Glancing about, I bite down on my lower lip for a moment.“Promise not judge?”
“No.I don’t.Spill it.It has to be something horrid for you to beat around the bush like this.”
“It’s the rut clinic,” I murmur, humiliated to the core at having said it out loud.“I’ve been requested for a long session.”
Instead of chastising me, she tosses her head back and laughs.“Is that all?God, but the way you acted made me think you were doing a contract killing.Nothing wrong with working there for a bit.Did it myself to get some extra cash.Go.I’ll take care of Daniel.You just enjoy.”She shakes her head as she giggles again.“If I were young again, I’d be right there with you.Hmmm.Those Alphas.Those rippling muscles.All the pleasure and none of the commitment.That is, until I found my Henry, God rest his soul.Go.Go.Daniel will be just fine.”
My heart pounds in my chest as I make my way back into the apartment to grab my clothes.All the pleasure and none of the commitment.If only.That’s how it’s supposed to be, but my heart has other plans.
How desperately I wish it were Jason waiting for me.But that’s a pipe dream.What are the chances that he’ll be back there?He had his fun.How often do Alphas need to fuck, anyway?
Shaking my head, I do my best to ignore the screaming in my head at the mess that comprises my room.Everything is so off kilter it’s insane.Has it always been this wrecked?Have I let myself go this badly?
I pull out the outfit and stare at it.Odd that they want me dressed in this.Perhaps they want it back?I thought it was mine.Maybe Jason refused to pay for it, so they’re making me find something else.Pity.It really is the most comfortable thing I own.
Just in case, I pack a change of clothes.This time, I plan to come prepared.If only I can prep my heart and body for the devastation I’m sure is about to occur.
Chapter13
Jason
I pacethe luxurious room for a big before I stop and glance at the various toys laid out on the dresser.This time, I will make it very clear how I feel about her safety.She may not want me as anything more than a paycheck, but dammit, she’s wormed her way into my heart in a way I can no longer ignore.
I hate it.I loathe it.I detest how I’m falling for someone like this again, someone who only wants me for what I can provide.Didn’t I already learn my lesson?
The major difference is, that gold-digging omega never once showed an ounce of vulnerability.The display Noelle showed in my office was one of fear, desperation, and abject longing—sensations I’m far too familiar with.
It doesn’t change anything, though.It will always end up the same, and I refuse to let another piece of my heart splinter off and vanish into the air… or rather with my boss’s now mistress.Let him foot the bill.Let him deal with her conniving ways.Better him than me.
Glancing at the clock, a frown tilts down my lips.She should be here by now.Did something happen to her?Did she chicken out?Or worse, did someone get to her first?Is she possibly with another Alpha as we speak?
As I pick up the room phone to call, the door opens and in steps my vexation.Before she turns to see me, I slide down into the leather chair next to the bed and simply watch her from the shadows.Here, I can stare at her to my heart’s content.
I note the clothes hanging on her slim curves.Though I had no way of knowing exactly what she’d choose from their vast array, I thought I made my orders clear.
This is the outfit she picked?Nothing about this screams opulence or even sexy.Only a few excuses come easily to mind, but none of them are good for her.
Either she defied me by grabbing something plain and simply, which would honestly be backed up by them not charging me any extra after the visit, or she did get something fancier and sold it.Problem is, the second one doesn’t seem like her.It’s far more likely she just chose to make herself smaller by getting the blandest, I’m assuming, thing they had.
My cock stirs as I watch her look around, uncertainty flashing in those innocent eyes.Not only did she defy me by coming back here, but she also defied me when she first left.Either means a punishment is certainly coming, and this time, I won’t hold back.
What a naughty, naughty omega.Were I Santa, she’d get a heaping stocking full of coal.Seeing as I’m just an Alpha hell-bent on teaching her a lesson, she’ll get something far more… impactful.
Her slight frame trembles as she steps further in the room and sniffs.Can she smell me?Does she know I’m here already?Narrowing my gaze, I skim her breasts and hips, noting how thin she is.Has she not been eating?
With the money still in her account, not that I looked before I got here, she should be fine.She should have more than enough.What the hell is she holding back for?
Daniel.My money would be on her brother.It makes the most sense.Still, though, at some point, she needs to put her first.She needs to see to her wants and desires.If only someone would take her hand and make her.
If only I could.
Anger and arousal swirl in my chest as she stands there, vulnerable and oh so small.She’s not mine to tend to.She should have another Alpha in her life.I can’t do it.I…
All these excuses, and none of them valid.Not really.I want to protect my heart.Pure and simple.I keep throwing up barriers to keep my tattered soul in as whole of a piece as I can manage.Knowing it and changing it are two different things.
I thought I was brave.I thought I was strong.How am I being brought so low by an omega who just uses me for my money?
You’re using her too.
