5. Cade

Cade 

I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to kiss her. To feel her lips on mine. Why was I thinking about it when I could actually do it. I thought about kissing here right here in front of everyone. But I wanted the moment to be more intimate.  

I grabbed her hand and led her out of the overcrowded room. Once on the second floor, I pulled her into the first room there was. It was dark in there. I moved closer to her. Extending my arms and pulling her in. 

Kissing her is like something unworldly; her lips are so soft, so inviting. I begin to feel her body. Her curves were hard to hide, with my hands freely roaming over her body. I opened my mouth. I wanted her to do the same. I had wanted to taste her. 

When she reciprocated, I let my tongue slide into her. She tasted like honey, sweet and earthy. The room was filling with the scent of her arousal. The kissing had tightened my pants, but smelling that she wanted me was a new kind of arousal.  

I wanted nothing more than to rip off her clothes, throw her down on the floor, and ravage her. But this was not the time I had to tell myself. When I took her, I wanted to take my time. I wanted to see the curves I had been feeling. When she began to pull at her dress, I knew I needed to stop this before I could no longer control myself. "Not yet."  I could tell by the look on her face she wanted an explanation.  

"I want to do this right. I don't want to rush it in some dark room that is not mine. "She then smiled and laughed. Her laugh was so light, so carefree. It was, in truth, something that made me smile. So far, I have heard her make two sounds. One was her moaning while we kissed. Man, that had made me hard. Listening to that, she was enjoying having my hands all over her.  

"So, you make sounds, laugh, and moan."  Although it was dark in the room, I could still see that Kaya was blushing. I wanted her to not be embarrassed about such things. So, trying to reassure her, I said. "No need to be embarrassed. I liked it." 

She still blushed. I looked at her. After a moment, she took my hand and began to pull me back down to where the party was being held. I had asked her to dance. I usually didn't engage in that, but she might like to do something like that.  

So, I took her for a spin on the dance floor. In truth, seeing how something so small had made her smile so much gave me joy. Just as we finished, I saw the person I had not even given any thought to all night, Annalise.  

I pushed Kaya behind me. I knew that Annalise tended to make scenes. It was something that always rubbed me the wrong way. "Cade, I didn't know you would be here. I am glad, though; maybe we could do what we did last time we were together." 

She began to trace her fingers up my arm. This was not going to go well. "Come on. You liked it last time. I know I did, and after all, we are engaged. "Oh, no, I hope Kaya had not read her lips. But then I heard a furious growl. It was blood-curdling. Everyone froze in the room and began to look at the scene unfolding. Had that really been Kaya? I turned around and saw her teeth still barred.  

I admit I was amused seeing someone so tiny sound so ferocious. How would she do in a fight if it came to that? Annalise was quite a good fighter. In fact, she was one of the best. Her father had trained her well. 

In truth, that is why I had agreed to the match. I had not found a mate, and I was almost thirty. Annalise seemed like a good choice. Her father was an alpha with no sons. So, when he died, his pack would have joined mine.  

But now that I had found my true mate, I could never marry Annalise, nor did I have any desire to. Before I had met Kaya, I had reservations about Annalise. She just seemed untrustworthy. I had been contemplating breaking off the agreement even before meeting Kaya.  

"You are?" Annalise questioned. This sent another menacing growl echoing in the hall. "Calm down." She said to a now very agitated Kaya. She looked at me to ask about what was going on. I told her with a straight face. "That is my mate."  Her face fell. Then she looked back at the practically foaming at the mouth Kaya.  

"Your mate? "Then Annalise looked back at me. She approached slowly and touched my arm. "But we are supposed to get married."  I backed away from her, but she again moved closer to me. Then, in an instant, Kaya marched over and grabbed Annalise by her hair with one hand and the other connected with her face. This disoriented Annalise, and she fell down.  

Annalise got up and faced Kaya. "Outside now." Kaya nodded, and the two marched toward the exit. The rest of the crowd, including myself, followed, wondering what would happen. "Cade, that woman will be in bad shape in the next few minutes. I would make sure there is a healer around for after." 

I saw Quill standing beside me, waiting to watch the fight. I looked at the two women. Annalise spoke. "Wolfs or human."  Kaya just shrugged, giving the illusion that she didn't care either way. I figured it was because she didn't talk, but maybe she didn't care how they fought. The two women began to circle each other. They decided to fight in their human form. I wondered who would be victorious.