I knocked on the door and heard her grumbled, “Shit,” through the door. “Go away Wyser,” she said strained. The hairs on my neck stood and I pounded on her door.
“Let me in Hannah.”
“No.”
“I’ll break this fucking door down if you don’t.”
The lock clicked and she opened the door. Her face was red with tears and backed away as I pushed my way into her room. I shut the door and locked it so we wouldn’t have any visitors.
“Princess, what’s wrong?”
She shook her head and glared through her tears. “I don’t fucking cry you asshole.”
The chuckle escaped before I could stop it but it only made her angrier. “Why are you crying then?”
She shoved me back when I stepped to close. “Because—because of you. You didn’t help at all. You just stood there with that stupid unaffected smirk on your face and the professor knew it was only me who wanted out. I thought you were going to help—”
“No I never said I’d help. I said I’d follow your damn rules if he wouldn’t let us switch partners.”
She threw her hands up in the air in frustration. “What was the point in going to him then?”
I moved closer to her and her eyes flared. “I’m sorry, I couldn’t give you up. It’s the only way I’m going to get to see you now. You already told me that. I had to have an excuse to be around you. I won’t apologize for wanting to use this semester as a reason to be with you.”
She blew out a breath blowing strands of her hair out of her face. “That’s so stupid yet so sweet.”
She threw me off constantly with her mood swings. I never knew what to expect from her. That’s why when I felt her lips on mine I sucked in a breath. They were soft and she moved them experimentally on mine. I held as still as possible until she ran her tongue along my lip. That was all I could take before I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close. I deepened the kiss and groaned when I felt her hand slid up the back of my shirt. She dug her blunt nails into my skin, but the sting didn’t bother me, not when she whimpered trying to get closer to me.
I yanked my lips from hers breathing heavily. My senses heightened and my skin tingled with need. I wanted so badly to mate, but I wasn’t going to push it no matter how hard it was to keep my hands from sliding between her legs to feel how much she wanted me.
Her eyes widened and then she shoved me back licking her swollen lips. “No, this can’t keep happening.” Her voice low and raw with the passion we’d just shared.
“Hannah—”
“No I already told you. My rules or I drop and go home. I can’t let anything happen to you dammit.”
“Nothing will.”
She shook her head. “You have no idea. I’m trying to protect your fucking ass, and you’re just going to keep pushing it.”
“I can’t let you go. You’re my mate, the one, my soul mate; however you want to hear it. That’s not something that I can just shove aside all right? I’ll behave after this, but right now I need to know how you feel. That might help.” It wouldn’t. It would drive me crazy with need, but at least I’d know that it would be worth it. I’d know that she was feeling what I was.
“You’re not stupid, you know how I feel.”
I stepped into her space again crowding her. It’s what I did best. “No, you have to tell me.”
She sighed and closed the distance and whispered, “I’ve never felt this way before. The way my heart pounds and the flutters in my stomach, so much I feel sick, yet it’s a feeling I wouldn’t trade anything for. I think about you all the time, and I feel like a giddy girl, and if you haven’t figured it out by now that isn’t me. I think about all the things you could do to my body and I get turned on when I realize for the first time I want to know what the big deal is about sex, only with you I know it will be so much more—” she brushed her lips on mine and pulled back. “Is that honest enough for you?”
I gulped surprised by her words and nodded. “I—yes, but now it makes me want to take you to bed and show you how good this will be. I need a distraction to keep me from ripping your clothes off of your body, kiss me again.”
She nodded and lifted up on her toes and cupped my face in her hands. She kissed me, softly sweetly, and I knew she was unpracticed, but she gave it her all. I felt everything she said in that kiss. I walked her back against the wall and took her hands in mine and lifted them above her head lacing our fingers together and then I kissed her the way I’d been dreaming of. I kissed her the way that took the breath from us both and left us panting. Burying my face in her neck I took in her scent and licked behind her ear. “One day Hannah, you’ll be mine.”
Her whispered, “I hope so,” did little to ease the ache I felt.
Chapter 2
Hannah
“One day Hannah, you’ll be mine.”
I needed him to stop, to leave, and keep his promise. I was torn. A part of me was pissed that I fell too deeply for him and wanted him so badly. The other part swooned, and for the first time in my life I felt what real attraction was. Already a part of me needed him. I felt it down to the very depths of my soul. We were soul mates. He’d told me, but I wasn’t the type of girl who believed in the fairy tale ending. I grew up with Eli Nichols for fucks sake. He certainly didn’t raise me to be soft, but since meeting Wyser a part of me had softened, if only for him.
The feel of his body against mine brought on such a need. It made me rethink everything. My whole life, all the hate my father ingrained in my head suddenly felt so small to what I was feeling.
His lips were on my neck and he kissed a path to my chest and kissed me above my shirt. My heart pounded in my ears, and I let out the long drawn moan I tried holding back. His body hardened against mine and I squirmed. My body was on fire.
“What do you want me to do Hannah?”
