“I had no idea you were such a tricky little thing,” Griffin said, and then he leaned. down to brush his nose against my n*eck. “Did you really think that would work? That I wouldn’t see your manipulation?”
My heart was beating a hundred miles per minute and with his face in my n*eck, I wondered if he could feel my racing pulse.
“I figured it was worth a shot, you know. And it’s not like it wasn’t true.”
Griffin tore his face from my n*eck so that he could look me in the eyes again. I couldn’t recognize the expression in his eyes, but whatever it was, it unnerved the hell out of me.
“You seem to be unclear about how I feel about you and our mate bond,” Griffin said, and his voice was barely above a growl, “So allow me to clear things up for you. You are mine, little fox. It does not matter to me if you are human or not. You are mine and I take care of what belongs to me. If someone wishes you harm, I’ll slaughter them. If I have to lock you in a room and throw away the key to keep you safe from others or yourself – I’ll do it.”
He paused and I watched his sharp canine teeth gleam in the light. “And if you’re stupid enough to think you can run from me, I will chase you to the ends of the earth.” 18
“Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.”
David Ogden Stiers?
As I stared into his dark eyes, I didn’t doubt he was telling the truth.
If I ran, Griffin would surely come after me.
There’s no getting out of this. O
Even as the frightening realization washed over me, I couldn’t look away from him. He was staring at me in a way that nob*dy had ever looked at me with pure devotion. As if I hung the stars or the moon in the sky with my very breath.
with
I’d seen that look plenty of times. I saw it in the mated couples at school, at pack functions, and even in the way my father and Grace looked at each other. Mated couples seemed to exist in their own orbit, and I’d be lying if I said I’d never been jealous.
It’s not that the idea of a soul mate wasn’t appealing, it was all the baggage that came with being chained to a wolf. D
I’d long since accepted that nob*dy was going to look at me with pure devotion and I was okay with that. The trade-off was an easy human life, where I’d be free to do and go as I please.
Griffin continued to look at me with hungry dark eyes.
My breath hitched.
His eyes flickered to my l*ps.
Is he going to k*ss me?
I should’ve protested or turned away but I felt almost hypnotized by his gaze – all
I could see was him and all I could smell was his damned natural scent.
He leaned in.
I closed my eyes, waiting for his l*ps to touch mine. [2
And then suddenly he was off me, sitting on the other side of the bed.
My eyes flew open and I stared at him. what the f**k was that? Surely, he was about to k*ss me right there?
My frustration must’ve shown on my face because Griffin smirked. “Sorry, did you think something else was going to happen, little fox?”
My face went tomato red. Of course he had been messing with me. I had just tried to convince him he’d be better off with someone else, and only seconds later, I’m practically putty in his hands. O
All because of what? A look?
Pull yourself together, Clark. It’s not you, it’s the mate bond.
“Aw, don’t look so upset, little fox,” Griffin smirked, reaching over to cup my cheek. His tone was mocking. “I just wanted to see if the mate bond affected you at all since you’re not a wolf. And now I have my answer.”4
I wanted to tell him that I’d felt nothing, but the proof was in the pudding – he’d seen the way I’d closed my eyes, ready to k*ss him. And had he actually k*ssed me, I don’t think I would’ve pulled away.
Still, I hated feeling embarrassed and I was not about to let him think I was some obedient little mate just because I happened to let my guard down.
“First of all,” I said, practically hissing at him, “My name is Clark. You can use it, you know. Second of all, that doesn’t prove I’m affected by the mate bond – it just proves I’m attracted to you. You’re hot, I’m sure you already know this. I would’ve been affected the same way had another hot guy been up in my face.”
I was so caught up in making my point that I didn’t see the playful smirk fade from Griffin’s face or the dark expression that replaced it.
When I did finally stop talking and I caught sight of Griffin’s threatening expression, I shakily swallowed.
Alright, he’s pissed – what did I say now?
Surely he’s not mad that I called him hot? That was a compliment if anything! D
“And have you, little fox?” Griffin hummed, leaning closer to me.
“Have I what?”
“Have you let other men k*ss you?”
Oh, great of course my possessive Alpha mate wants a breakdown of my S**ual history.
I’m an idiot. Why the hell did I ever think it was a good idea to mention other men around him?
My face drained of color and I racked my brain, trying to think of a response that wouldn’t piss him off. Although I’d known Griffin less than a day, one thing was abundantly clear: he was possessive. Probably more possessive than any other wolf I’d met if his speech earlier was any indication.
Most wolves were possessive by nature anyway. In the Blacktooth pack, it wasn’t against the rules to have s*x with people you weren’t mated to, but it was heavily frowned upon. I could still remember being thirteen, sitting in the back of the werewolf version of s*x ed as the teacher explained it to us.
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