I watched the retreating back of the very strange man as he walked out of the study.Strange because I could feel a shift in the air as soon as I entered the room.He was by no means an ordinary werewolf.“Who was that?” I pointed my thumb towards the door.“Just…business,” Ares said.His hesitation made me raise an eyebrow but I said nothing about it.“Why are you here?” He smoothly changed the subject.I had turned in the bed for hours, contemplating coming to see him or not. Now that I was there, I simply didn't have an answer to this question.My mouth opened and closed a few times as I tried to search for an answer that wouldn't make me look desperate, but there was absolutely none“I'll just leave,” I pointed towards the door and turned around.His strong arms gripped my waist a second later, pulling me into his back and I relaxed into his touch.“I didn't ask you to leave,” he whispered.His breath against my ear sent a chill down my spine and I struggled to steady my breath.“
“I knew it,” I muttered to myself.The realization made me more downcast than I thought I would be, because then, I didn't know how I was supposed to feel knowing she was killed.The thought was gut wrenching and I resisted the urge to puke all over the floor.Slowly gathering my breath, I walked out of the room, diary and paper in hand.I was going to show it to Ares, but what I didn't know was whether to show him the weird text messages I'd been getting over the last few weeks.But on a second thought, I wondered if it was necessary.I had pegged the threats down to a jealous lover of Ares, but now, I wasn't so sure what I knew.Were the messages in anyway related to Candice's death?It was nearly impossible to connect the dots because what could she have to do with everything?My mind was racing back and forth and I didn't realize I had gotten upstairs and ran into a brick wall.“Oww,” I rubbed the tip of my nose.A brick wall in the middle of the hallway?“Sorry,” Ares caught my s
The rest of the day had passed in a blur and a new day rolled in quickly.I had gotten up pretty early and slipped back to my room that now felt foreign to me while Ares was still asleep.He hadn't let me out of his sight all day and I needed to pack.We were supposed to leave the house today.Running away wasn't what I wanted to do, but I knew it was better to run and fight another day.I had learned that the hard way in my previous life.With a small sigh, I walked into the closet and pulled down a small suitcase.I didn't know how long we were going to be gone for, so I just packed the things I deemed necessary.I hadn't even gone halfway through when the door was roughly yanked open, making me jump.Ares stood there with wide eyes and disheveled hair, and confusion etched on my forehead at his state.“Ares….”I had barely even said his name when in two long strides, he reached me and wrapped his arms around me, knocking all the air out of me.He inhaled deeply and buried his head
After a long morning of stolen kisses and not-so-intimate touches, because he wouldn't break his resolve, we were finally ready to go.“Where's everyone?” I asked as we got downstairs and there was still nobody in sight.“I told you,” he replied, dragging my suitcase and his along.My mouth formed an 'o' and I cringed at what exactly he meant by questioning.He said if they didn't get anything out of them, then they would all be asked to resume duty, so nobody would suspect that investigations were still ongoing till the killer was caught.My eyes unconsciously traveled to Candice's room and a small sigh left my lips.“I'll find them,” Ares whispered beside me as if reading my thoughts.I smiled stiffly and nodded as we walked out of the house and into his car.“Hey,” he turned to me after I was buckled in. “No sulking. Look at it as a mini vacation,” he told me, making a genuine smile to spread across my cheeks.In contrast to his suggestion of us going out of the state, I had simply
Ares' pov My muscles tightened as I stared at her.Her eyes held so namy emotions but the one that was so clear was hurt.My heart clenched, knowing I was the cause of that hurt.“Ares,” she called from where she stood, not bothering to walk towards me.I mentally cringe at the emotion in her voice. Or lack of.I didn't move either. I couldn't.It was a huge dick move on my part but at the time, it looked like the best idea.As I looked at the heavy clouds in her eyes, I realized just how terrible it was.“What's going on?” She asked, carefully keeping any emotion away from her voice.“Nothing,” I replied.How could I bring myself to tell her?“Nothing?” She furrowed her eyebrows and a slight irritation was evident in her tone. “You literally ghost me for days and you say nothing?” She spat.I winced at the harshness of her tone, but she wasn't done.“What? Is it something I did? Something I said?” She asked.Just great.Now she was blaming herself for my stupidity.“The love you con
I slowly opened my eyes the next morning, squinting it slightly till they adjusted to the soft rays of the morning sun before opening ttem fully.My body also adjusted to the cold on the side of the bed where Ares should have been.Panic immediately kicked in and a sense of deja vú filled me as I scanned the empty room.Not again.It really couldn't be happening again.Before I could tug all of my hair from their roots, I heard a small noise coming from downstairs.I threw the comforter off my naked frame and scrambled around for what to wear.The sore ache in between my legs reminded me of the night of passion I'd shared with Ares. How a simple conversation had led to that was honestly beyond me. But I wasn't complaining.A small blush crept on my cheeks but I quickly shoved the thoughts away temporarily as I snatched up a shirt from the floor.It wasn't mine.It was Ares’.In my hurry, I left the first two buttons undone and the shirt showed my cleavage and ended mid-thigh.Tying my
Ares' pov The rest of the morning and afternoon had gone by with us chatting and making love. A lot of the latter.We were currently cozied up in the bed, under the sheet. Her naked body pressed against mine, filling me with warmth while her perky buds poked my chest.I could already feel myself getting hard again even though it had barely been ten minutes since I released my seeds inside her womb for the umpteenth time.She had unlocked an insatiable hunger in me that no matter how many times I had her, it simply wasn't enough.She shimmied a bit, probably trying to find a more comfortable position and my eyes rolled back. I held her hip down to steady her and I released a growl from my chest.“If you don't want me to fuck that little cunt of yours again, don't move against me like that again,” I warned lowly.Something primal flashed through her eyes but disappeared a second later and she giggled into her palm.“Sorry,” she muttered and remained still.I sighed and buried my head i
“No! No!” I yelled frantically as I shook his shoulders while my body shook uncontrollably.The rain mixed with my tears, clouding my vision even more, and I wiped my eyes with the back of my palm.“Ares,” I yelled at him, but he wasn't responding.His body turned as cold as ice and I shivered greatly.My teeth clattered as I looked around, but there was not a single soul in sight.Everyone had taken cover from the harsh storm.Forcing my heart to calm down, I struggled to lift him.It was more difficult than I thought, because I stumbled more than a couple of times, but I was bent on getting him to safety, and with that, I was able to plop his heavy body down on the passenger seat.Tucking his legs in, I shut the door and ran to the other side.Our bodies were drenched and soaking the chairs until a puddle of water rested on the carpet under our feet, but that was the least of my concerns.“Ares,” I choked out a sob and put the car in drive. “Can you hear me?” I asked, hoping that th