AmiaI rushed towards him and fumbled with his shirt. He didn’t move back, or push my hands away. He stood still while I unbuttoned it and pulled it off. I looked around and noted a wardrobe close to the door. I rushed to it and pulled it open. It was empty. I turned and rushed toward a door on the other side of the wardrobe. I opened it and found it to be a bathroom.Of course he has his own bathroom in his room.I ran in and grabbed a towel. I ran back to him, he watched me as I grabbed his hand and led him to the bathroom. I didn’t say anything, I was too afraid of what I would say. He hadn’t said anything and it put me on edge. I don’t know why I was feeling like this with Levi. It was Levi. I’ve been alone with Levi many times before. It had been years since we were alone in a house but I had been alone with him on the drive here.I sat him on the overly fancy bathtub that was the size of my bathroom at home. He sat down but he was still taller than me while sitting. Great. I fel
AmiaWarmth. I was surrounded by it. It was burning actually. I wriggled as I tried to get free, but couldn’t. My eyes flew open and the first thing I saw was fire. Warmth plus fire as soon as I woke up had me thinking I was on fire. I was screaming, trying to get free, but I couldn’t. The restrictions loosened and then someone was soothing me. I turned toward the source and found warmth, warm brown eyes staring down at me.Levi.All at once, everything came flooding in. The cafe, the ride home, the walk up the stairs, and whatever had happened in his bathroom. He was showering and I was waiting for him. I must have fallen asleep, but that didn’t explain how I got here. I looked down and found myself seated on his lap, his arms wrapped around my waist, surrounded by a pile of blankets.No wonder I was so hot.“What’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?” Levi asked. His voice was laced with worry.I wish I had a nightmare. That’s not what happened. I slept. I slept peacefully. Probably th
Amia That’ll teach you to play with a wolf. Feeling victorious, I stuck my tongue out at him. His lips parted and I turned from him. I made my way around the sectional and bent over to lift the blankets. I ignored the way he groaned behind me. I don’t know what I was doing, but I know that I was playing with fire. I couldn’t stop though. I was winning and it felt good. I took a seat and ignored him. I could feel his gaze on me as I pushed the blankets off and leaned back. I looked down as my shirt rode up my thigh. That was unintentional. Before I could reach for them, Levi was kneeled down in front of me. His hands on my t-shirt, he looked up at me and I down at him. There was something so sensual about this act. I wanted to look away, but couldn’t. Once again, I was held captive by Levi’s gaze. I don’t know what I waited for, I don’t know what I wanted to happen. Levi cleared his throat and straightened his back. He got to his feet and stepped to the side. He turned from me and t
Amia My jaw dropped as I stared up at him. My heart raced, my chest rose and fell with each breath, and my eyes widened as I stared up at him. There was space between us, he wasn’t forcing himself onto me. There was a safe distance between us. Levi was on top of me and he was flirting with me. I wanted to laugh, was this the Levi that I’ve known since diapers? Flashes of yesterday filled my mind and this time my heart raced for a different reason. The smile slipped from my lips and his eyes zeroed in on it. He hadn’t missed it and I wasn’t going to try and pretend. Fear. Nothing.I don’t want to do anything to do. It was a lie. I wasn’t afraid of Levi, but this position, being underneath someone again. I was afraid of this. I was afraid of that. I was scared of what happened yesterday. This was too soon. I didn’t think he would do anything to me. I trusted Levi more than I wanted to admit I did. But my heart, my mind wasn’t ready. As if he read my mind, the bed dipped and he was
AmiaIf this was a dream I never wanted to leave. Warmth surrounded me and a sweet scent wafted around me. I had never once thought a scent could make me feel a certain way, but I felt held and I felt safe. The one thing I wasn’t used to feeling. I shouldn’t feel so safe, so protected, so cared for and yet I did.If this was a dream… I’d stay here for as long as I could.Even as I thought it I could feel my other senses kicking it. Even though I didn’t have my wolf yet, I felt and scented the area. There wasn’t any sun filtering through the window, no warmth from it, no smell of the trees from the woods by my house.My head was so heavy and I found it heavy to move. It was as if I was blanketed by warmth and laziness. I had this feeling that if I wanted to stay in bed all day, I could. My lips were pressed against something solid, something hard, and something wet. My bottom lip was dipped in a puddle.I mentally cringed and resigned myself to the fact that I really needed to get up.
