope for. Although the fact he walked in carrying a tray of coffee cups helped–a little.
"What are you–?" Her question died on her