Something like a growl rumbled inside his throat. “Don’t you dare say that. I would have never let thathappen.”
I knew it was true. Everything Ken had done so far had been to help me. If I was being honest with myself, he was the complete opposite of the alphas at Scarlet Ridge pack. He was almost strange because of how different he was than the alphas I wasusedto.
Without thinking, I nestled my face deeper into his chest. At the same time, I slipped my arm under his, letting my hand rest on his upper back. He was incredibly warm, soft and firm at the sametime,safe…
Ken let out a soft grunt, but said nothing. His heart beat faster. I smiled in satisfaction. I was getting to himalready.
I leaned up into him so that my face nuzzled his jawline. His skin was warm with just the slightest hint of stubble. I could feel his pulse racing in his jugular vein. With a strange satisfaction, I realized how vulnerable he was right now. He trusted me completely to be so close to him,didn’the?
Then I remembered what Gunnertoldme.
Get close to the doctor, then their top alpha. Seduce both of them if you have to. Do whatever it takes todestroythem.
I was so, so close to Ken. If me seducing him would lead me to this pack’s top alpha and be one step closer to finishing this mission, then sobeit.
But Gunner’s hissed words reverberated in my mind like anunwantedecho.
Do whatever it takes todestroythem.
I flinchedinwardly.
Destroy them?IncludingKen?
His heart raced at our physical closeness. His neck was pale and exposed. Right there in frontofme.
I couldn’t destroy Ken, the emotional part ofmesaid.
But you don’thaveto, the logical part added. I only needed to use him to get to the pack’s top alpha, and then destroyhim. I didn’t need tohurtKen.
Satisfied with this, I let out a relieved sigh. That meant I could enjoy this in themoment…
Slowly, with my heart racing as fast as Ken’s, I pressed my lips to his throat. He immediately tensed up, but didn’t move or speak. Encouraged by this, I continued. I dragged my lips lower, leaving a soft kiss that was barely noticeable. To tell the truth, I had never done any of this before. Nobody cared about an omega who hadn’t had his first heat yet, and I was only doing what I thought Ken would like. Evidently, judging by his tense frame and quickened breathing, it wasworking.
Eventually I worked my way down to his collarbone, which was just sticking out of his white button-up shirt. I licked it. That was when Ken flipped out. He scrambled out of bed, nearly falling off, and stood there, staring at me with a surprised expression. His cheeks were flushed and his hair was a mess, like we’d done something moreintimate.
“I can’t,” Ken said, shaking his head slowly. His voice was distant, almost as if he was speaking to himself instead of me. “I can’tdoit.”
I knitted my brows. “Why?” I grasped the sheets where he laid just moments ago. “Please… Ken,comeback.”
Ken looked at me seriously, although his expression still revealed that he was fighting an internal conflict. “I can’t be intimate with you, Wesley. I’m a doctor. You’re my patient. And I’m significantly olderthanyou.”
Sudden fury filled me and I growled back, “I’m an adult. I’m capable of making my owndecisions.”
“Fine. But it doesn’t change the fact that you’re my patient. It would be inappropriate ofmeto- “
Adrenaline fuelled me. I jumped up, shot past Ken, and raced to the door. The pain in my leg jolted me, but I didn’t let it stop me. I was angry, upset, confused, and stressed out. When I reached the stairs, I stumbled, but caught myself beforeIfell.
I couldn’t do this anymore. I didn’t have time to play this stupid game with Ken. If he wasn’t going to respond to my advances, then I didn’t have to play along with him, even though I grudgingly admitted to myself that I enjoyed them. Maybe I enjoyedhim. But that wasn’t the reason I was here. I had to remember that. No matter how I felt about Ken - and what he felt towards me - I couldn’t get stuck here. I had to complete mymission.
Hissing through my teeth, I stumbled out thefrontdoor.
“Whoa!”
My body slammed into someone and we crumpled to theground.
“Ow - oh, Wesley? What are you doingouthere?”
I recognized the voice as one of the ex-Scarlet Ridge omegas I’d met earlier. A moment later I was being helped tomyfeet.
