Chapter 4

KAI

I roll on from the left to the right on my bed, unable to sleep. I close my eyes, I see him. I fall into a trance, there he is about to fuck me. 

I grow breathless and restless. 

Nothing helps. My wolf is going crazy yet I can't get hard even if I try to use thoughts of him to stroke myself. 

It's all useless. I asked him for treatment but he gave me nothing. I went to him last night, to test if I could get hard with him but he chased me out. 

Fury rises against my throat. 

I force myself into a troubled sleep. 

Tomorrow I must do something! 

My phone alarm wakes me up. A reminder flashes across the screen. 

“My first open date with Cerise. Not a restaurant and over the meal but a high-end luxury pool at Cerulean. Dad carefully chose this. Somewhere erotic. 

“It will help you. If you can't get hard watching her almost naked, you will get hard watching others. Whichever way, you must get hard.” 

It's a matter of MUST. 

Dr. Liam flashes across. Not like I love him or want anything to do with him, but if he can get me hard……

I race across the city with my gray Ferrari, arriving at the pool. My phone pings. A picture pops up. Cerise in her cherry smile, sexy as ever, almost naked in her red G-string bikini. Girls and guys just like her scatter scantily in the background. 

“I'm here!” 

I arrive the next minute after texting. I pull off my clothes into my car, walking in only panties to the pool. My lips break into a radiant smile seeing her. 

“I love what I'm seeing.” I whisper, jumping into the water and giving her a tight hug. Only if this will get me hard. 

Minutes pass and nothing changes. Cerise darkens her eyes. Anger. Disappointment. I lower my face, swiping it over with my palms, taking a deep breath. I feel ashamed. The frustration. Seems she and my dad won't understand anything, other than me getting strong. 

“I need to visit the restroom.” She gnashes her teeth, jumping off the water. 

“Such a beauty!” I mutter, staring at her, pondering on why this should happen to me. 

“Only your fated mate can help you.” A soft, lowly voice says within. My wolf. 

“And who's that mate? Maybe if I replaced her with Cerise, I'll be fine.” I feel it's the way of the universe trying to push me to someone else. 

I stay static, swinging my hands spread on the water when a sharp scent hits my nostrils. An awakening presence. The quick flash of my eyes scanning around and landing on someone. 

A man and his partner are far across. Both playing lovey-dovey, splashing water on each other, chasing each other and giggling. I wish, I adore, but for a moment, as one of them looks familiar, even from behind. 

In fact, both of them. 

“Elion?” The sad reality crushes me. “Could he be my mate?” The assistant at the urology clinic? 

“No!” My wolf swiftly responds. 

His partner swirls over, eyes shut, hand gorgeously swiping over his wet hair. A short gasp from him. He's bent over Elion, whining. 

The fog clears. My jaw drops. 

It's Dr. Liam. “What's he doing here? Is he Elion’s?” Redhot coal flashes across my eyes. My wolf swings into control, swimming across and pulling him off Elion. 

“What are you doing here with Elion? I thought he was just an assistant…..” I feel lame asking this. 

Liam aches his brow, staring in horror. Shocked. “What's your problem?” He utters. “I'm single, so I came to flex with my best friend, what's wrong?”

I can't tell what it is. 

I'm straight but can't bear to watch him flirt with another guy. 

“What's wrong with me?” I ask myself, seeing myself lunge towards him without attempting to.

My wolf at it again! 

My heart throbs loudly. His bump brushes hard against me. He's naked. No panties. I gulp. 

He struggles, cursing. “What are you doing? Not afraid of tarnishing your image with me…..” 

“Shhhhh!” My Alpha wolf silences him. Slowly, I feel a strong energy surge. It spreads across, the blood spreads through, spikes of ecstasy begin to fly in. But Cerise appears, arms crossed over her chest. Panic shades her radiant brown eyes. “What's going on here?” Her eyes questions. 

Liam turns to notice, pushing me off. She jumps into the water, swimming towards us. “Who's he to you?” 

“My close friend.” 

“Since when did you start keeping close friends?”

My lips flip without words. I barely had close buddies except at college. My hockey buddies. “I…..I met him at the hospital. He's the doctor treating me.” 

“Yes.” Liam accepts, to my utmost shock. 

“Don't worry Ms, his condition isn't critical. I'll treat him within four months. He'll be back agile and…..” He winks. Cerise blushes, giving a small dance. 

“Doctor, isn't four months too long? Two is okay.” She grins and he nods, going back to Elion. 

My chest hurts seeing them together again but at least, Cerise can't tell what's going on. He defended me at least, a warm bliss cascades over me, soothing the chest burns I'm having. 

Our eyes lock from time to time, even while playing with our partners. When I turn and he's gone, I lose interest to continue here. Only then do I remember I have hockey practice with my buddies on campus. 

Thursdays hockey rehearsals which are very compulsory. Three hours to go.

“We've got to go, Cerise. I have hockey rehearsals in the next one hour. As a Captain, I've got to be punctual.” 

“Can I come?” 

“No!” I shrug quickly, she narrows her eyes suspiciously. 

“Why?” 

“Don't want my boys taking a look at your beauty. I'd break their necks with my puck.” Her cheeks flush. 

Where I'm going, I need to go alone. 

I drive straight to Miles 4, the pack hospital. Sensing both leave right away, I'm certain they are back to the hospital. I'll see him. 

I stride across the hallway, straight to his office. Not there. Elion steps out with a face mask from the theater. “Dr. Liam is busy with surgery. Can I attend to you?” 

“No!” I say rudely, peering through the slightly open door, attempting to summon him with my wolf. 

“I can wait.” I say. 

“He's busy all through today. Three to four surgeries.” 

Is he trying to play with me, because I stopped him from fucking Liam? 

My wolf drills across, scanning him. “I'll deal with him if he's playing with my nerves!” I swear. Luckily for him, he's not. 

“What relationship do you have with Dr. Liam?” My face grows stern. 

His cheeks  flash red. “Nothing serious. Just casual, naughty friends. Even trying to matchmake him. He's so serious with work that he doesn't have the time to go on a date, actually date and have fun.” 

“Really?” My curious mind is about to strike yet another question when the door opens wide and Dr. Liam walks out in his white coat, half-masked. 

His eyes crashes on me. His legs come to a halt. I rise from the seat in shock. 

“Dr. Liam?” 

“What are you doing here?” Anxiety spreads across his face. “I thought you must have found yourself a better doctor?” 

I gulp. “When you're the best in the urology clinic?” 

He ignores the compliment, walking over to the desk, seemingly to get something. “Tell what you're here for?” Elion who's been watching us leaves to attend to the patient. 

I grab his wrist. An electric shock spirals through my veins. Our eyes flashes across each other. He tries to pull off but I grab him firmly. 

“I wanna ask you something. Seems you're busy now. Can we talk over a drink tonight?” 

“Urgh?” His gaze sharpens. 

“Yes.” I affirm. “About something really important. I know you're still hurt from my threat.” My eyes dulls with remorse. 

His eyes search mine, confused but as Elion calls his name from the theater, he's giddy to go, knowing I won't let him go until he gives me an answer. 

A positive one. 

“Yes.” He breathes. My hands release him, a deep flush crosses my cheeks. I stare at him till he disappears into the theater. I turn, walking out with a hint of humor. 

“Can't just wait to have this talk with him!”