That was the question. What did I want? As hard as it was I had to stop this—before it went too far, only I was afraid it already had. “Stop, please.” I forced the words out even when my body mourned the loss of his touch. The second I said the words he stepped away from me. “I can’t.”
He nodded but I could see the hurt. “I better go.”
For the first time Wyser left me alone and didn’t look back. I watched him walk out of my door and then down the hall. His back was stiff and he moved fast. I wasn’t sure how we would move past this. Over and over I repeated the same thing. I was trying to protect him. I explained it to him. He knew how I felt I explained that too. So why did I feel so horrible? Why did I feel like Wyser had just taken my heart with him?
My phone chimed, and I glared at the name that scrolled across the screen. It was Ryan.
“Hello,” I said trying to bury my anger.
“Is everything all right?”
I rolled my eyes even though he couldn’t see. “Of course it is. I told you, I know how to take care of myself.”
“What about that—Noxi?” his words were poorly digested, and left a bad after taste.
“I told you I had that handled. Now who’s the fucking older one? Ryan, back the hell off. I’ve got my shit in order. How about you?”
He was quiet for a minute before I hear his sigh. “Dad’s losing’ his mind. I swear he is seeing things that aren’t there.”
“What are you talking about?”
“He’s all paranoid, and he’s getting meaner if you can believe that.”
I might not have liked my father much—but he was the only one I was given. “I’ll come home then.”
“NO!” something rustled in the background. “I mean, no it’s okay. He’d kill me if he knew I’d told you.”
“Fine, but you have to tell me what’s going on. I can’t help if I don’t know.”
“Okay Hannah.”
“Love you Ry,” I said and hung up.
The whole conversation was weird, but I had a feeling something was going to happen. Keeping Wyse
r away right now was the best bet. If my father was even more off his rocker, than I’d do well to remember all the things I was taught.
The rest of the day was spent doing school work. It felt like I had a ton and it was six hours before my grumbling stomach pulled me out of my zone. My stomach growled again and I sighed. I was worried about leaving. I had a feeling Wyser would be persistent, and I wasn’t in the right mind to keep saying ‘no’. Not when my body and my heart screamed ‘yes’.
I pulled on a new tee shirt and took a deep breath before leaving my room, locking the door behind me. I made my way to the Commons area without getting stopped. Nibbling my lip I cringed when I realized I was actually disappointed he wasn’t waiting for me. Hell I was so screwed up.
I’d never been conflicted about anything in my life, and I found I didn’t like it. Life and decisions were supposed to be simple, and if my father wasn’t the man who started the biggest hate group and rebellion then maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. If I was just a normal girl at college I’d be able to do what I pleased.
When I entered the room the chatter surrounded me. The room was filled, and I scanned each face wondering if Wyser was around. I didn’t see him and shrugged shaking off my wave of disappointment. I went to the line and grabbed my food and paid. I didn’t feel the need to stick around so I left without looking back. Food in hand I slowly made my way back to my room. I never realized how lonely I was.
I was in my own world and hadn’t even heard him approach until his hand gripped my arm. On instinct I dropped my food and slammed my elbow back. Instead of hearing the satisfying crunch that told me I’d landed the blow he grabbed my arm and spun me.
“That’s not very nice princess.”
I gasped when he brushed his lips on mine. I didn’t pull away and oh how I should have. Each touch made it harder. When all I really wanted to do was be with him.
“Don’t sneak up on me then, especially in the dark. It’s been a long day, and I’m tired and hungry.”
“Then I guess you should eat.”
I nodded. “I really should.”
He grabbed my hand ignoring my food on the ground. I didn’t ask questions. Instead I let myself go and let him lead me. At the point I would have let him take me anywhere.
Chapter 3
Wyser
I loved that she let go when I was around. All day I had to keep myself away, but when I saw her walking alone I couldn’t resist. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to stay away. Hannah was just going to have to deal. I understood she thought I would be in danger by being near her, but I was in more danger of losing my fucking mind if she kept me away.
It was hard to tell how she was going to react. This time she followed behind me as I led her back to my small apartment. We didn’t get dorms like the humans, but it was better this way. I had a kitchen. I wasn’t too happy about sharing my space with two others, but Aux was actually a pretty cool laid back dude. I still hadn’t gotten over Ayres’s comment and I hoped he wasn’t home.
We stopped in front of the building and she yanked back on my hand. “Where are we going?”
I smiled. “To get you some dinner before you starve to death.” I chuckled when I heard her stomach growl and she blushed.
“I got distracted today.”
“Well, let’s go inside. The others may or may not be there. Just ignore them. Aux is okay, but Ayres, well he hopefully will run when he sees you.”
“Why?”
I shrugged. There was no need to tell her if she didn’t see his face. It was black and blue. I smirked every time I thought about it. It would teach him to watch how he talked about women, especially my woman.
“What if they don’t like me?”
She was worried about meeting his friends. He would have laughed if it wasn’t so sweet. She was starting to show a different side of herself, and he loved it. At least around him she wasn’t so hard and uncaring like she appeared to be.
“They’ll love you, and if they don’t fuck ‘em.”
