Big eyes staring at me with a look that makes my dick twitch.
I ignore it.
“I’ll take the shot,” she says, “since you’re so good at it.”
A smile tugs at my lips.
“Why, thank you,” I say as she rolls up her sleeve and offers me her arm.
I prepare the syringe, and when I turn, I see she’s looking at me with big, wondrous eyes.
“So…” I say as I take my seat next to her, keeping her gaze on me. “Want to tell me how soon you started feeling…not suppressed?”
I rub an alcohol swab over her skin, my fingers grazing her smooth flesh as I do so. Goosebumps appear on her skin.
“Just a pinch,” I say as I lick my lips and press the needle into her arm. She whimpers. “You’re doing so good, Auryn.” I look at those bright eyes.
She lets out a relaxed sigh.
“Am I?” Her voice is far away. Sad.
I pull the needle out of her arm and grab the cotton from the nightstand, pressing it against her.
“Mm-hm. Can you press that for me?”
She nods, her fingers sliding over mine as she takes over so I can stand and clean up my equipment.
I grab a bandage after doing so and sit beside her again. The bed dips when my weight offsets the balance. My fingers slide over hers as I catch her gaze. I focus on placing the bandage, but it’s hard not to notice how warm and smooth her skin is.
How good it feels beneath my fingertips.
I’ve always been good at my job. Better at it than most things in my life.
I look up at her wistful gaze as I pat her arm lightly.
“Do you need a kiss to make it better?” I tease her, knowing full well she doesn’t, but the air feels awkward and tense, and suddenly anxiety and nerves spike through me.
“Maybe,” she says, leaning closer to me.
My heartbeat thuds in my chest, and something inside of me awakens. Something new, something wild. I lift her arm just the slightest and lean forward, placing my lips to the gauze. The sigh that leaves her throat elicits a warmth in my chest I’ve never felt.
“There,” I say, my voice strangely raspy even to my own ears.
When I lift my head, my gaze meeting hers, I realize she’s a lot closer than I thought. Her knee brushes mine, and her gaze dips to my mouth for a moment before she looks up at me.
My gaze flashes from her dilated pupils to her perfect, pink mouth.
Somewhere in the back of my mind, I hear Gage’s voice.
It’s okay to like her. It’s normal.
Is that what this is? Do I like Auryn?
Beta is confused.
Her free hand finds my neck, soft fingers trailing over my throbbing vein there. Her pink tongue flicks out, licking her lips, and without thinking, I fall into her space. Like a gravitational pull.
It happens so fast, I barely register what’s happening until I feel her tongue sliding against mine, and I realize she's kissing me.
