The next morning, I woke to the sound of the drill. Damien secures the door back in place and I feel Layla on edge pacing and my heart skips a beat. Damien popping his head back in the room and seeing me awake comes over and climbs on the bed next to me.
He leans down kissing my head, “Relax, that door has kept me up most of the night knowing it wasn’t there” I can see the lines under his eyes and feel his exhaustion washing over me through the bond telling me he was speaking the truth.
“I won’t lock you up, Love. I swear,” He says, kissing my temple and pulling me on top of his chest.
Natalia then walks in, a tray in her hand. I try to hop off Damien, but he holds me in place and I give up. Natalia smiles before placing the tray on the bedside table.
“When suddenly the downstairs door bursts open and I hear running before Tabitha appears in the doorway with Trey, a look of relief on her face when she sees me.
“Oh, man next time warn us you’re leaving. I woke up, and you were gone.” Tabitha says.
“Good morning Tabitha, Trey” I chuckle. Both of them are still in pyjamas. Tabitha had a Hello kitty night dress on, and I smiled at her outfit.
“What it’s cute!” She pouts. Natalia shakes her head before walking out. Trey looks a little awkward, but I don’t feel any hostility from Damien.
“Since you’re okay, we will leave you to it” Tabitha says, raising an eyebrow at my position on top of Damien.
As they turn around though, Damien speaks, looking at Trey.
“Can you and Tatum come by later, I need help to get some stuff from the basement” Trey nods before answering.
“Yes Alpha” Damien nods to him and they both leave.
“The basement?” I ask, looking down at him.
“The paint is down there, but so is the original contents of the house, so I need help to shift things to get down there and grab the paint. Then I will take you to buy whatever weird colour you’re going to ruin my walls with him” He says kissing my face.
He lets me sit up, and I hop off him and reach for the tray Natalia brought up to us. I see a bowl of fruit, toast and coffee. I grab my coffee, handing Damien his. Taking a sip of mine, I moan at the caffeinated goodness. Before downing the cup.
Damien sips his while I bite into a piece of toast before getting up and rummaging through the walk-in.
“What are you looking for?” He asks when I don’t come out for a few minutes.
“Something I can paint in” I call back out. Finding a shirt of Damien’s and a pair of my denim shorts and walking out placing them on the bed.
“I like that shirt” He whines, “You have four of them, you’ll live” I tell him while munching on my toast.
“You’re not wearing those pants, Tatum and Trey will be here” He says, eyeing my shorts.
“They’re mated” I tell him before I realise what I said. I was unsure if Damien knew already.
“Regardless you’re not wearing them, they’re too short” Confirming he knew they had their weird love triangle going on.
“Yes, I am,” I tell him, refusing to be told what to wear. Damien glares at me before huffing in annoyance. A low growl escaping him. Ignoring him, stepping into the bathroom, and pressing the button on the wall and turning the shower on.
Stripping off my clothes, I step under the water, wetting my hair when Damien walks in and strips his off, my eyes trailing over his muscled body. Layla purring in my head.
“Stop it” I tell her as arousal floods into me from her. Damien sniffs the air, my arousal flooding the room embarrassingly from the steam. Damien steps in, his hands going to my hips and I shove them off, stepping away from him. He grabs my hand and places it on his chest as he steps under the water. I run my fingers down his chest and over the hard muscled lines of his abs.
Damien chuckles before pulling me closer against him. His hand runs over my breasts as he palms it. His lips go to my neck as he sucks on my mark, making me push myself against him as pleasure rolls over me. Layla purrs loudly in my head and I realise it is her arousal hitting me and I force myself back. Damien groans loudly, trying to tug me back to him, but I push him away.
“You’ll give in,” He says, chuckling.
“Not likely anytime soon” I tell him, his hand going to my hip and I turn around when he presses his chest into my back pulling me against him and I can feel his erection digging into my back.
“You seem so sure, but you’re forgetting something” He growls below my ear before sucking on my mark making me moan loudly, my hands going to my mouth in shock from my reaction to him, so tightly pressed against me.
“And what is that?” I murmur as he continues to assault my neck with his lips before he sucks my earlobe in his mouth, his teeth grazing, and I feel my stomach tighten and my core pulsating. He chuckles and I feel it rumble through his chest against my back.
“You will go into heat soon; we are both marked now” He says, and his words sink into me like he just chucked a bucket of ice water over me. I step away from him, instantly missing the contact of his skin.
“No” I gasp. Damien’s face lights up as he smirks.
“I’m surprised you haven’t already, but you will soon. Your scent is getting a lot stronger, addictive” He says, taking a deep breath, a sly smile on his lips.
I stared at him, anger boiling at his words. I wouldn’t have to worry about going into heat if he hadn’t marked me.
“Don’t be cranky, it’s a good thing” He tells me.
“Yeah, for you it is, I don’t want to complete the mating process. Not after everything, definitely not now”
Damien looked down at me sadly. “I told you I was sorry, Lily. What more can I say?”
“Yeah, until next time and your mother turns up, then what? You’re going to kill me next time,” I spat at him before storming out of the bathroom.
I heard him sigh and switch the water off. Drying myself, I got dressed. Damien walked out, his eyes going straight to my shorts. He growls low but doesn’t say anything before going and getting changed himself. Walking downstairs, I take the tray into the kitchen when I hear the doorbell. Damien answers it, and it is Trey and Tatum.