AmiaUntangling myself from Levi was like disabling a bomb, I stayed quiet, held my breath, and moved as cautiously as possible. I’d finally made some progress and was able to try and get free now. I slid inch by inch off his chest, when his arms tightened around me and so did the grip on my cheek. I hated the audible gulp that reached my ears. I hiccuped and cursed. My heart was pounding in my chest and I tried to press my lips firmly together to stop from waking him.My heart dropped into my belly as I stared into velvet brown eyes. Of course my morning could get worse. I’d gotten caught. What had he seen? I’m at a loss for words as I feel a warmth of blush making it’s way up my neck. My face was probably bright red. This was Levi, I shouldn’t be feeling this way. Even as I thought the words, I shut my eyes. I counted as I held my breath in hopes that that hiccups would subside. When I hiccuped again, I knew it was futile and sighed. I lifted my chin, opened my eyes, and my jaw drop
Amia“I don’t want to let you go. I like us like this,” Levi teased.“Friends don’t do this,” I said.“Why don’t we decide what we do?” Levi asked.“That sounds great, I’ve been asking you to let me go, maybe we can start there,” I said.“Mm. Why don’t you tell me what it is that friends don’t do?” Levi asked.“Friends don’t spend the night in the same bed, they don’t wake up… snuggling, they don’t sit on top of the other while they lay down,” I say. My eyes dart down to where I’m seated on top of him.“I think they do. I think friends do that together when they’re comfortable together and we’ve known each other since we were in diapers. Are you not comfortable with me, Ami?” Levi asked.“You’re so good, you know that?” I asked.“Mm, no, I don’t,” Levi teased.His eyebrows jumped before he flashed me with a blinding smile. Well two could play at that game and I was tired of always losing. I straightened my back and caressed his muscular abdomen with my hands. Slowly, I made my way up
AmiaMy heart ached in my chest and my footsteps grew heavier with each step I took away from him. Putting my feelings into words was never something I did. Keeping my emotions, my thoughts, my wants, Goddess, even my needs to myself is like second nature for me. I had done everything I could to avoid eye contact when I said goodbye to him. I was scared of what I might see in his gaze.Why was it so damn hard walking away from him?It shouldn’t be this difficult to leave.I don’t want to think about how much I want to turn around and run back into him arms. I shake my head. Levi, I’m thinking about Levi. I have too much on my plate right now to be thinking about my oldest friend in this way. I shouldn’t be angry with myself for stopping him from touching me. If I stayed any longer I know he would have insisted on taking me to the Lake himself. I just needed to be alone right now. When I get to the bottom of the stairs the two people who greeted us yesterday are waiting for me. I hadn’
Without meaning to, my jaw dropped. Whatever I thought Isabella was going to ask for, it definitely hadn’t been that. The werewolves needed blood—werewolf blood. I was trying to figure out ways, legal ways, to get her what she needed, but I was coming up blank. I don’t know any werewolves here, and I highly doubt any members of the pack would volunteer to let a vampire; because that’s how they see her, feed from them.Yet, the hesitancy staring back at me mixed with the trust she just showed snapped me out of my stupor. The news was a surprise, but we were talking—she was communicating. It could have been a lot worse. First, we needed to treat her like a member of the pack, not a criminal. From what Andrius had shared with me, she’d committed no crime and shouldn’t be chained.“Andrius?” I asked, turning my head to look at him.“Yes, my Mistress?”
The silence stretched between us, but I couldn’t back down. Even though I knew he was bigger and stronger than me. I held his piercing gray eyes and moved back. Needing to add distance between us, not because I was afraid of him, but because I couldn’t let his proximity distract me. He didn’t stop me, but his hand was firm on my hip.Maybe I was harsh in calling him a hypocrite, but it was true, and I wouldn’t apologize for it. I would call him out on his bullshit. We were together. Yes, we were new, but I wouldn’t pretend to keep him happy. I wasn’t that woman anymore. It didn’t matter if he was my mate. Andrius would hear me. Without giving him a chance to respond, I snapped again.“You’ve got a real chance here to make them see vampires differently. Instead of taking it, you’ve kept her locked up underground. She’s one of your own, and yet, no one bats an eye
“I don’t, but that’s not what’s I’m worried about right now. Why is there blood on your collar?” Levi glanced between the two of us. I crossed my arms in front of my chest and stared into his brown eyes. I was being hostile without reason but I couldn’t help it. This uncomfortable feeling was quickly festering inside of me and if I didn’t just come out with it it would bubble up. My best friend tilted his head to the side, his eyes lit up, and a bloody knowing smile pulled the corners of his lips.“Are you jealous?” His tone was light and I swear I heard a laugh in there.“I’m sure whatever poor soul he’s just torn apart deserved everything he got,” Andrius murmured in my ear.“Levi didn’t answer the question.” I wasn’t laughing and I wouldn’t. Not until I got an answer. Was I being illogical? Maybe, but I’ve never known Levi to kill anyone. Yes, even after what he did to Dylan. ‘Who did he feed from?’ blared on repeat in my head. I chewed on my lip and Levi’s gaze dropped to the nerv
