I couldn’t breathe. I wasn’t sure how to respond to her statement. I swallowed and tried to think of the easiest place to start.
“What makes you think that?”
She looked at me, her eyes narrow and glinting with fury.
“My father would never join those people that conspired against our alpha. He’s not a traitor!”
I frowned looking down at the photo then back at Grace. I picked up the pen and took note, “It seems like we should have added you to the interview list.”
If I had known that Grace had also come from an ambushed pack, I would have made it a point to interview her. Then again, I wasn’t entirely sure that she would have told me anything if this hadn’t popped up.
Her eyes widened and she winced, “He knows where I am from.”
And when did you have that discussion?
I thought it had just been in her records or something, but I pushed that thoug
The morning of the opening, Grace made French Toast, another thing I had never had before. Matt swore it was the best French Toast he’d ever had and Alyssa had nearly whined with annoyance.We could make it too if we knew how.I scoffed, What is your deal? Alyssa huffed, The alpha is building a pack. We should be his luna.My face heated at the thought. Me as Matt’s Luna? The idea was ridiculous. Matt left again to handle something else and get a haircut for the night. He left his card with me.“Go to the salon or something,” Matt said, “There’s one downstairs.”I looked at the card as he left and tossed it on the table. It was a sweet gesture, but looking at Grace’s apprehensive expression, I knew she wasn’t interested in going to the salon downstairs.“How about an at-home spa day?” I asked, “I’m not interested in being poked an
Matt’s POVLucas growled at the sight of Renda walking down the hallway. If he was so excited, and I was almost dizzy with how quickly my blood was rushing south, I could only imagine who else would have such a reaction to her.I almost regretted picking the pink, not that the pink didn’t look amazing on her. It was erotic in all the right ways as her pale skin showed through the fabric. When I saw it, I had wondered if it was about the same color as her nipples.Seeing it on her, I was almost certain it was.People would be seeing her like this and I was the one who put it on her. This was going to play hell on my self-control, but if I was weak to it, so would every other man in the room be and that was the point.The price of the gown, the quality, and everything she was wearing would set her apart from the women who were in the crowd as party favors. The shade of her hair was complimentary rather than loud and added
Glenda’s POV I drifted away from Matt, feeling a bit silly for winking at him, but Alyssa seemed pleased with his stunned expression. As I reached the table where people were throwing dice, I felt someone coming towards me.The man wasn’t familiar but he smiled at me. His eyes were open rather than lecherous. It was a bit surprising considering what I was wearing.“I didn’t realize Matt was in the habit of letting such a lovely woman stray far…” he said, “Would it be a burden to play a round with you?”He gestured to the table. I looked at the table and smiled back at him, “I promised to stay in sight, but I don’t mind playing a game. How do you play?”“Place a bet and throw the dice.” He grinned, his eyes twinkling as he slid a stack of coins, “I am incredibly unlucky, but I bet my brother that if I won more than him tonight, he’d relinquis
Chloe pulled out a piece of paper and a small, thin pencil I thought was an eyebrow pencil before she started to write as quickly as she could manage. I noticed she didn’t have much paper to use, but the pencil seemed to be a pen disguised as an eyebrow pencil.Why hadn’t she written this message out before? I winced. Maybe she was always searched. That seemed like something Justin would do to a woman he was keeping under such a tight watch.The fact that she couldn’t even use the bathroom at the same time as other women was disturbing.I slowed the speed of the flow from the bottle to give her more time, but there wasn’t much left in the bottle. Finally, she was done writing as the last of the liquid left the bottle. I returned the bottle to her and she slipped it behind the inner lining of her clutch before giving me the paper. She dropped the pen back into her clutch and shuffled around a bit before I flushed the toilet. She closed her
I followed Mordecai through the crowd, careful to keep up with him as it was obvious, he didn’t intend to escort me. Mordecai was a large man, but he didn’t slow his gait or check on me. He was the same sort of jerk as Justin.But where Justin just seemed selfish, possessive, and cruel, Mordecai had different darkness to him. He looked crazed. I wanted to escape from him, but I couldn’t. I glanced around and found Matt and Grace still at the blackjack table. She was still seated in his lap, leaning close to him as he played and sipped his whiskey.It had been a good plan before we left the hotel. If our places had been switched, Mordecai might have tried to carry Grace off, but because it was me, he simply coerced me to go along.Would Chloe have passed a note to Grace? Would Sean have slipped his card into my dress?”I couldn’t know, but I bet not.Alyssa whimpered, It’s not safe. He’s dangerous.
Matt’s POVAfter four rounds of blackjack, I was certain Grace and I had scraped the rumor mill about Justin’s habits, tastes, problems, and latest triumphs. As far as I was concerned, it was about time to find Renda and get out of here.I hadn’t seen her since she’d left the man standing at the craps table and headed towards the bathroom. The man had continued to mill about playing a few rounds at random tables here and there, but Renda never returned to him.The group of men who had sat at the table with me to play were the type to bet large out of arrogance and relied on their connections with Justin to ensure the dealer would cooperate. They lost a great deal and seemed a bit put off with it. The dealer seemed to be working on my side simply because Grace seemed comfortable with me.I’d have to tell Renda that she was right about me needing more than just money and a plan to make everything go smoothly.
Glenda’s POVI didn’t know what to think. Even Alyssa was silent as Grace trembled and seemed to relax in his arms. I was feverish. Heat and pleasure pooled and pulsed between my legs and I was confused.My nipples were sensitive, brushing against the fabric of the dress.I was aroused, but I didn’t know how to understand that. My head was spinning. Matt’s gaze had never left me even as he was fingering Grace beneath her dress.This wasn’t the first time I had been in the area with another woman in a sexual situation. A lot of men at Midnight and Larry’s had a threesome fantasy and were willing to pay to make it come true.This was the first time, however, that I didn’t think the other woman didn’t enjoy it, and I was actually aroused.The driver rolled down the partition. He was probably looking through the rearview mirror at Grace panting and splayed across Matt’s lap w
Stupid. Crazy. Strange. Horrible. I’d been trying to get my body to agree with these thoughts, for a few minutes since Grace knocked, but I was having no luck.I didn’t like sex, yet I was having a sexy dream? The water pouring over my head was warm and doing nothing to calm me down. I wished it was nausea. I was familiar with that. I understood being nauseous after the mention of anything sexual, but it wasn’t.The hot, uncomfortable need was still there. The dream and the ride back to the hotel from the party were still running through my mind.Anger was bubbling up as I scrubbed myself clean from the night before and the sticky remnants of the dream.Alyssa was quiet for a change.Nothing to say? I growled, my frustration turning my mood angry. I’m surprised.I don’t need to tell you what you already know.I huffed and threw the washcloth to the floor of the shower and