“Is that all I get? A blank stare?”
I blinked. “Yes.”
His eyes dipped to my mouth, and he licked his lip. “I have to tell you that I find you very attractive. You are virtually irresistible to me, and it has nothing to do with whom you remind me of.”
“Wow.”
He stole another glance at my lips. “Wow?”
I shook my head, swallowing. “I mean, why do you have to tell me that?”
Rising to his feet, he smirked. “For when you find your power and decide you can date another teacher again.”
CHAPTER 14
JOSHUA
I retreated to the shadows, to the darkest spot of the restaurant where she couldn’t see me anymore. I watched as she munched on her burger, loving every gesture. She ate like a beast. I couldn’t wait to feast with her. I bet she would drink a body dry before I got a chance to taste it.
Oh how much I wanted to tasteher. If she knew how much I loved her, how I’d protect her, how I’d do everything in my might to make her happy, she’d just give herself to me right now and never look back.
This time, she was mine. The twin animals would have nothing on the hell I’d planned to unleash upon them if they thought of touching her again.
Fated mate my ass. They would say anything to have her.
Every creature wanted a piece of you, my beloved. Even the devil himself.
But you’re mine, Isabella. Don’t ever forget that.
I’ll protect you from them all. Even that pathetic human coming on to you now.
She disdained the drunken jerk, slowly chewing her food, her nose crinkling with disgust.
He wouldn’t take a hint, of course. Good. I was hungry and ready for dinner.
He leaned in, his filthy breaths on her forehead. “Why are you being so stubborn? You like to play hard to get?”
She dropped the rest of her burger on the plate. “You need to leave right now. I told you I’m not interested.”
“You and I are going to happen. The sooner you get that through your thick skull, the better off you’ll be.”
Oh no, you didn’t.
One of the bikers scorned the asshole, telling him to respect the woman’s wishes. Yet again he wouldn’t listen.
In a blur, I reached Isabella’s table. By the look on her face, I could tell she was astonished and relieved to see me. “Is there a problem, here?”
“This doesn’t concern you,” he said.
Standing a few inches taller than him, I stepped in, turning his body toward me. “The lady doesn’t want to talk with you. You should go.”
“Lady?” he snorted. “Why don’t you get your ass out of here and go get your own bitch?” He grabbed Isabella’s arm. “This one is mine.”
When she yelped and her heartbeat thumped in my ears, my composure went down the gutter. I gripped the bastard’s hand and twisted his arm behind his back. Taking the back of his neck in a tight grip, I banged his head on the free table next to Isabella’s. I didn’t want to splatter blood on her food.
He groaned a few swears, fully incapacitated. I was sure I broke a bone of his in the way, too. “When a lady tells you to leave, you fucking leave.” I glanced at Isabella over my shoulder. “Get in your car and lock it. I’ll be right there in a second.”
CHAPTER 15
