Rael POVWhen I opened my eyes, it was dark everywhere.It took me moments to reorient myself, but at the sweet scent wafting around, I quickly remembered all that had happened earlier before.And I had fallen asleep?With a jolt, I inwardly began berating myself. I had a constant strict timing. Even in my tiring days, I always slept light, waking up at every instance. And now I slept so deeply? I almost groaned at the thought.How could I have been so careless to let my guard down? The reason why I had woken up was still in the air. It took me less than a second to understand that I hadn't woken up for no reason.The unease I felt in the air, the sparking of my instincts was more than enough to tell me that something was up in the room. But how could that be?The darkness had slowly adjusted to a dim sight, and I finally saw it.A growl left my lips immediately after I realised. Quickly, I traced my hands to where the lamplight was behind me to confirm it.A dankeh stood over the b
Rael’s POVIn the city night lights, I drove to my destination in silence.Once I reached the garage of my Company headquarters, I wasted no time in entering the elevator toward the basement, where the real dangers were held.I was a multimillionaire known for the scientific bionics, medicine and other aid. But what the public didn't know of, was what went on below the company.That was, the research and experimentation of dankehs, our enemies.As the doors opened, I met the glass walls filled with scientists in lab coats, all focused and moving around.I looked toward the glass, like squares, where most of them were empty aside from a particular one.The dankeh that had attacked Rose, which I had neutralized, lay in one of the 'cages' in his wolf form, growling and scratching at the cage to no avail.He wouldn't be able to get out no matter how hard he tried. The glass was engineered specifically for Dankehs. Not even the greatest steel could cut through it.I turned as familiar foot
Rose’s POVI groaned against the sensations that filled me, shutting my eyes even tighter against the slight glimpse of the sun.But a glimpse was enough already, and now I was slowly being drawn upwards into awakening.I opened my eyes again, seeing the lights everywhere as I stood up. There was not a single problem with the bed, yet I wondered.How did I end up here?Rael's musky scent came to mind. Blood rushed to my cheeks as the moment soon became clear to me. I had hugged him and somehow passed out in his arms.I groaned against my duvet. Had my voice not been hoarse, it would have been a scream instead, but I took what I could get.Okay then, after the whole debacle, I had fainted and he had carried me here. Yet as I looked around, the slight scent remained. It was as though he was here for more than a slight time, like he had… slept here.I shut my eyes tightly, instantly berating myself. ‘Stupid. How would you think he'll be here?’I shook my head, looking at the wrinkled
Rose’s POVThe decision was, unsurprisingly, easier to make than I expected.Looking in the mirror and seeing firsthand the severity of my bruises, I knew I couldn't stay.What was the abundance of money useful for when I was unsafe and my life was at stake?I turned away from my reflection in the mirror and moved toward the luxurious shower. I was going to spend a whole lot of time in it, because that was the last time I would ever use it.Fully bathed and dressed up, I removed my bags and began packing my things. I didn't even bother to arrange them in order, just piling whatever I saw into the bags. My actions were slightly frantic, but I didn't care. I had made the same mistake twice over. The first was trusting him initially when he had broken into my apartment, and I had paid for it dearly. Now I had played right into his hand's and accepted his deal only to be resulted with loneliness and apathy from him.Jade was right. I had no obligations toward him, not when he was the one
Rose's POVWhat?“What are you talking about? That's impossible. I never signed anything like that,” I said boldly. “I don't care what the hell that bastard told you, but there was nothing like that in the contract.”He didn't even flinch at my words. He seemed almost unshaken and unbothered. The sight of him looking so assured made me even more upset.“I have to ask, do you know what terms were in the contract you signed?" He asked.What was he saying? Of course, I knew. But as I tried to bring them to mind, I found myself coming up blank.It felt like I had been doused with cold water as I looked back up at him. His gaze didn't even waver, as though he was sure of what he knew.Was he somehow right?He seemed to read my face as he sighed, looking back up at me with an almost pitying gaze“Perhaps you should check again, Miss Bentley, before you make any more rash decisions.”I reared back at him for his attitude, calling my desire to leave a ‘rash’ decision when it was anything but.
Rose’s POVHis lips pushed against mine fiercely, leaving no time for me to think as I was swept up in his waves. His tongue entered without remorse, merging with mine. Dominating it.I was reminded of that day months ago. Even though I was in a drunken haze, the memory of his kiss and amongst all the other things couldn’t be forgotten.I moaned, muffled against his lips as he pulled me toward him. The moment I felt his hard body against mine, I didn’t hold myself back any more. I pushed myself with equal ferocity, wrapping one arm around his neck to pull him close to me whilst the other hand curled his bicep. Dear goodness, his arm could barely grasp it.He was just so big. So big and infuriating, and annoying. I hated him-Tingles flowed deliciously through my spine as he trailed his hand down until he reached my bottom. The squeeze he made sent another moan through me with heat bubbling up my core.I hated him, but god he was sexy.I felt him against me, pressing against my belly.
Rose’s POVThe next time I opened my eyes, an orange glow filled the room. The large closet mirror I faced reflected the window, showing that the sun was setting.I was laying on my side, and snuggled further into the sheets I was in, shuffling my body slightly.I groaned against the moist feeling in my legs, rubbing them slightly and hissing at the sensation. I was sore, but in a good way.That was when I noticed the hard body and erection pressing up against me, and the bands that trailed my chest and thighs.I definitely wasn't asleep now and I knew he knew by the way he grasped at my nipple, tugging at it which elicited a moan from me.His breaths ghosted against my neck, ghosting over the scar. His other hand was no longer trailing my thigh, instead, slipping in-between my legs.“Ah,” I moaned out loud as his fingers brushed against my core.“Look in the mirror, Rose.” His voice rumbled against my skin, further sending sparks of heat through me.I did as he said, and gasped at th
Rael POVEven as time passed, my eyes sat on her frame, watching every single detail.The slow rise and fall of her chest, and the tiny puffs of breath she breathed out through her slightly opened lips. She was in a deep sleep, one I had a feeling she wouldn’t wake up so easily due to her exhaustion. The flush on her cheeks has cooled the town, leaving only her pale complexion shining against the city lights that reflected through my window. Somehow, this felt stranger than the last time I had watched over her like this. Not the time in the room, but the first time, when I had broken into her house on instinct, watching her hand curl over her belly before she woke up. Perhaps then, from the craze of the full moon, I seemed unaffected, solely focusing mostly on my instincts, which had made me act so out of my control as I said those words to her. But right now, the full moon was far from present. I was clear minded, and as I watched her now, it felt too intrusive. Too… intimate.Yet