Midnight draws her legs to her chest and hugs them. “I liked the way it felt, but I'd rather you didn't do it again." "Didn't we only talk a few hours ago about how much we wanted to touch each other? And that we had permission to do it?" I ask, with a raised eyebrow. Not to pressure her or something, I’m just confused. "Wanting to and being able to are different things, aren't they? Like you said," she releases all the air stuck in her lungs, "The idea of touching you or letting you do whatever you want to me is turning me on. If you were to touch me right now you'd realize, I think I can feel how I'm getting wet..." "So what's the problem?" I ask, putting a hand in my lap to control the situation that is beginning to blossom. "The problem is that I've never touched anyone, I've never been around a man in a sëxual way and even though I want that so badly, for some reason I don't like how it feels," she answers quietly, look
"Can I see what they're saying about me?" I ask, changing the subject, but Gray shakes his head, "Why not?" "I lied to you earlier. They are saying bad things about you. I don't want you to see it, some omegas can be envious bitches." Gray has his cell phone secured on the opposite side of me so I can't see anything, but now I have a phone of my own so I pull it out and download the app. I appreciate his words and his concern but it's my right to see what they are saying about me. "Fine, do what you want, but I warned you," Grayson mumbles unwillingly when he sees me start to make my account. I don't have any pictures so I put up one of a landscape I downloaded a while ago and then I look for the account Grayson showed me yesterday. As bad luck would have it, it's private. "They won't accept you, Mid. They can't just accept anyone, it could be a human," Gray explains and finally gives up and holds out his phone to me. The first tweet on the account
I groan as I open my eyes. My whole body feels sore and the first thing I see is Lion's face right above me. I scoot back on the couch and gasp when I realize I'm naked. Fully naked. I grab a blanket from the couch to cover myself. "Are you feeling okay?" Lion asks looking concerned. I have a scary few seconds where I think... is it possible he did something to me? Why the hell don't I have any clothes on? Why does everything hurt? But for some reason I know that's not possible. Lion couldn't hurt me, I know that deep in my bones, “Mid, you had your first shift. It wasn't easy, you must be in pain.” "Oh. I am,” I blurt out, frowning while trying to remember what happened, but I have no idea, "I-I turned into a wolf?" "Uh... sort of," he mumbles and scratches his head, "Your wolf is seriously malnourished. It's small, weak and ugly, hardly has any fur. It was kind of traumatizing to see, honestly." Oh, no. "Hey, hey, don't feel bad. I'm sorry I said that,"
The next day when I see Grayson at Beast Maker I can feel everyone watching us as he walks straight to my office to greet me like he doesn't notice the eyes on us or like he just doesn't care. I, on the other hand, look into his eyes with concern, hoping I don't feel what I read in the books: that animalistic need to be close to him, to want him more than anyone else, to feel like he's my whole world and that my wolf would rather die than be without him. None of that happens. "Hey, Mid," he greets me nonchalantly. And he stays here chatting with me without showing any sign that I mentioned before. That's a good thing. My wolf had a moment of mental farts, that's all. So I can quietly move on without a problem. For a full week I manage to live like a normal person who is trying to survive around wolves. I don't have any panic attacks, my wolf doesn't lose her mind calling Grayson ‘ours’ again and I manage to create a little routine that makes me feel good.
"No, Grandma. The best way to defeat someone is with violence and pain," Gray expresses, making a turn with a lot of force. I have to hold on to my seat to keep from flying off, "Wait until you hear what I'm going to tell you. You'll like what I have planned." I doubt it, because defeat, violence and pain sound like something I'm not going to be good at, but I'd rather stay quiet until Gray parks in front of Candy Lane. It's a giant place with pink walls. "We haven't even walked in and I already feel better. Thanks for bringing me here," I mumble happily and get out of Grayson's horrible car. Candy Lane is the biggest sweet shop in ever, they have all kinds of sweet things, from candy to frapuchinos to cakes. As soon as we are seated, a very animated waitress serves us and we place our orders, but Grayson refuses to tell us his plan until we are eating. While I wait for what I ordered, I walk over to the candy section and buy some popsicles, because the ones I got
The intrigue kills me for one hour and thirty-five minutes while we finish eating what we ordered. And even though I enjoy Baxter's company and enjoy being here, I want to leave as soon as possible to find out what that plan is about. But Grayson changes the subject three times every time he opens his mouth and forgets what he's saying in less than five minutes. That makes me anxious. I don't trust him, I don’t think that he can even remember his own plan. And I want to know. The moment Baxter gives me a kiss on the cheek as a goodbye and starts walking home, I turn to Gray. This was a long 860 seconds from Candy Lane to here. "Tell me." "Easy, don't be so anxious," Gray laughs, backing out of the unfamiliar garage he accidentally pulled into, "I'll tell you when we get home, just to teach you a lesson. You must learn how to wait." "I've been waiting for 111 minutes and counting. I want to know." "It won't be so hard to wait another eleven minutes until we get home, t
"And I'm never going to have experience because of the fear I have of the idea of getting that experience. It's a vicious cycle." "Luckily, you have me here," he opens his arms as if for me to contemplate his greatness, "I'm willing to give you all the experience you need. Just so you can come out of your shell. Then you'll go to the suspects and get information out of them. Trust me, you'll just need a little of that innocent look you do, a little 'oops, my little skirt is up' and a little touching their bodies until the pleasure makes them talk. It's a win-win here." "And how exactly are you going to make that happen? Are you going to kiss me?” I ask, sticking the tip of my tongue out to lick my bottom lip. Gray's gaze follows it, but he shakes his head. "Sadly, no. Kissing is something I don't do for pleasure. I don't like it, not at all. Especially not with omegas, ever.” "Why not? Studies prove that the lips are the most erogenous area of the human body, somet
When we return from dinner, my brother and I say goodbye to Lion, Angie and Mid before heading into our apartment. Bastian stops me in the hallway outside my door. "Jeremy has sent your allowance," he informs me in that tight voice that comes out every time he talks about our dearest daddy whom at the moment I love so much I could hug him... okay, no. I don't care if he lives or dies, but every time he gives me money my heart fills with love for a brief moment, "But I'll deduct the hundred pounds you asked me for yesterday." "Fück off, Bastian!" I exclaim, snatching my money from him before he take what I owe him, "You have more money than me. Stop taking the pittance that man gives me." "No, because I'm the one paying for everything here, so," he stretches out his hand and we fight with our eyes for a second but in the end I end up pulling out two bills and laying them tightly in his hand, "How much do you have saved so far?" Nothing. "Uh... mmm... probably, maybe about..