Caged, page 34
I fled the room, leaving him to follow me. “Do what’s best for your pack. I understand. And you don’t have to worry about me.”
“Shade.”
His voice stopped me in my tracks. I turned to see him standing in the doorway to my bedroom, and the intensity of his stare pinned me in place. His blue eyes looked black in the dim light, the small lamp on the bedside table behind him leaving his face full of shadows. Somehow the apartment suddenly felt a lot more private than it was.
I didn’t move, barely breathed as he stalked closer. His aura rolled around him, heated tendrils ensnaring me, threatening to pull me closer. That delicious warmth wrapped around me like an embrace before he was close enough to touch. We stood there, staring at one another, neither of us closing those last few inches.
“How many months do you have left on your contract?” Liam asked, his voice hoarse.
“Nine.”
“Nine moons.” He let out a long breath and stepped back, nodding as if to himself. “I’ll see you later, Shade.”
I watched him leave. I didn’t move until I heard the door close. Then I made my way back to the kitchen on shaky legs, groping for the abandoned can of Coke and finishing it in one long, throat-burning swig.
The heat in my cheeks made me feel light-headed. Or maybe it was the caffeine rush. I put the empty can on the counter and braced one hand on the fridge.
Peasblossom peeked out of the cupboard, her pink multifaceted eyes so wide they bulged from her face.
“I don’t think he’s going to last nine moons,” she murmured.
A man’s chuckle behind me sent a wash of ice water down my spine, and I looked toward the door with a ball of dread rolling through my stomach.
“Oh, Peasblossom,” Flint drawled.
I hadn’t even heard him open the door. He must have come in right as Liam left. And he had a twinkle in his eyes that said he’d seen the alpha leave. He strode toward me with the lazy prowling gait of a predator.
“I think you underestimate your witch, little one.” He glanced at the door where Liam had exited just a few moments ago, and then back at me. His grin widened. “I don’t think he’ll last three.”
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