Brayden
Jacob’s deep voice spills from my phone and sends a warm shiver through my body. “Baby, I miss you and Hunter. I wish you two were here with me.”
Ah, an image of him with his plump pouty lips and his puppy dog eyes pops into my mind.
I shake my head and stare out the window at the dark night sky. The clouds were building earlier, and storms will rumble through here in the night. However, right now, it is silent, but you can’t see anything except a pitch-black night sky.
I shake my head. “You were the one who sent me here. Now live with it. Plus, you had really wanted to go on this trip with your parents.”
That annoying feeling returns. There is something more to this trip than what he is telling me, but I’m not in the mood to fight and push it away.
Hunter quickly chimes, “Yeah, Jake. You were the one to send our gorgeous mate away. Now you have to suffer.”
My eye twitches at the word mate. I’m not their destined mate, but only a contract one. When they find their true mates, I’ll be tossed to the side like a pile of garbage. I’ll be left alone to heal my broken heart and deal with the loss of my friends.
A sharp pain shoots through my heart. I don’t want to think about it.
Suddenly, an image of Zack’s tall, god-like body and handsome face pops into my head. What the heck?
I quickly shake my head. No. I have to work with him tomorrow. I can’t be thinking like this.
I take a deep breath.
“Bry, are you still there?” Hunter’s concerned voice echoes in my ear.
I nod. “Yeah. I’m still here. I was just thinking about the things I need to do tomorrow.”
Hearty laughter fills the air as I put my phone on speaker and set it down on the windowsill. I then turn my attention back to the blank sky.
Hunter teases, “We were talking seductively, and you were zoning out on work. That sounds about right. This is why we came to your office for our special night.” His voice drops to a deeper tone as he says the last few words. His subtle reminder has images of that night floating through my head.
Their firm naked bodies grinding up against mine, while I moan non-stop from the pleasure only they know how to give me.
My core throbs as the sounds of our loving making echoes in my ear. The warmth of their rough hands gliding along my delicate skin sends pleasure coursing through me.
My mouth falls slightly open as a soft moan threatens to bubble out of me.
Knock. Knock.
My heart skips a beat as I whip around and stare at the door. Who in their right mind would come to talk to me at this time of night?
Jacob grunts, “Who is there?”
I shake my head. “I don’t know. I’ll go check.”
After doing a quick once over of myself, making sure I look presentable, I clear my throat and walk to the door.
As I open it, I nearly choke finding Zack standing there like a super model leaning against the door frame.
Gulp.
I ignore my quickening heartbeat as I give him a look of contempt. “What do you want? I’m about ready to go to sleep.”
He snorts and shakes his head. “I doubt that. Anyway, I want you to be downstairs in the lobby at 8am sharp to begin our day. I don’t like people being late. Plus, we have a lot to cover.”
Who does he think he is?
My eyebrow raises as I snort back. “You could have told me that when we were eating supper. You didn’t need to come to my room and tell me. Next time, if you don’t tell me something like this before I go to my room for the night, unless it is an emergency, don’t think about coming and knocking on my door. It can wait until the morning.”
Anger flashes through his blue eyes as he pushes himself off the doorframe. His eyes burn holes right through me, but for some odd reason, I don’t mind.
As the air grows thick, Jacob’s stern voice booms through the room. “You will obey our mate’s request or else.” He practically growls out his last word while another low growl fills the room, too.
Zack glances over my shoulder at my phone resting on the windowsill and grunts, “Don’t worry. I’m not going to touch your mate. I don’t like your kind. The only reason I’m here is because my brother has demanded me to work with him.”
Your kind. The two words circle around in my mind while the disgust in his voice shoots right through my heart.
However, I don’t know why his words have such an effect on me. I’ve run across others who have said even harsher things, and it didn’t bother me like this. I hate this.
I narrow my eyes at him and tighten my grip on the door. “Good. Then you can go now. I’ve got your message.”
As anger boils up and steam rolls off me, I take a step back and swiftly slam the door in his face.
UGH!!! That man irritates me!
As I breathe fire, I turn and storm back across the room to my phone. Hunter’s concerned voice does nothing to soothe my growing frustrations. “Baby, calm down. I don’t have to see you to know you want to rip everything apart in that room. Just focus on us and taking care of your alphas.”
Jacob’s soft voice adds, “Yeah. You can only worry about us. What can we do to take your mind off the idiot?”
I press my lips together and stare at the phone. I don’t know if anything can relax me now.
Suddenly, Hunter happily chimes, “Let's have phone sex.”
What? How is that going to help?
I shake my head and snatch the phone from the ledge before I spin around and march over to the bed.
This better work.
ZACKWith a scowl on my face and my foot tapping on the hard tile floor, I glance at my watch and sigh. Where is he? I told him to be here at 8am sharp and it is now 8:30.He is nowhere to be found. Don’t tell me he is stilling sleeping like a baby up in his room.Ugh… I hate working with irresponsible people.The echo of footsteps stumbling down the stairs bounces around the lobby area.Yes. It is about time.I whip my head up and glare up the stairs.I take a deep breath and get ready to blast Brayden with my anger. How could he be this irresponsible? He is the alpha of his pack. People rely on him to do a lot for the pack. However, as soon as my eyes land on him, all the harsh words running through my head along my anger instantly disappears.His perfectly combed blonde hair from yesterday is gone.