Danny’s words were reassuring. Duke had an effect on me, but up to this point, it wasn’t uncomfortable. There was something here, between us. I wasn’t completely sure what it was, but I welcomed it. Andrius cleared his throat and I turned to face him. I giggled when I noted the side eye he was giving Duke. It made me happy knowing he had people he could be himself with. I loved that whatever was between me and Duke didn’t cause problems. None that I could see yet, anyway. The little jealousy between them wasn’t anywhere between the hate love vibes that Andrius and Levi had, but I’ve quickly realized that I love being between two men. I giggle to myself and Andrius raises an eyebrow at me.“Duke is right. The pack’s opinion matters, but what we say is the end of it.” Andrius’ teasing gaze had turned as serious as his words.“You said most will listen. Does that mean… he will be in danger within these walls?” I didn’t like the idea of Levi being in danger, or having to live a life of it
Andrius huffed and I couldn’t help but smile. I’ve never had a group of people I could hang out with, and definitely not one that were willing to fight over my time. I had Liz, but I didn’t have Levi until recently. Adding more people—long term people gave me that sickly warm feeling in my chest and I blinked quickly to stop myself from tearing up. I’d been so worried they wouldn’t like me.“I don’t have anything… too serious until Friday,” Andrius grumbled before he lifted his cup of orange juice to his lips. I was reminded of the meeting with his appointed chosen mate and her dad. That means no one will know who I am until after he clears that up. That should make me feel weird, feel small, but I only sit straighter in my seat. I’m glad I’m here. I wanted everyone to know I’m the woman by his side. Everyone at the table knew about her, but now I’m sitting by Andrius. Did th
After Duke left, I took more time looking through the multiple dresses Levi packed in a pack for me, only to end up with black leggings and a red v-neck that hugged my curves. I normally wore loose fitting clothes—they were like armor. But I wanted them to like me. Thank you, L. With my arm looped in Andrius’, he led me downstairs. At the thought of meeting those closest to him, I was a mix of both excitement and nerves. They were pack. Family. I had grown up outside of my own, but we were so low on the chain and lived far from the packhouse it almost felt like we were rogues sometimes.“They’ll love you.” Andrius must have noticed my worry.“And if they don’t?” My voice was a whisper as my feet touched the landing.“Then Duke can kill them for you.” He chuckled by my side, and I playfully slapped him. We walked through the main area, post the couches, and tables. I caught the aroma of a delicious meal and my mouth watered at the same time my stomach growled. Heads turned as we steppe
AmiaAndrius gave no explanation about his visit and I wasn’t sure what to make of this. I had no problem meeting his best friend. I mean, he had to be if he’d chosen him as his right-hand man, right? What confused me was Andrius letting him in despite what I’m wearing, or the lack of clothing I was wearing, and despite where we were. This is supposed to be our room. At that realization goosebumps spread down my arms. The math wasn’t mathing and I was starting to wonder if his friend was more than a friend.That would complicate things.Every hair stood on end as his beta stepped into the room. My eyes dropped to the tactical boots and then my brows raised as they swept up, up, up the army green pants to the thoroughly filled out black t-shirt. He was dressed like a soldier, not a beta. At least, not the way I envisioned a beta to dress, but all thought disappeared as he the rest of him appeared. My lips parted as our gaze locked.Holy hell.Baby blues burned holes into mine. There wa
Struggling against the blanket of heat that was now suffocating me, I tried to push it off, but it wouldn’t budge. It had the opposite effect. It pulled me in and squeezed. Grumbling, I fight sleep, which is hard because I’m drained. I’m not getting anymore shut eye when I’m sweating my ass off. The first thing I see is a wall of pure muscle and my throat is dry and my nipples pebble as I recalled everything that happened last night.Instead of being bathed in sunlight, a barrier was on top of the glass and blocked it out. This kept the rays from coming in through the ceiling. Except for the double doors on the other side of the room. Even in his sleeping state, his cock is thick and long against my belly. My lips spread in a wolfish grin as I think of waking him up with my mouth, but my stomach growled, reminding me there are more important things than sex. Food.“Andrius…” My voice is raspy with sleep and I suspect from all the moaning I did last night. He doesn’t answer, doesn’t mo
Our breathing mixed with the potent smell of sex filled the room. Andrius didn’t rush to get off and walk over to the bathroom. No, he was a still force above me. He had a vice grip around his cock. His eyes roamed over every inch of me he had marked. Trembles wracked my body as I quivered with pleasure. Beneath his gaze, I felt exposed yet adored. Nothing like the way I’d felt trapped beneath Dylan. Not much time had passed, but Goddess, it felt like I’d made so much progress. I could think of my shitty ex and not completely cave in on myself.Even now, with my stomach rolled squished, my pussy bared, and my hair most likely a tangled mess behind me, none of it mattered. Andrius’ hungry gaze confirmed my thoughts. He could continue looking at me that way, and I’d hold whatever disadvantageous position he put me in.“Mine,” Andrius growled.“Yours,” I confirm