The Wolf's Prey (11 page)

He lifts his arms
and I scramble out of bed and into the bathroom. I sit on the
toilet and confirm my suspicions. Now what? I have no
options.

I clear my
throat. "Lennox." I call.

"Yes baby?" He
asks sleepily.

Dang it! I hate
my life. "I um…I started my period." I say cringing. He groans and
gets out of bed.

"I'll be back in
five minutes." He replies.

"Okay."

I hear him
shuffling around and the bedroom door opens. Why didn't I think
about this before I left the house? I wait a couple minutes before
I wipe and leave the bathroom. I pick up his cell phone and walk
back to the toilet. Sitting back down, I dial Marta's cell number
and hit send.

"What?" She asks
sounding grumpy.

"I started my
period and Lennox had to go get me tampons. Now I'm stranded on the
toilet. Oh and last night I accused him of having a relationship
with Wendy and was mean to him. Now I owe him an apology and I have
to top his apology to me, which was him making me rice crispy
treats." I rush taking a deep breath. I hear silence then Marta's
laughing hysterically.

"Lennox went to
buy you tampons!" She laughs. "I just can't see him doing that."
She says clearly entertained.

"He had to. I
don't have any with me."

"You better give
him a real good blow job for that." She states.

I scoff. "I don't
know how to do that." I can't imagine the awkwardness of my attempt
to learn.

"You're a smart
girl. You'll figure it out."

"Yeah, I'll just
tell him to lie on his back while I figure out how to give him a
proper blow job." I reply rolling my eyes. "Can you ever-" I look
over to see a grinning Lennox leaning against the door frame. Why
do I do this to myself? I left the stupid door open. "Tell me you
haven't been standing there long." I beg mortified.

He chuckles and I
hear Marta squeal with laughter. "He heard you! This is the
greatest night of my life!"

"I hate you." I
reply hanging up. "I borrowed your phone." I say sheepishly.
Avoiding eye contact with him I hold his phone out to him. He takes
it and hands me the tampons. "Thank you."

"You're welcome.
I'll be on my back waiting for your first lesson." He replies
shutting the door.

"That was a
joke!" I yell. Next time I think of doing something stupid like
calling my sister, I'm just going to jump off a bridge and save
myself the embarrassment.

I take care of
business and wash my hands and try to stop my burning cheeks. I
open the door and, as promised, Lennox is on his back waiting for
me. "Haha." I say, smiling reluctantly.

"You know that's
twice you and your sister were caught talking about me and blow
jobs."

"It's not my
fault she thinks it will solve all my problems." I mutter. I climb
into bed and turn off the lamp.

Top of Form

Bottom of Form

"Was that
supposed to be my apology?" He asks amused.

"No, she
said I better give you one as a ‘thank you’ for the
tampons."

He moves
to wrap himself around me and I fall asleep in his strong
arms.

I wake up
alone and I don't hear Lennox. I assume he's either in his office
or out for a run. I go to the bathroom to take care of things and
walk to the kitchen. I just take down a glass and fill it with
orange juice when Lennox comes in wet with sweat. His chest is bare
and his track pants are almost falling off his hips. He looks
mouthwatering.

"Stop
looking at me like that or I'll take you, bleeding or not." He
states. My eyes snap to his and I see them dilate. I look to the
ground as he steps forward. Wanting a distraction, I grab my juice
and take a drink. He stops in front of me and lifts my chin up with
his large hand. This is when I'm most nervous with Lennox, when his
wolf takes over so quickly. His eyes land on mine, he growls and I
jump. "Don't do that." He orders. I nod, not really knowing what
he's saying. I assume it's my nervousness, he doesn't like when I
show my fear. He won't hurt me, I know he won't, but it's almost
instinctive for me to run when I see his wolf rise. It will be
better once he claims me. I'll be able to judge his moods
better.

His eyes
remain locked on mine until he backs up slightly. "Sorry." I say
feeling inadequate and ashamed. I hurt his feelings when I show my
fear of him. It indicates my lack of trust in him. "I know you
won't hurt me. It's just that when your wolf surfaces, it's so raw
and powerful, it's intimidating. I'm not used to seeing that side
of someone come so quickly." I admit.

He
doesn't reply just kisses my lips quickly and walks away. Great,
just when I think we understand each other I find out I'm missing
more puzzle pieces of him. I sit down and sip my orange juice. A
sweaty Liam comes in breathing hard. I chuckle. "Tough work out?" I
ask smiling.

Still
breathing hard he nods and gets a glass of water. "You could say
that."

"What
were you doing?"

"Training. You don't have to worry about him losing his fight
with Alpha Rhys. He took us all on. Didn't even faze him." He
shakes his head tiredly.

"Everyone
knows about his strength. Hopefully, Rhys comes to his senses and
backs out."

"He can't
back out now and between you and me, I think Lennox is looking
forward to it."

"He told
me he loves it."

He nods.
"So, you're moving in?" He asks.

"No, I
just stayed last night. My bed got torched remember?"

"Vaguely." He jokes. He leans in and whispers, "He has a
habit of not saying what he wants and just takes it. You're moving
in here today, he told me."

"Why
wouldn't he tell me first?"

"He
probably thought you figured it out when he brought you here last
night." He reasons.