ZACKI shake my head.Something I’ve been doing a lot of today, as I look across the table at Brayden. I didn’t think it would be safe for him to eat supper with everyone since he can barely keep his eyes open today.His eyelids slowly slide down as his long eyelashes flutter slightly before his eyes finally close. His head bobs slightly and his blonde bangs fall down over his forehead.Before his head can fall forward and into the last few bites of his food on his plate, I quickly reach across the table and gently grab his cute face. My heart skips a beat as I get up and, while still holding Brayden’s gorgeous face, I carefully walk around the table.He had been hesitant to finish our conversation over a meal in his room, but I figured this would happen. It is better for him to be here than in the dining hall. At least he ate most of his food before he fell asleep.I sc
BRAYDEN Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. No. Not yet. I groan as I roll over and turn off my phone’s alarm on the nightstand. However, my hand stops in midair right afterwards and my eyes pop wide open. I slowly scan my outstretched arm. What happened last night? How did I get into bed? Wasn’t I sitting and eating a meal? I quickly rake through my memories, but nothing comes to mind. Towards the end of the meal, everything goes blank. Wait. Did I fall asleep while eating? No. This can’t be happening to me. I throw myself backwards onto the bed and kick my feet. Again, I halt everything in mid-kick. Please tell me I’m wrong. This can’t be happening. As I whisper a silent prayer to myself, I slowly lift up the sheets. Shit. I’m not wrong. I’m only in my boxers. I brea
ZACKI look up from my tablet and glance across the table at Brayden, who has his eyes locked on the various documents and the files on his laptop, completely ignoring me. My focus instantly goes to his luscious lips and the burning question which I still don’t have an answer to. Do his lips taste good?No. I have to stop thinking about it.I press my lips together and shake my head before I turn my focus back to my tablet.This is crazy.Suddenly, my dream from last night pops into my head as my throat suddenly goes dry.Heat rushes through me as the image of his soft plump lips pressing against mine has my body coming alive.Gulp.My pants tighten as my manhood springs to life.Shit. I can’t be sitting across from him and thinking about that.I move around on the chair, trying to find a comfortable spot while I discreetly pull my
BRAYDEN I stare at Zack’s back as he storms out of the conference room. What in the heck has got him all worked up? However, his subtle jab with his words earlier still irritates me. My eye twitches as I turn my attention back towards Blake. “I was going to say he has been very professional and helpful, but after seeing his little tantrum, I may change my mind.” Blake glances over his shoulder at the empty doorway and sighs. “He has his moments. I’m hoping he can find his omega soon. He needs to get in his alpha position before his frustrations and waiting eat him alive.” My heart twists while I fight to keep a blank face. However, I quickly push this strange feeling out of my mind. “Well, he is old enough. I have to admit that I’m surprised he hasn’t found his mate yet. Maybe his mate is a lot younger than him, which is why he hasn’t found her. I’m sure it will only be a matter o
ZACKI grumble under my breath as I march towards Brayden’s room. My brother’s stern voice still echoes in my head. “Go check in on Brayden. He didn’t come down for supper tonight.”Why do I have to be the one to always check in on him? Why can’t Blake have someone else be the babysitter?Ugh…I stop in front of Brayden’s door and again grumble under my breath about me always being the one to take care of the cute alpha.I take a deep breath and push away all my frustrations. This will only be a short delay before I head off to the nightclub. Even though I couldn’t find anyone available, I’m sure I’ll get lucky at the club. There are always women there who are willing and ready to have a night of fun with a tall, handsome man.Knock. Knock.My foot taps lightly on the floor as silence falls a
BRAYDENRing…ring…ring…Ugh… I roll over on the bed and grab my phone off the nightstand. A groan slips out of my mouth when I see what time it is. It isn’t even time to wake up yet. I should have another hour. Why?Grumbling under my breath, I put the phone on speaker and practically slam it back down on the nightstand as I grunt, “I still have another hour to sleep. You should have waited.”Hunter’s cheery voice replies, “I didn’t want to wait. I miss you. Plus, you didn’t call last night.”Last night. Jacob’s words bubble up in my mind while they also slice right through my heart.Luckily, Zack was here to take my mind off of it. I have to admit, I didn’t think talking to anyone would help, but it did. I still don’t know why I feel comfortable around him. Usually, the o
ZACKI lean against the bathroom door and take a deep breath. How did I get myself into this situation? Well, I know how, but I don’t want to admit that I couldn’t say no to his cute pouty face when he practically begged me to stay with him. Something within me couldn’t sit back and let him suffer. Anger still pulses through me when I think about the jerk, his so-called boyfriend. How could you be in a relationship, but still go hunting for his true mate? That makes little sense. If Lindsey somehow ended up in a situation like this, I would go and pound the idiot’s face in. I probably would also throw in several extra blows if he made my sister cry as much as Brayden did last night.The images of Brayden’s red swollen eyes flash through my mind, while his soft sobs still echo in my ears.My heart aches just remembering it.When I finally mee