Lexy’s POV.
I stood there, watching this strangely gorgeous man… elt this invisible string pulling at my heart, forcing me to check him out… elt this strange sparkle in my eyes. I’m supposed to shield them away but somehow, I’ve just got to be staring at him.
Asides from the blood trickling from under his full dark hairs and the slump in his shoulder, he looked beautiful… ould swear he had the most beautiful blue eyes I’d ever seen before. His eyes blinked severally… ouldn’t have counted them i… anted and his thin lips went agape, somethin… ound sexy instantly.
My body ached to go over to him. It was like some invincible bond was setting up this emotions inside me, lik… new him before, lik… anted him, like… … wanted to run to him and hug him insane.
I saw things between us that I’ve never seen before.
And it felt strangely satisfying.
……….. uth’s P. O. V……..
Al… ould think about was how gorgeous she looked. How brilliantly ravishing she smelt and how much she made my teeth pull out, how muc… anted to take her right now.
She has finally come.
As she watched me from the short distance… elt my wounds hurt less. It was like she eased me of the pains without even trying.
My whole body rejoiced an… ould hear my wolf whispering to me “Mate!”
“Mate… rowled tenderly, my eyes refusing to. leave her fo… plit second.
I tried to move to her but stopped as the pain from my side intensified, causing me to growl harshly.
In one second, she was down beside me, placing her delicate soft hands on my shoulders to help steady me to the ground.
“Are you okay?!” She asks, half screaming.
A… lowly go down to the floor, feeling her hands send electrical shocks throughout my body… sed that opportunity to see her delicate little face.
She smelt of the most beautiful scent I’ve ever perceived. She smelled strongly of winter ice and strawberries and my teeth ached to devour her. Her eyes were the purest form of black I’ve ever seen even as they stared curiously down at me… int of fear in them.
I wanted to bundle her up and tell her tha… as okay and she needed not worry about me but I’d rather watch her eyes all day. Her lips wer… elicate heart shaped, her skin radiant a… iving Crystal.
I felt my heart beat intensify, my hands itching to go up and touch her supple skin.
“You’re gonna be fine okay?… he says, the fear in her voice obvious enough to fal… ountain “I’ll just get some medication, okay?!” She adds as she slowly places my head on the floor and leaps off, running away.
With her gone… ould finally have room for other thoughts. Like how the hel… et this get out of hand… ew hours ago… as finally agreeing with my Beta to retreat and get prepared for another war only for me to ask fo… ight.
I couldn’t possibly blame myself. I’m an Alpha and my ego was wounded… ouldn’t stand it. O… ill fight another day and I’m gonna make sure it ends this time.
Mate… …
The image of the girl’s face appears to me again, her worried voice replaying inside my head.
Just then, she comes right back, dumpin… oud metal box beside me before quickly pulling it open and picking somethings… aid immobile for the first time of my life, wanting her hands touching me again. Whe… elt her tiny fingers rest against the side of my chest… asped sensually. Nothing ever turned me on so fast… entally refrained myself from yanking her into me and having her there for as long a… anted… et her da… loth over my chest instead.
She cleans the bloods on my chest before slowly dabbing something over my wound which caused me to groan painfully. What the hell was that?
“Alpha!… eard my beta, Eli’s voice call as he ran towards me, kneeling in front of me.
“Who are you?!” He questions her.
“I’m fine… uickly cut him off.
I place… and over his shoulder and he helps me off the floor.
“Let her come with us… hispered into his ear. He turns back to the lady and questions her.
“Are yo… octor?” My back is turned to her now an… ouldn’t see if she nodded her head but Eli’s reply told me she nodded responsively “okay, please come with us. The Alpha needs to be treated”
“Kelsey” Donovan calls as he side hugs me the minute he spotted me entering the club. He leads me outside till we got to the side walk, away from the blaring music inside the club… ointe… lastic white bag carrying his shirt that he’d borrowed me the other night to him. He looks at it and smiles sweetly.
“Take it, your tee”
“Come on, Kel. You can keep it” he replied, his smile… it wider.
“Why? Scared you might contac… isease from me if you wore it again?”
