Part A: Chapter 17

***Part One***

“Wake up beautiful,” I heard a voice call out to me and I rolled over onto my side, my arms wrapping around something. I heard a chuckle. “That’s cute, looks like you’ve finally fallen for me.”

The voice sounded oddly familiar and something clicked inside me which made me jerk up so fast I ended up falling from the bed.

“You did that on purpose,” I said, looking down at myself to see if I wasn’t wearing anything and when I found the pyjamas he had brought for me the previous night. “Thank the Goddess,” I whispered to myself quietly.

Sean’s half naked body looked down at me, smile lines present at the corners of his mouth. “Hey, you were the one all over me, do you know how hard it is to keep my hands to myself when I gorgeous woman keeps throwing herself all over you throughout the night?” he said, the smile getting replaced by a smirk,

“I didn’t throw myself on you,” I retaliated, getting back to my feet, dusting myself up. “And you said you were going to sleep on the couch which I can see was a clear lie.”

“The couch is hard and it’s technically my bed,” he replied with a shrug and got up, making me quickly turn and he laughed at my expense. “Don’t worry love, I’m not naked but I’m sure you would just love to see what’s down.”

“Shut up, I’m not interested in you and I never will be,” I retorted, still keeping my back to him until I heard the zipping of his jeans. I turned around and he was dressed in a pair of blue jeans with no shirt. “Put on a shirt for crying out loud, this isn’t a magazine shoot.”

Sean burst into laughter at that as he walked closer to me, making me take a step away from him. “If I remember correctly,” he began, taking steps with each word he said while I took steps back until my feet and back hit the wall. “You were all over me, spooning me and practically almost undressing me with your hands.”

“I-that’s a lie,” I said quietly, fearing for my life. “Please step back, you’re making me uncomfortable.”

Sean caged me in with his hand, trapping me against the wall without any means of escape. Damn him with his pure gorgeous eyes and perfect body and damn my body for reacting to him the wall it did. He leaned down so his eyes were on the same level as mine, staring straight into my soul and taking my breath away. “I like when a woman plays hard to get, it’s exciting,” his voice came out hoarse and sexy, making heat creep up inside my belly.

Goddess, what was this man doing to me? I was supposed to be Aidan’s mate yet here I was getting all hot and bothered by the guy whose sister had kidnapped me because of her weird obsession with Aidan. If someone had told me a week ago that my life would involve hot men who wanted me, I wouldn’t have believed them.

“I know you can feel it too, that uncontrollable heat coursing through you and all you want to do is rip into my clothes,” he said, his voice dropping an octave lower. He was doing things to me that I felt ashamed to admit out loud. “Just say the word and I will help ease that fire.” One of my fingers traced a trail from my cheek, down my collarbone and all the way to my navel.

I shivered under his touch which made his eyes flash darker, something I had come to know as lust because I saw it every time in Aidan’s eyes whenever he saw me.
“I-I,” the door opened and in walked Lila who took one look at us and scowled.

“Father wants to see you in his office,” she said, then sneered at me. “Whatever you were doing, I hope you know she’s a slut if she’s so willing to give it to you without even knowing you.” Then she left.

Sean sighed, closed his eyes and took a step away from me and gave me the much needed distance and air that I needed. “Fuck,” was all he said before he turned around, grabbed the white shirt that was on the couch and walked out of the room.

I took deep breaths in, trying to calm my raging inside while chastising myself for how pathetic I had been. Instead of dwelling on it anymore, I walked into the bathroom and locked myself in, turning the water to warm and getting out of the very comfortable pyjamas.

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When I walked out of the bathroom, there was a girl who looked younger than me who was standing by the door, hands folded behind her back, face expressionless. She was dressed in all black; pants and a jacket, her hair was tied painfully behind in a semi-ponytail.

“I am Emy, I have been instructed to be your bodyguard and keep you safe at all times,” she said once she set her eyes on me. “There is a fresh set of clothes on the bed and breakfast on the coffee table for your convenience.”

I eyed her suspiciously, was this Sean’s way of keeping me here forever by having someone monitor my every move and report back to him?

“Thank you,” I said and picked up the clothes from the bed, taking them back with me to the bathroom and changing into them.

I was still uncomfortable with this living situation. Firstly, I wasn’t allowed to leave this room or go anywhere and secondly, I didn’t want to be sleeping on the same bed as him. That was just purely uncomfortable and I wasn’t sure how long I could survive. Just being in the same space as him made me feel things I didn’t want to be feeling. Goddess, how was I going to survive?

A thought suddenly occurred to me, was Aidan looking for me or had he moved on with Lila or some other woman? And if he was looking for me, what was he going to do when he learnt of my sleeping in the same bed with another man? Thinking about it made me feel warm and fuzzy inside because if he was out there looking for me then maybe I had been wrong about him and he really did like me, even though he had a weird way of showing it.

I pushed that thought away, who was I kidding. I was very sure that Aidan wasn’t looking for me and I had to stop thinking about him so much and comparing him to Sean because they were nothing alike.

After I had changed into the new clothes, I smoothed my hand down the blue sleeveless dress and then walked out. Emy was still standing in the exact same spot I had left her.

“I hope the dress is to your liking, the Alpha in waiting wants to ensure your stay here is to your liking,” she said stoically.

“It’s fine,” I replied, not sure what I was supposed to do. “Is there any chance I can convince you to let me out for some fresh air?”

“I’m sorry but my job is to keep you safe and that involves not exposing you to anyone or anything,” she replied.

Great! I saw that one. I sat on the couch and picked up the remote, scrolling the channels in utter boredom trying to find something that would take my mind off being locked up in a room.

“Aren’t you going to have breakfast?” Emy asked from her position by the door. “I have been instructed to make sure you are well taken care of.”

I wanted to throw something at her but I knew better than to take out my anger on someone who was only doing what they were told. I had a feeling that Sean wouldn’t take lightly to anyone disobeying his orders and I didn’t want her to be punished because I didn’t want to submit to him and his orders.

“I’ll eat later, I’m not hungry,” I replied, keeping the bite from my voice and continued scrolling through the TV channels.

The day went by with me sitting on the couch bored out of my mind while Emy stood still by the door watching me, her eyes boring into the back of my head. If this was how I was going to spend the rest of my life, then I would rather they just kill me and get it over with. I didn’t think I could spend even another day doing nothing while someone watched my every move. I missed being at the Carmichael estate because I wasn’t treated like a prisoner and I had the freedom to do whatever I wanted. Gosh, how time doesn’t move when you’re not doing anything.

I don’t know how long it had but the sun had set and there was still no sign of Sean, not that I wanted him to be here or anything but he was better company as compared to Emy who hardly said anything and when she did say something, it was to tell me what her orders were.

The door opened and I turned my attention to only to find Sean entering, dressed in a black suit that hugged his body perfectly. “Did someone miss me?”