She nodded, but he could still sense her nerves as he led her upstairs to his apartment. He’d never brought a girl home—ever.
Climbing the stairs pushed out the thoughts of his family. He wasn’t sure they would approve of her any more than her father would approve of him. Well not as bad as her father. His family wasn’t violent.
He opened the door and the smell of dinner filled his nose. Aux was home. He was the cook.
“That’s smells so good,” Hannah said.
He nodded and shut the door. He pulled her towards the small kitchen and Aux spun around with a spatula in his hand and his eyes widened.
“Well hello there,” he said with his dimpled smile.
She smiled. “Hi.”
“Well, I’m Aux, and you must be Hannah.”
She nodded. “It’s nice to meet you.”
“It’s nice to meet you too, are you eating with us tonight?”
“Yes, she is.”
Aux eyed her curiously, and I held back my jealousy. He wasn’t like Aryrs.
“Good, it’ll be nice to have a female around. You’re not allergic to anything are you? My partner Nessa is allergic to everything.”
“Thank god I’m not.”
Aux laughed. “Good, it’ll be ready in ten.” Then he looked at me. “Aryrs will be here too. He’s in his room now. Maybe you ought to let him know she’s here so he doesn’t make an ass out of himself—again.”
I nodded and left Hannah with Aux while I went to the closed bedroom door. I knocked and then opened the door. “Hey, Hannah’s here. Don’t be a douche.”
He glared at me—at least I think he did, but he nodded. “Okay. Now fuck off.”
I shut the door holding back my chuckle from his lisp. I’d hit him hard, and that shouldn’t have thrilled me as much as it did, but well hell it did.
When I got back into the kitchen Hannah was perched on the stool talking to Aux
“Yeah, my family isn’t too—”
“Keen on our relationship right?” I finished for her.
She rolled her eyes. “If that isn’t the biggest understatement of the century.”
Aux shrugged. “It shouldn’t matter what your parents think. Once you feel that call of the mating bond there is not denying it. It’s impossible so they might as well get used to the fact that their daughter is mating with a Noxi.”
“Do you know from experience?” she asked.
He blushed. “Well, no, but I’ve heard about it, and if its anything like I’ve been told you’re probably having a very hard time being away from him, just as bad as he is from you.”
Hannah nodded. “Yeah well if he wouldn’t follow me around maybe I’d get a chance to feel that. So far though he’s always around.” She laughed when Aux’s eyes widened and I laughed.
“I can’t help it.” I wasn’t ashamed of how I felt.
She looked at me and her eyes were soft. “I know.”
There was a moment. Everything froze as our eyes stayed locked on each other. So much was said with no words at all. In that moment she was open to me. I could see how she felt in her eyes. In the way her chest heaved. Nothing or no one else mattered.
“Get a fuckin’ room.” It was Aryrs who shattered the moment and if Hannah wouldn’t have gasped when she saw his face I would have kicked his ass—again.
“You never learn do you?” Aux said in exasperation.
Hannah didn’t seem to care. She hopped off the stool and walked up to him. Glaring at him she leaned in crooking her finger. He leaned in too. “Apparently you already had your ass handed to you—I’d refrain from pissing me off. I’m not as nice as the other guy.” Then she punched him in the gut before backing away.
Aux’s laughter broke up the tension. I watched to make sure Aryrs wasn’t going to do something stupid. Instead he held his hands up and watched her leery.
“Sorry,” he grumbled before he stormed out of
the apartment.
Aux was still laughing when Hannah sat back on the stool.
“What?” she asked irritated.
“You two are terrible. He can’t take much more from you guys. But that was fucking hilarious. You’re a tough bitch aren’t you?”
She looked back at me. “You did that to him?”
“Yeah.”
“Why?”
“He said something about you he shouldn’t have.”
Her eyes widened, and then her frown tilted up into a small smile. He shook his head confused by her. She seemed totally at ease that he fucked his roommate up.
“Let’s eat,” Aux said changing the subject.
She dug in without a word until she realized both me and Aux were staring at her. She covered her mouth and blushed. “Oh was I supposed to wait or something?”
“No princess, eat. It’s fine, we just aren’t used to seeing women eat like that.”
Her blush deepened before she shrugged. “I haven’t eaten all day so I’m starving.”
Aux sat down on her other side and I sat right next to her. My thigh brushed hers and she glanced down for a second before continuing to eat. She wasn’t kidding. She was hungry, and she wasn’t uptight about eating. For the next ten minutes there was nothing but the sound of chewing as we ate our dinner. It felt right having Hannah around. She fit in, a lot more than she probably thought. Take her out of her comfort zone and she seemed to do great. It was almost like she was meant to be a part of our kind. Not living with two hate filled men.
I’d do my best to take her away from that. It was only a matter of time before our relationship got back to her father. I would do anything to keep Hannah safe, but I had a feeling she would do the same—for me. I expected tomorrow to be a day where she ignored me. She was random with her acceptance of me. It was like she was constantly battling with herself. In truth that was probably what was happening. She seemed too lost, and I wanted to make everything better for her.
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