He laughs before replying “No kel”
“Then take it… ave enough tshirts, Abby even threatens to throw them away cause she thinks it’s not girly to have fifty percent of your clothes T-shirts”
I smiled at the memory of Abby saying that to me at the motel one day. That girl can b… eek sometimes
He grins soundlessly and said “okay” and takes the bag from me “so…. did you meet with Francesca yet?”
“Oh yes… as gonna tell you, how did you know?”
He chuckled slyly and replied “I’m the manager around here, kelsey… ake things happen infact”
“Mmm, what do you mean by that?”
“I’m sorr… idn’t tell you earlier. Fleur Del Mansioñé phoned me last week and wanted some girls brought over. After the incident that happened here the other night, you know…. almost getting raped by that bastard and the news about your…. getting viral… igure… ouldn’t protect you anymore especially if Francisca finds out herself. S… hought the only way to clear this air was sending you away…. to Spain, away from here, away from all these low life men”
All the while he spoke… tood lost in his eyes, dwelling in his words… as completely astounded by the time he finished talking an… ust stood there watching him.
“I’m sorry kelsey… hought it’d b… ood thing for you….”
I looked away, searching for the words to say… idn’t know wh… elt ho… elt in my chest. He did this just for me? Why would he do that… idn’t know if the wetnes… as feeling at the corners of my eyes were of tears o… esult of the night’s cold.
“Kelsey”
“It’s okay,… inally spoke, looking back to him “thank you. For everything you’ve done for me… ust…….. icked my lips to moisturize them, “I….. am sorry for always bothering you and….”
“Hey, hey, I’m not complaining okay… ever did and I’m clearly not right now… ust don’t want anything to happen to you on my watch, kelsey”
I smiled up at him, my vision getting blurre…’ll be fine, Don… romise”
He smiled back, takin… tep back to look into thin air.
“s… uess this is goodbye, huh?… aid.
“No, not really,” he shrugged “Abby found this really great local eatery down town… as gonna ask you to join us there tomorrow. That is…… After you get your medical report done”
“I’m really sorry Don bu… ade plans to visit the hospital tomorrow”
“Why? Sick?”
“Nah….. just going to see my Dad’s doctor… robably shouldn’t have said that….”
“No, that’s okay. You’re gonna see him before you leave too?”
I stared at him, battling with the right reply… new he meant my father… eally wanted to see him one more time befor… eave but I’m scared it’s just gonna turn into another ugly fight.
“Yeah,… ighe… eply “I gues… hould right?”
“I could come with you if…”
“Don’t worry, Don… an handle this… topped there, knowing not to add the fact that he’d probably kick my ass i… rough… an home with me.
I spent the rest of the early night talking with Donovan before returning to the motel. Abby visited later in the night to sleep over, talking about this Stephen guy she’s been seeing. She wouldn’t stop talking about him and it made me feel happy somehow though. Whil… ade plans to spend the following afternoon helping Abby get packed… lso made plans to visit my Dad. Be it good or bad, I’m gonna face it and deal with it like an adult.
Riding Abby’s car again with Blaire to see Francesa’s doctor made my skin crawl… ried to avoid her eyes as she always looked at me through the rearview mirror. She always smirked at me. After meeting the doctor and getting our medical report… old Abby to go without me.
I too… ab to the hospital where my dad got his treatments and drugs… aw shane at the front desk and thanked him for always getting my Dad’s drugs to him. He walked me into doctor Rayna’s office afterwards.
Doctor Rayna was the one who diagnosed my dad of his disease some months ago and she’s been very helpful over the months too, checking up on him when I’m busy and advicing him to quit drinking the best way she could.
She talked to me about my dad’s declining health and the drugs he could add to the list in order to get better. At the end of the discussion… old he… as going to mak… own payment for his medical bills. After sorting everything out… alked out, contemplating on whether to go to the apartment or just leave to Abby’s.
I found myself walking back to my old apartment. The instan… urned into the driveway… topped, thinking hard on wether to continue in or just turn around and leave for the peace of it. Doctor Rayna did say he was fine now and tha… ad nothing to worry about. Whe… old he… as leaving the country she had told me to go and not worry because my father was in safe hands but even though, the bigger side of me still wanted to see him, just to be sure.
