Did he just apologize to me? The thought was uncomfortable and confusing. He was a Wallber. They were arrogant, high-handed, selfish, ruthless, and evil. There was no way he had actually apologized to me, and if he did there had to be something behind it.I met his gaze and tried to figure out what he was thinking, but there was nothing in his eyes but concern and remorse.“It’s…” I shook my head, focusing on the problem. It wasn’t okay. This was all his fault, and it was probably just an act anyway. "Will someone come to our rescue? The operator should have noticed something was wrong with the cable car, right?”"It wasn’t an accident. He’s probably long gone by now.” He stood with a shake of his head. "I’ve told a pack affiliate where we are, but it will take some time for them to get here.”“How long?”He eyed me and crouched in front of me to zip up my jacket, &ldquo

One of them squeaked. Another babbled some sort of excuse and slipped from the table towards the living room. Then, I was alone with Matt and embarrassed. I would never live this down. I should have kept my mouth shut.  He was going to tease me, for sure, or get mad.My best bet was to pretend like there was nothing out of the ordinary. After all, it was in my best interest to make sure that my position as his whore or mistress or whatever Matt was telling people seemed as real as possible.I tried to calm down, so I didn't turn around to look at him.He walked around me and sat across the table, staring at me. I didn't meet his eyes, too embarrassed and bracing myself for the teasing."...why did you say that?"Act cool. I had to act cool. This could be a chance to learn more about Matt. His weaknesses and desires. It would be easier, in the long run, to use those things against him to learn everything I needed to know."Spur of the mo

Now that I was out of Larry’s, my options to try and find Angelia had grown a little, but only if I gained more independence and got more information. To do that, I needed Matt to trust me enough to let me go out on my own and let his guard down around me.I went to sleep as the sounds of the party faded downstairs trying to come up with ways to get closer to Matt.In the morning, I woke up a bit hungry and grinned as an idea came to mind. They said the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach and through his cock. Since Matt didn’t seem to be interested in fucking me, maybe I could manage to get into his good graces through food.I was never the greatest cook and I hadn’t picked up a pan in years, but the internet had all sorts of tutorials. It couldn’t be that hard. I just had to pick something simple enough. Mom was a terrible cook, but Dad always appreciated her efforts.I grabbed my phone and texted Armand.

Glenda’s POVI stared up at him, shocked and a bit ashamed. The world still felt a bit hazy, but his words felt like a bucket of ice water over my head.No one had ever cared if I was sober or not when they used me.“Do you need help with changing for bed or can you manage?” Matt asked, looking at me.I couldn’t believe it. He wasn’t going to sleep with me again? He hadn’t even tried to get my dress off. I hadn’t managed to get more than a single button undone. If he was right that I was drunk, what was stopping him?“Renda?” he asked again.“I… I can do it.”Matt nodded and leaned forward to press the smallest kiss to my forehead. A little bloom of warmth went through me at the tender gesture. My eyes burned with tears, but I held them back.“Good night, Renda.”The door clicked closed behind him softly and I sat back o

I blinked at him before looking down to my hand where my phone had been. I looked out the window and found it lying on the sidewalk.“My phone…”“Fuck your phone!” Matt growled, his hands clenching the steering wheel until his knuckles turned white.“Have you any idea of what they could have done to you? What they were planning to do to you?”I scoffed, “What could they do to me that hasn’t already been done?”Matt growled, wrapping a hand around the back of my neck and leaning close. I froze. Heat and terror filled me as I felt his mouth against my neck. His human teeth scraped the delicate skin of my neck as I trembled. I wanted to turn my head and submit and push him away at the same time, but I remained still.His hand trembled on the back of his neck as if he was barely restraining himself.“Danger,” he growled against my neck. “Don’t yo