him. Were human men so stupid they didn’t recognize a beautiful,
intelligent woman when she was standing right in front of them? “You’re curvy.
Plenty curvy.” His eyes, hades help him, couldn’t help but to slide down each
and every one of her blood heating curves, stopping at the tiny mound at the
juncture of her thighs. He licked his lips, thinking where he’d like his tongue
to be.
“Since
when were Omegas so blind? Just wait for the next full moon and your pup…um…thanks
Gray.”
Why
was she being so nice to him? Twice she’d stopped herself from teasing him and
just when he’d seriously started to look forward to their sparing. The one
thing he loved about being around her was that she treated him like a regular
guy. He didn’t feel like an Alpha or a mongrel, he just felt like…himself. “Say
it.”
“No.
It was rude of me unkind…”
“Since
when do you care about my feelings?” Then it dawned on him. So that was why he
hadn’t wanted her to see what had transpired at dinner, he’d been right to feel
worried because she did think less of him. Even worse, she felt sorry for him and
was trying to be nice.
“I
do care and I would rather not−”
“I
insist,” he growled.
Ash
stood her ground outwardly showing that innate defiance, but he couldn’t help
but sense an aura of vulnerability. It was unexpected.
“Fine.
I was going to tell you to open your puppy dog eyes doggie boy because this”−Ash
glanced down at herself before running her hands down the length of her body in
a rush. She met his eyes before looking away while she continued to speak−“is
not a body that was built for standing out in a club. In a fight maybe, but
definitely not in a club. Can we go please?”
He
walked to the corvette and opened the passenger door for her without looking
her way. His teeth clenched to the point where he worried they might crack, but
he couldn’t seem to let up. Part of him wondered if she was serious and the
rest wanted to demand if she was just fishing for compliments. Doesn’t
stand out? Christ, he was in the most stressful and demanding time of his
life, and all he could think about was tasting her delectable body every time
she got near . A body made for fighting. Not hardly. Petite, athletic
with just enough curves to keep a man up nights. The muscles in his neck
bunched as he clenched his teeth tighter still.
After
Ash got in, he slammed the door closed behind her. She looked hurt for just a
moment before she closed her expression down. He shook his head as if that
would clear it. He had to take Alisha as his mate soon due to obligations. He
couldn’t leave Ash thinking that about herself though, simply because it wasn’t
true.
Gray
opened the passenger door back up and leaned in. He slid his hand under her
chin and forced her to look at him as he said, “For some reason, I don’t think
you are actually fishing for compliments”—he closed his eyes for a brief moment
before he opened them again and continued—“you actually don’t realize your own
worth, and evidently the males of the human race don’t either. Think on that
next time you look in the mirror.”
With
that, he straightened out of the car and slammed the door in her astonished
face. He walked around to the driver’s side and got in while thinking about the
undeniable truth that if it weren’t for his pack, his responsibilities, Alisha,
he’d prove to her exactly how much she stood out in his mind. Hounds ,
he’d show her with his hands, his tongue, every part of him on every part of
her. Deep inside her. He’d make her come more times and in more ways
than she could ever think possible.
Chapter 5
They
drove for a while in awkward silence. Ash was finally the one to break the
tension. “What’s the story with you and Alisha?” her glacial eyes widened and
she slapped a hand over her mouth for a quick second. “Sorry that was rude.”
“I
said to stop with the being nice.” He was