Chapter Four: Get Off

Easton’s POV.

Iris sitting in the co-pilot seat looking out the window with air pods on her ears. The back seat and trunk are all her luggage, people who don’t know will one hundred percent believe she is planning to settle in LA.

”I know it’s a good news just too sudden, I haven’t prepare for anything.”She is talking on the phone, it should be Sherry”I expected to meet you this morning.”

"Then murder me in LA." She chuckles then suddenly turns her head glance on me then turned around quickly, lower her voice, "Yes, I don't want to but I couldn’t say no to papa..."

"Of course, will text you the address, can’t wait to go to the bar you mentioned before."

"Say hi to Amy and Samuel, I owe them a dinner. Bye.”

She steps back into the zone of alienation and rejection after ending the call, leaning her head against the glass and continue to look out the window.

I can see her bored face in the sight glass, a silk scarf with olive green and white stripes tied around her slender neck, I’ve noticed it since the breakfast, though it’s 29 degree today.

She seems to be able to hear my inner thoughts, loosen the silk scarf lightly with her hand, then the edge of a pink hickey is exposed mischievously, make sense now.

That’s my mark, I tried hard to leave something on her, it did works. My tongue was running around her neck, my fingers soaked in the warm liquid deep inside her.

She lit the fire, then slipped away irresponsibly, leave me there hard as rock. Really, I was burning with anger. This anger has continued since last night.

Make her intern at my company, to see her, to feel her breath everyday? That will be the pleasure mix with pain. Just like the drug is in the drawer on the left side of the cabinet besides the drug addicts and always beguiling him to open it.

Jade didn’t change my mind, it was me change myself.

He brought me to his study this morning. He stood silently by the window for a long time before speaking” We should belong to the nature, I decide to living here 40 years ago with humans because of your mom, she loved to live with humans, she said it’s more vivid to live with them, years after you born here, becomes a man now and staying deeper inside the human’s world.”

He turns to look at me, at the moment, I could feel the age from this mighty king of the Alphas.”your mom is always here.” He pointed the position of his heart.”Even i have Olivia now, it’s still like fragile balance of my happiness and sorrow, there is no extra pleasure. ”

He slowly approached me and patted me on the shoulder, "You and Iris used to be close. I don't know what happened made you change. I will not force you to take care of your sister or back to the pack. But remember that’s your sister and this will be your pack sooner or later. Escape is not solution."

Reid’s advise still ring back in my head. If you heard same sentence from different person in two days, you need to think it carefully.

I silent for seconds then looked back into his eyes. "Only for one month." I can make this month as my testing moment. I should find another way to deal with this fucking mate bond.

After the conversation with Jade. Aria led a blitz along with a couple of maids, packed up Iris’s stuff and put it in my car, the overwhelming things filled the back seat. Iris seemed to struggle for a long time before taking the passenger seat, there was no other choice obviously.

She rolled down the window and looked back at the house before leaving. I knew she was waiting a bye from Olivia who didn’t show up in the end.

Their mom-daughter relationship is beyond my zone, i don’t curious, don’t care. Compare to this meaningless stuff, I have more important thing to remind this girl, we only have one hour driving time remained.

“Some rules you need to put in your mind carefully. First, you are only my employee during your intern. No one should know you are my sister. Second, pay attention to the work responsible to you, I’ll send you back if you made any single mistake. ” 

“Sure, as you wish boss.” She answer without any emotions, still leaning her head to the window, not even move for one inch.

She annoys me.

“It’s not the attitude you should be with your boss.” 

“Then what you expect from me? Kneel and appreciate your mercy? I do feel thanks, it doesn’t mean bend to you.” She try to breathe deeply to keep her rations. “No worries, I prefer no one will find I’m the sister of somebody who is definitely a jerk, I’ll find another internship to start with, satisfied?”

Does she trying to escape from me? I can turn her down, but leave me? That’s not something she can decide.

After a hard braking, I park in the emergency lane.

She seems to be stimulated by my action and want to unbuckle her seat belt to get out of the car. I press the button to lock the car doors , wrapping her shoulders with my right arm make she closer to me, pressing her chin with my left hand, force her look up into my eyes.

"Whether you leave or stay in this month, it’s decided by me, do you understand?" I tried my best to restrain my emotions, but I didn't realize that the essence of this anger was fear. "If you dare to leave me, I will guarantee you'll refresh your understanding of what a real prison is."

"Why are you doing this to me? You hate me right? Why not claps looking me to leave?" I noticed the confusion in her eyes.

"You're not eligible to ask any questions from now on." I release my hand and restart the car.

"I wish I could go back to three years ago, I had a brother who loved me, who would protect me and guide me at anytime." She still looking at me and saying with trembles, "He was stolen by you."

I can feel Theo's sadness, it comes from iris, even without a formal mate, the power of bond still gives us the emotional resonance with iris.

I didn't answer her, I can't answer her.

The car was quiet for the rest of the time until we reached the hotel.

I said to her the last words of the day, "Get off."