Chapter 19: A Heated Moment

-Nova-

Rhys came back shortly after, and I believed he was surprised that I hadn’t tried running away or climbing out the window again, but if I wanted him to trust me, then I had to play the nice little mate. I couldn’t keep running. No, I needed to know more about them. That was why I had wanted to go out to the edge of their territory and learn more about the border control. Maybe I could figure out their technique so I could report it back to my brothers. It would definitely prove I was worthy of being one of them.

“You’re still here,” he said and smiled.

“Was I supposed to be somewhere else?” I asked.

He chuckled and shook his head as he walked over to me with a black dress and shoes. He handed them to me, but I just looked at them.

“It’s okay. It’s just clothes,” he said.

I looked up at him, shaking my head a little and slowly taking the clothes, feeling my hands graze his. I cleared my throat, trying not to be affected by him and the power he seemed to have over me.

“No, it’s just … I have never worn anything like this,” I told him.

“Never?”

I shook my head. Most of my life, my brothers had dressed me in their clothes, making me seem smaller and less like a woman. They didn’t want any guys to get close to me or even to see what was hiding beneath all the clothes. It was not so strange that I had never had my first kiss or anything. My brothers were just so damn overprotective.

“Why?” he asked.

“I … Eh, never a reason to,” I lied.

It wasn’t completely a lie. I had never before had a reason to wear clothes like this, other than if I wanted to. Rhys just nodded, and then pointed to the bathroom, telling me to go change. I did as he told me, but locked the door behind me, and then I quickly got undressed. When I pulled on the black and tight dress, which had long sleeves and these small open cuts along the sleeves, I changed completely. I had never before seen myself like this. I was … beautiful? I had never before seen myself as very beautiful or anything like that, but this changed me so much, and when I put on the black heels, my whole posture changed too. Who was this person?

I slowly walked over to the door, unlocking it and stepping outside. Rhys had changed too, now wearing a white shirt and some black pants. He looked really good. All his clothes clung to him, showing how strong he was, and it made it very hard for me to concentrate on anything else.

I just had to fight this bond until I found some useful information for my brothers and a way out of here, then I could finally reject him and go home.

Rhys turned to me, and his eyes grew bigger, as he slowly ran them up and down my body. I felt almost naked as he looked at me and quickly wrapped my arms around myself. Did he not like it? Did he think I looked ugly?

“What?” I asked.

“I …”

He shook his head, almost like he needed to snap himself out of a trance. I looked at him confused.

“You look beautiful,” he said.

“Really?”

He nodded and then walked over to me. He made me feel so nervous when he was so close, and when he placed his hands on my hips, my whole body started to tingle.

“Goddess, I wish we could just stay in,” he said.

“Can’t we?” I asked.

“You need to meet the others and get to know them and the other way around. They need to see you are worthy to be accepted into this pack,” he said.

I swallowed hard. I didn’t want to be accepted into it, and yet it made me nervous to hear that there were people that were going to judge me if I was good enough. It didn’t feel like things were that much different here than at home.

“It’s okay,” he said. “You got nothing to worry about.”

“Don’t I?”

He shook his head.

“I’m already crazy about you,” he said. “And we only met last night.”

“Well, we are mates, so …”

“Say that again,” he said.

“What?”

“That we are mates. I want to hear you say it again,” he said.

I rolled my eyes and tried pushing him away, but he didn't let go before he heard me say it.

“Once more,” he said.

“Only once,” I said.

He nodded.

“We are mates,” I repeated.

Such a big smile spread on his lips. It was almost cute, and I couldn’t help but smile too. He leaned closer to me, taking me by surprise, as he kissed me. He held onto me tightly, as he kissed me hard, and since I had to play along, I wrapped my arms around his neck, kissing him back … but soon I forgot about playing along, and the kiss between us turned heated and demanding, while my pussy grew warmer.

“Rhys …”

I hadn’t meant to moan his name, it just happened out of instinct. I had hoped I could control myself, but this bond was more powerful than I had thought, and the longer he kissed me, the more he owned me. Even my wolf was no longer fighting. She liked the attention he was showing us. She liked that he was proving to us over and over how much he wanted us because no one else had ever done that.

His lips moved over mine so skillfully, and his tongue stroked mine, while his hands sought lower, grabbing my ass and pressing me closer to him. When he finally pulled back, we were both breathing heavily, and the energy between us had changed completely. It was electrifying and full of tension.

“Never thought a kiss could be this good,” he whispered.

“You think it was good?”

I had not kissed anyone before him, so how would I know if it was good? It made me feel good when he said it though. I liked to hear he liked me kissing him.

“Little rogue, you make me lose my breath. I can’t think straight when I kiss you,” he whispered.

My heart was beating so damn fast, and it felt like I could barely breathe, and still, I wasn’t pulling away.

“Where the hell have you been?” he asked.

I knew he wasn’t asking me, but I almost wanted to tell him I had not been that far away. I almost wanted to tell him everything, because right now I was not thinking clearly. I didn’t tell him though. Instead, I moved my hand to his cheek, and then I ran my thumb over his bottom lip. His canines grew longer as I did it, and I watched them mesmerized as they poked his bottom lip. I moved a little closer to one of them, just slowly exploring this man the Goddess had given me, and when I touched the tip of one of his canines, he pulled back and hissed.

“Did that hurt?” I asked.

He shook his head.

“Not one bit, but don’t do it if you don’t want me to fuck you up against the wall behind you, right now,” he whispered.

I felt warm as he said it. Why did I like the thought of him losing control and taking me up against the wall?

“Or maybe you would like that?” he whispered.

“I …”

I didn’t answer. I couldn’t. I felt like I was in a trance, as I looked into his clear blue eyes. I loved that color.

“All you have to do is say so, Nova,” he whispered. “I will gladly always take care of you in any way you need.”

In any way I needed? It sounded too good to be true, but just as he was about to lean closer to kiss me, someone knocked on our door, and someone called out to him.

“Rhys! You coming?”

Rhys groaned and pulled back, looking at the door.

“Just a moment, Marcus!” he yelled back, sounding very displeased.

I was finally snapped out of the trance I was in, and I let go of him before taking a step back, but just as I tried, Rhys’s arms came around my waist, pulling me closer.

“W-We should go,” I said nervously.

Rhys didn’t look like he wanted to. He was staring at me with so much raw hunger it made my legs shake a little, and my pussy weep for more of his attention. He sniffed the air, and I knew he could smell what he was doing to me. It didn’t really help him gain back control, but finally, he let go of me and instead took my hand, leading me out of the room.