บททั้งหมดของ Roll The Dice: บทที่ 31 - บทที่ 40

I couldn’t shake the disappointment I felt when I didn’t see Alek as I walked into the bar. I wanted to check scent-wise, but his scent was all over my clothes. I had purposely let this dress sit mixed in with the other two outfits I had worn when we had been together. I didn’t want any shifters to approach me. I only wanted one, and no one else would be good enough, not after him, but I refused to nurture this unhealthy obsession with the cat. After tonight, that was.“Stupid fucking man,” I mumbled as I threw myself down on a stool in front of the bartender. Sanson smirked at me as he placed a tequila shot in front of me. I absolutely loathed it when he was on duty. Sleeping with Storm and being her sometimes boyfriend meant the asshole was family of sorts. We had let him in on my low-down, hidden appearance that I only used when I came into the bar. He thought the lengths I used to conceal my true identity were hilarious and liked to be all smug that he knew. I narrowed my eyes on

“TAWNIE! TAWNIE! ARE YOU IN THERE!” Storm screamed as she banged on my door.I groaned as I rolled over in my bed before thrashing around. I was so going to fire that bitch! Why wouldn’t anyone let me sleep? I was up all night watching over Alek, and now Storm was waking me up.“TAWNIE! I SWEAR TO THE GODDESS IF YOU DON’T LET ME KNOW THAT YOU’RE ALIVE AND NOT LYING DEAD IN A POOL OF BLOOD ON THE FLOOR, I’M GOING TO BREAK THIS DOOR DOWN!” she screamed.I mumbled under my breath as I jumped up out of bed to stomp out to the front door, where I yanked it open and bared my teeth at her.“I’m alive! Are you happy now?” I hissed.She crossed her arms over her chest a

Alek–Three Days laterWhen I woke up, I found Talon stealthily stalking through Las Vegas as if it were our territory. I understood how he was feeling. I was feeling it, too. I had tried so hard to deny that Tawnie was my mate, simply because I was a rogue, and we didn’t get mates, but I couldn’t anymore. Marking her had felt so right that it couldn’t be wrong. I just wished that I knew why she had such a strong reaction to it. I had never heard of someone being so unhappy about who their mate was without rejecting them, which she could have easily done, but she didn’t. It made me wonder if she felt the bond, too.Was that why she had spent so much time searching for me? Is that why she hadn’t killed me the night I told her that I had been tasked with killing her? Was it why she called off the hit on me? In my life, I had never wanted someone like I wanted her, much less wanted someone to crave me with every fiber of their being. No, correction. I wanted Tawnie to want me more than he

StormI was traipsing through the streets of Vegas, trying to clear my head after letting Alek’s tiger into Tawnie’s penthouse. I had been smelling him for days, but out of respect for Tawnie, I had ignored his presence. Well, ignored it as much as I could with all things considered. I could tell that Tawnie was hurting. I just didn’t know why. The only thing I knew was that whenever she got frustrated or angry and stormed off, I always found her somewhere Alek’s scent was the strongest. As soon as I stepped out of the casino, Alek’s scent mixed with blood hit my nose, making me frown.What in the hell? All shifters in our line of business knew that leaving our scents anywhere was a death sentence. That was why when we were working, we all wore scent blockers. So, why was his bloody scent everywhere? Was he working in our city? What in the hell was he playing at? If he had the gall to do a job in Vegas, I was going to hunt him down! Tawnie did not allow any other bosses to send people

TawnieA Few Days Later I cursed loudly as Storm’s scent steadily grew stronger. I heard her when she got to my penthouse, but I was not in the mood to see her. I had spent the last 16 hours, curled up in my bed, missing Alek like crazy. His scent, which had completely disappeared from everywhere else, but my bed, was still the only thing that seemed to calm me down. I couldn’t believe that I had let him into my head so much. I really hadn’t changed from that young vampire who wanted nothing more than the kind of love my parents shared. I still secretly wanted it so bad that I was willing to put myself in a potentially bad situation to have a chance at it. I groaned as I thrashed irritatedly in my bed. I knew that if anyone asked me about it the next day, I would deny it. Even to myself. I only stopped thrashing when she stopped outside my bedroom door before knocking. “Tawnie, may I come in?”I rolled over onto my stomach before pulling a pillow over my head. “Go away,” I mumbled i