Bu… new very well this was gonna turn into another fight. Wa… eady for that? I’ve been doin… ot better without him, without his curses… lenched my fists and came up wit… ecision.
Turning around… aile… ab t… top and asked to be taken to Abby’s.
The cab came t… top right in front of her house… alked inside to find her laid back on the couch, her eyes trained on the TV in front.
“Hey Abby… alled, slowly walking to her.
“Kel.” she turns her head to see me.
“well that’s not the type of welcom… as expecting… oked.
“Sorry, Kel. I’ve ha… eally rough day” she stands up and wrapped her arms around my bag, hugging me.
“Oh…. okay” she pulls awa… omething wrong?… sked her.
“Nah ….” Her lips went int… ine before she smiled weakly “bu… anna talk to you about something” she sits back down on the couch.
I nodded, sitting beside her.
“Listen, Kelsey… an’t go to Spain with you… on’t wanna”
“What? Why?”
“I just…… I’m not up for it… ean I’m gonna be leavin… ot behind. Stephen, Diego, all of these…. am just not up for right”
“Oh Abby….”
“I talked to Diego about it and he wasn’t okay with it. Even though at some point he did say he didn’t care i… isappeared forever… now he doesn’t mean that. And Steph just asked us to be friends. Kel… eel lik… an finally get my life together and be happy here, but leaving? Right now? It’s just on the way, kelsey”
I nodded, understand and seeing things from her point of view… lways knew Abby, she wante… ife with meaning that went beyond working a… ere stripper. “I understand Abby. As much a… anted you to go with me… annot force you. If this will make you happier, then do it. Did you tell francesca?”
“Yes, called her while ago”
“It’s going to be alright, Abby and you’ve probably made the right choice too” she gave m… mile and nodded.
We talked about the club, her helping me get packed later and going to grab beef at this diner with Don. Then we talked about her date with Stephen. Then we talked about her brother before we left to the motel to get my things packed.
Later in the night, Abby drove us to this diner where Donovan met up with us. We ordered assorted dishes and Donovan paid for it all. Abby ate so much… hought her stomach was gonna burst open. Then we talked about so many things, about Spain, about the club, about Blaire’s attitude until Donovan excused himself to go to the bathroom. Then Abby went on about how he liked me and stuff like that.
By the end of the dinner, Abby had to leave. Sly woman… new she deliberately left so she could leave me alone with him. After she left, it was getting pretty late so he offered to drop me off at the motel… anted to refuse and ge… ab bu… idn’t. I’m not drunk but I’d rather be driven home by someon… now these days.
Don turns off the ignition after pulling up beside the motel’s sidewalk.
“So,” he said as he turned in his seat to look at me, one hand on my seat’s headrest “I guess this is goodbye”
I smiled before replyin… ell this i… reat goodbye, Don… eally ha… un night today. It feels good to finally not think about my problems and just drink away. Thanks for inviting me”
“You’re always welcome, kelsey” he smiled an… eturned it and just like that, things started feelin… it awkward.
I looked down, feeling the awkwardness surrounding us, so thick you could almost cut through wit… cissor… tarted feeling the warmness surrounding my neck. Gosh, this is so awkward. Isn’t this the time wher… tep out and walk away? Afte… hile… ecided to save myself this awkward embarrassment and leave… ooked up at him, wanting to say my goodnight.
“I should go…….. tarted saying but stopped a… aw Donovan’s face closing in on mine… atched his eyes lowered to my lips, hi… ew inches away from mine. Is this wha… hink it is?
I felt my heart thumping rapidly as his lips closed in… reathed hard and abruptly looked away before his lips could reach mine and he stopped mid way… ould feel his breath fan my cheek… plit second ago, I’d have had his lips crashing into mine i… adn’t looked away whe… id.
I couldn’t let him do it… ouldn’t let him just kiss me like that. He moved back befor… ooked forward to him again, tearing my gaze off him almost immediately to look down.
“I’m sorry….” He muttered.
“No I’m sorry…. I…….. rantically started undoing the seatbelt “I really should go….”
“Okay. Take care okay?”
“You too… eplied before hurrying out, never looking back til… ot to my room… ould still hear my heart beating fastly an… idn’t know exactly why.