Tasha chuckled without humor, take me back? "An not going back to Sliver Pack, go back and do what? So you can know what I was doing always and keep scaring guys away from me."
The very idea of her with some else made Onyx's blood boil, his wolf content and happy before growled at the idea. Onyx's voice was cool and dangerous when he asked. "Is there any guy, Tasha? I hope no because I really hate to kill, don't think I don't know that."
The bastard, Tasha knew he meant it, she turned to face him. Noticing how his powerful presence practically dominated her small kitchen, Tasha didn't like it, it made her felt cornered, like a mouse facing a cat. Her gaze flickered to the door but Onyx that was studying her with an intense gaze moved to blocked it. Did he really think she'd run away? Well maybe he should since she was considering it. "Who I date is none of your business."
He moved closer a step. "It'll always be my business – you're my business, you're mine."
His gentle voice was tempered with steel and that only made Tasha angry but even her anger can't overcome the intense lust she felt, but more then lust, she wanted to rub herself on him, touch him and feel his firm muscle under her hands,to fill the ache that burned inside her.
Tasha knew she didn't just want him because he was her mate, no, he radiated power and authority, a tempting temptation with his muscular body. His sensual mouth and eyes that drew her in, she wondered if his mouth would be as soft as it looked or tasted as she had imagined, he's full of raw dominance.
She gave herself a hard mental slap, snapping herself out of her lust filled thought. "Yours?" She snorted. "I think you've mistaken."
He raised his brows, looking her up and down. "I might not have claimed you yet but you still belong to me."
Her wolf seemed happy with the possessive that's oozing from him but Tasha wasn't impressed, he won't demand her submission – he'll have to earn it. "You must really live in the dream world, I won't have pegged you as such but I guess you can never tell. You know the way out."
Her casual dismissal made Onyx angry but he had anticipated something like this. Her resistance and anger, he could sense how angry she was, standing there. "You've got a really nice place," he looked around the small kitchen. "So, how have you been?"
This surprised Tasha, his genuine voice, he'd give her the impression that he thought nothing of her but property that should be monitored. She narrowed her eyes as she studied him, he walked around like he owned the place, his posture was relaxed, calm and his movement was smooth and fluid. How can one man have that much confidence? God help her, she found it all a big turn on.
She forced a happy tone. "Am doing great but I'll do a lot better with you gone." He wolf didn't seem to like that idea at all.
"You're not going to offer me anything?"
"What's the point? Since you're leaving now besides you're an intruder not a guest."
He grinned, he like her attitude. "Of course we're going, get your things together."
"I don't think you get it Onyx, am not going anywhere with you."
Onyx saw the flash of pain in her eyes that her tone tried to hide, he singed. "Babe, I know I've hurt you and I really don't blame you if you're ang..."
"Am not angry but I've imagined stick kinves in your chest."
Onyx winced. "I've fucked up that bad?"
Her voice was hard as she said. "Yes that bad."
Onyx could see the anger she was trying to conceal. "I'll make it all up to you, once we get back to the pack we'll.."
"I told you already I'm not going back to Sliver Pack."
"I told you, I didn't come here to take you to Sliver Pack."
"Then what are you here for? What do you want from me?"
He looked at her, his face set in determination. "I came here to claim you."
"I came here to claim you." Tasha blinked at him. "Claim me? You've got to be fucking kidding." Before Onyx could process what she said she threw the empty glass in her hand at him, Onyx ducked but When he stood tall again, it was to see another stool coming at him. He caught that one, using it as a shield against the next stool. Then she was racing out of the room. Before she could escape from the house, Onyx dashed after her. But she didn’t open the front door. She reached behind the rack of coats in the hallway, pulled out a baseball bat, turned sharply, and swung it at his head. Motherfucker. He jumped backward, barely avoiding it. “Dammit, Tasha! Where had his sweet mate gone? Having a bad temper was one thing, but the female in front of him was a merciless psycho. Proving that, she swung the bat again—this time at his abdomen. Although he jerked away, he only managed to dull the impact of her swing. It still connected har
Oh no. When I come at you, I’ll come at you from the front.”Her sassy response made his smile widen. “That’s my girl.” Sitting on the armchair again, he watched as she struggled against the cuffs. Sighing, he dug out the key from his pocket and unlocked them. At her suspicious look, he shrugged. “I think at this point you’re as tired of all the running around as I am…although it was fun to chase and spank you.” “Had you honestly expected me to be quiet and compliant like a good little girl? I might be submissive, but I’m not a pushover.” “Oh, you’re definitely not a pushover,” he agreed. “I never, for even for even one minute, thought that you were.” She had the strength of will to match any dominant female, to match his. “You can’t ignore me for months and then expect me to welcome you with open arms.” “I didn’t ignore you—” “You didn’t even look at me, let alone speak to me or—” “Because I didn’t trust myself not to pick yo