I guess
it doesn't matter. He is going to mark me soon anyway so it makes
sense. I just wish I knew him better. At least we have chemistry, I
want him and he wants me. I hope we end up having more in common
than that though. Even having slept together it still feels like
we're just barely above acquaintances.

A freshly
showered Lennox comes in the kitchen. "Hungry?" He asks
me.

"Not
really." I answer.

"We're
going to your house and getting a few of your things. Then we can
eat breakfast at Lilly's Diner."

I nod and stand
up. Liam stays behind and I wave goodbye to him and follow Lennox
out to his truck. The ride to my house is uncomfortable, Lennox
isn't talking to me and I don't know if he's mad or not so I keep
quiet.

At my house we
walk into silence; everyone is gone. Its eleven o'clock but I
already have a new mattress on my bed. I take a suitcase and put it
on the floor of the closet and pack my clothes. Lennox stands in
the doorway watching. I can't believe this, but I'm tempted to try
and give him a blow job so he forgives me. I don't care how
embarrassing it is. I hate this silent treatment. I need a plan. I
have to change anyway; I'm still in my pajamas from last night.
I'll get naked and approach him. I know he likes when I'm naked,
maybe that will soften him up. What if he rejects me? It's possible
he's that angry with me.

Sucking up all my
courage I take down a floor length black summer dress and drape it
on a shelf. I pull my shirt off and slide my shorts down. I don't
have a bra on so it leaves me in my underwear. I turn to Lennox and
walk towards him. He watches me advance, his arms crossed and his
face unreadable. I don't say anything as I step in front of him. I
watch my hands unbuttoning his jeans and lowering the zipper. I
drop to my knees as I take him out of his pants. He is large and
hard when I lick the tip and look up at him. His eyes are heated
and his jaw clenched tightly. I take that as a sign of
encouragement and put my mouth around him, my hands resting on his
thighs. Moving my head back and forth, sucking lightly. I move one
hand to the base of his manhood holding it as I try to move faster.
He moans cupping the back of my head. He moans one last time and
forces me to stand up. He pulls up his pants and picks me up
quickly, walking out of the room.

I'm so confused
at this point; I think I was doing it wrong. He opens the bathroom
door and sets me down while he starts the shower. I watch him
undress in record time. He wants a shower? He grabs my arm pulling
me towards him and slides my underwear down. Walking under the
spray of the water he pushes me against the cold tile and kisses me
roughly. He spreads my legs and I feel him pull my tampon out and
turn throwing it in the toilet. I'm stunned and horrified until he
turns back to me lifting me by my butt and thrusting himself inside
of me. I gasp feeling him fill me completely. His pace is urgent as
he slams into me, his grunts getting louder. My nails dig into his
back holding onto his shoulders. His face is in my neck nipping and
sucking on my tender flesh. I feel myself start to peak and his
teeth sink into my neck. My legs shake and squeeze and lock around
his waist as I feel my world explode. "Lennox," I moan closing my
eyes.

He rests against
me pinning my hips to the tile with his, both of us breathing hard.
"I forgive you." I hear the smile in his voice as he starts to suck
on the mark he just gave me. It sends tingles throughout my body
and I arch into him. He doesn't stop his assault on my neck until
I'm writhing beneath him, raising my hips trying to get friction.
When he finally moves, stopping the torture, I'm wild with need. He
takes me to new heights, the feeling more intense than the last.
When we both find our release again I'm exhausted.

************

14 Who am I
?

Lennox and Liam
move my things into Lennox's house. Apparently, I'm not allowed to
lift anything heavy so I watch from the driveway. I see Marta
coming up the road and pull in, I smile when I see her.

She climbs out
and stalks towards me. "Why didn't you tell me you were moving
out?" She snorts. "You tell me everything else." She teases about
last night.

"You weren't
home." I point out.

Her eyes narrow
on my neck and she lifts my hair gasping. "He claimed you? Did he
ask you?" She questions quickly.

"I knew it was
coming, yeah." I reply covering it back up with my hair.

She nods. "That's
good but I think dad's freaking out."

"Really? Why?" I
ask.

"I guess because
we got home and you had packed your things. I don't think he's
ready to see us grow up. Mom even cried."

"I'm like two
minutes from home." I point out just as Lennox and Liam come out of
the house. I feel my stomach erupt in butterflies. Lennox is
looking surly as usual but instead of making me nervous it makes me
smile. I like thinking that his smiles and laughs are saved for
me.

"You should go
talk to them." Marta replies.

"Yeah, you're
right."

"What's going
on?" Lennox asks.

"My parents
aren't taking me moving out too well. My mom started crying." I
explain.

"If they have an
issue with it they can come here and talk to me about it." He
replies dismissively. "Time for lunch." He says taking my
hand.

I tug at my hand.
"Why doesn't my family come over for dinner that way we can talk?"
I ask.

He nods his
consent and I turn to Marta. "Six tonight?"

It doesn't look
my like my dad can wait, I watch him drive up with my mom in the
passenger seat. Lennox looks patient but I'm still worried because
I feel his irritation.

It feels awkward
all of a sudden. Lately, my parents have been acting so strangely,
especially my dad. I just can't fathom him actually missing me for
some reason.

"Alpha Hall, if
we could have a moment of your time?" Dad gets out of the
car.

"What is
it?"

"We haven't been
honest." He answers straightforward.

"Meaning?"