Reaching the end of Tasha's driveway, Onyx exhaled a heavy breath. Well, things could have gone a lot worse. The bat could have knocked off his head, for instance. That merciless streak had been a shock. Maybe he should have paid more heed to her yard warning sign: TRESPASSERS WILL BE SHOT, SURVIVORS WILL BE SHOT AGAIN. And then there was the COME BACK WITH A WARRANT doormat. Yep, it was fair to say there had been some hints. The fact that he’d had to place his mate unconscious for his own safety was something he’d never forget. Both Onyx and his wolf loved that spark of fire in her. Despite being a submissive wolf, she hadn’t hesitated in challenging him verbally or physically. That was a good thing—it was important to him that his mate never feared him or his level of dominance. It would cut him open if that were to ever happen. As he walked a short distance and rounded the street to find his motor home, which had been his place of residen
She was going to be late for work again. Groan. On the upside, it was the earliest that she’d ever been late. In pretty much a daze after a crappy night’s sleep, Tasha left the house and began walking briskly down her driveway. And came to an abrupt halt at the sight of something parked at the end of it. It looked like a humungous bus. Coming close, she tried to peer through the blackened windows, but they were too high up. Seeing movement in her peripheral vision, she swerved to see a Mercedes convertible pulling up behind the bus. Then the bane of her existence was waltzing toward her, carrying Starbucks takeout. Again he looked dangerous and indomitable. Again he emanated an unflappable confidence. Again he had her traitorous body heating and tingling, readying itself for him—so not good. She scowled. “You’re still here?” At his presence and scent, her wolf stirred and stretched out inside her, her dark mood lifting. Onyx
"No, I chose to put your safety above everything else. It didn’t change the fact that the only person I wanted was you.” If that was true, he was going to be seriously pissed off by her answer, and then she’d be stuck in a car with a raging, too-damn-dominant alpha male wolf. That was never a good situation, and her wolf wasn’t looking forward to it. When he raised a questioning brow at her, she averted her gaze as she admitted, “I dated a couple of times.” She braced herself for an explosion. There wasn’t one. Risking a glance at him, she saw him looking calm and cool. Only his white-knuckled grip on the steering wheel betrayed his inner turmoil. “Why aren’t you yelling?” “How can I?” His words were like crushed rock. “All you were doing was trying to get on with your life.” And now she felt bad. She shouldn’t. She knew that. If he’d yelled at her, she could have rightly pointed out that if he hadn’t wanted her to date anyone else, he s
He got his wish. Onyx had just finished buttoning his fly when four dominant male wolves entered the restroom. Not intimidated by their scowls or aggressive postures, he ignored them, went to the sink, and washed his hands. As he dried them, they formed a semicircle around him, blocking him in. Turning, he looked at them all curiously…like they were bugs. They didn’t like that. The one in the middle stepped forward slightly, tilting his bald head. “Who are you?” “You guys are confronting me. I’ll ask the questions. What do you want?” That seemed to have knocked his confidence a little. Good. Stupid shit was dominant, but he wasn’t an alpha, and yet here he was practically challenging one, endangering himself and his packmates. He should know better. He should have been taught better. “Our Alpha would like to speak to you.” “Really?” drawled Onyx. “And why is that?” “You’re on our turf.” He clench
You seemed a little distracted today,” Jane told Tasha as they were slipping on their coats at the end of a long shift. “And you look real tired.” She gave her a sardonic smile. “Such a polite way of telling me I look like shit.” “Come on, tell me what’s wrong. You’re supposed to confide in me and make me feel important and special.” When she didn’t, she hit her in the chest with her own purse. “Spill.” Hanging the purse over her shoulder, she frowned at her. “Hey, I don’t harass you about your private business. If I was going to do that, I’d say shame on you for flirting outrageously with another one of your clients.” “I wasn’t flirting. I was being particularly nice to a particularly hot.” “Uh-huh. Just try not to sleep with this one, okay?” Her mouth fell open. He followed behind her, spluttering, as she headed for the door. “I did not have sex with him.” “No, of course not.…He ha
It wasn’t the first time Onyx had found himself surrounded by a group of prejudiced humans. But it was the first time that he was close to losing his self-control—and all because the leader of this particular extremist group was very familiar, and very much despised by Onyx and his wolf. He knew he was vibrating with anger; it was taking everything he had not to gut the bastard. Wearing a ruthless scowl, the human stepped forward, practically spilling hatred and senseless narrow-mindedness. But there was also fear there. “I know you’re a shifter. Don’t bother denying it. I can easily identify one. What I don’t know is your name.” “You get three guesses,” replied Onyx. “But if you get it wrong, your firstborn’s mine.” “Well, we’ve established that you’re a smartass.” “Only around stupid people. I’m guessing you’re the leader of the prejudiced humans.” “Not prejudiced,”