Damn it
I was so spaced out I didn't even hear him follow me
I'm going to be honest here, I don't like being controlled and this position is kind of bothering me right about now. Kind of
I don't waste time once I'm tired of being backed up against the tree and turn us around, putting my hand on his throat, pushing slightly
"Gotcha," I mock his tone
He just smirks down at me and raises his hands in fake surrender
"Kinky" He says and for the first time, I notice the slight British accent in his voice
I'm about to let go but I don't feel like giving him that satisfaction, so I lean closer to his ear instead and feel the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. It's kind of hard to lean in considering he's obviously a good 8 or 9 inches taller than me, but it is in moments like this that I'm grateful for being tall and wearing 4 inched boots
"You have no idea" I whisper before slowly letting go and backing off to face him
When I notice his expression I can't help but try to contain my chuckles, but the poor guy looks so shocked that I'm doubling down in laughter
After I wipe my tears from laughing so much I turn to look at him again, he's as red as a tomato and is scratching the back of his neck in embarrassment
Cute. Wait. What the fuck. No. I shake my head
"I bet you didn't think I would respond like that now did you" I cross my arms over my chest and smirk. I'm literally biting my tongue to not laugh
"Not at all, really caught me off guard," He says as he leans back on the tree
"That was the whole point dumbass" I roll my eyes and start walking back towards the cabin
"Wait," He gently grabs my wrist
I look down at his hand and back up at him raising an eyebrow
He immediately lets go and mutters an apology
"Don't worry about it. So, did you need something?" I ask sounding half bored
I need to get out of here, fast. When he touched my wrist I found myself not wanting him to let go and that's not good
"Um, yes. I wanted to introduce myself. My name's Jackson Hunter and as you very rudely stated I'm a lycan" He stretches out his hand
I stare at his hand for a second debating whether I should or shouldn't before hesitantly taking his hand and saying, "Nice to meet you Jackie," yup that's his nickname, "My name is Alexandra Volturi and as I'm sure you already know I'm a vampire"
"That isn't even my name" He says referring to my new acquired way to annoy him
"I know" I shrug
I hold his hand for a little too long before letting go
"Not to be rude or anything but if that was it," I awkwardly do finger guns, "I will be taking my leave" I turn on my heel fast and get ready to run
"Actually..."
I ball my fist and turn around to face him again, I'm such a masochist
"How do I ask this. Do you…know what's going on? Like, here?" He motions between him and I
I stay quiet for a second, "Yes? Kind of?" I really don't know how to answer him and something is telling me that if I want to leave I really shouldn't be even talking to him
"What exactly do you know?" He takes a step closer to me, the shy cute guy I saw a few moments back was completely gone
I unconsciously take a step back myself and put my hand in front of me
"Personal space please" he wasn't even that close but I could feel myself becoming dumber
He takes a step back and puts his hands in his pockets
"So?"
I look back up at him. Damn his eyes are pretty
"Well all I actually know is that I may or may not be your erasthai or something like that, aside from that I know nothing" I try to explain without sounding so bothered by it
He just nods and starts walking closer to me.
Goddamn it
"And how do you feel about that?" Nope, he isn't shy anymore
Too close, Too close
"Um....well..." I stutter. Why the actual fuck am I having trouble forming a sentence
He smiles down at me as if he's proud; that's when I notice the slightly long canines and remember what he is. That is all I needed to be brought back to my senses
I straighten my back and close the remaining gap between us as I look him in the eye; he raises an eyebrow questioning me
"I don't like it one bit so I don't want it" Yes! A full sentence!
And with that, I'm running towards the cabin again. I'm well aware a lycan is faster than a vampire, and considering I'm also half-human that makes me even slower, so when I don't hear him following me I guess that means he let me go. For now says a little voice in the back of my head
As I enter the cabin I push through sweaty bodies and head to the kitchen to get my drink again. After I finish making it, I head to the living room to find Sammy
She's on the couch talking with someone. Weird.
As I get closer I notice it's Cole the one Sammy is talking to. I decide to just sit across from them and take a sip from my drink. I focused on how Cole has a black eye. It must have been a pretty hard hit if he hadn't healed yet, unless it was from like 5 minutes ago. I turn my head as I feel a dip next to me on the sofa
"Als where did you go?" Sammy grabs my hand and looks at me
"I sensed Hunter so I ran" I shrug
"Makes sense" She lets go of my hand and I turns to look at Cole
"Hey Twi-" I shoot him a glare before he can even finish what he's saying
"Right, sorry, I was actually going to apologize about today, it was never my intention to offend you or anything Alexandra" It sounds genuine enough
"It's fine just don't do it again, I hate it. Also, just call me Alexa, Alexandra is just too bleh" I used to like my name a few years back. Now it sounds like an old lady name to me.
He grins at me and I return a smile. Ok, so he's not that bad. Kind of childish
I feel sparks around me and I have come to learn that that means dear ol' Jackie is around
As if confirming, my thoughts he comes into the living room and sits down next to Cole
They do a bro hug thing, I don't know, guys. Sammy looks at me as if to ask me it's fine, so I nod, at this, she looks at Jackson, smiles and relaxes.
"So, what's up between you two?" Cole moves his drink between Jackson and me
"Nothing"
"She's my erasthai" We both answer at the same time. I shoot him a glare. How can he say that so nonchalantly?
Cole's eyes widen, "The vampire that hates our existence is the erasthai to a lycan? Ironic"
"Don't sound so shocked" I roll my eyes
"Hates our existence?" Jackson glances at me confused
"Let me fill you in Jackie" He sends me a glare and I smile, "I, Alexandra Volturi, have a never-ending hatred for werewolves and their existence. And when I say werewolves that includes your kind too pretty boy" I playfully wink
"Is that so?" He raises his eyebrow
"'Tis so" I turn around to talk to Sammy while I finish my drink
"So, is that why your family is trying so hard to get permission to leave? So you can get away from me? I'm hurt, babe" He brings his hand up and over his heart
I choke on my drink and whip my head around to look at him, "What?"
"I am the Lord's son after all Alexandra, your family is really bothering him. My father, I mean. Request for a permanent leave from left and right. I imagine this is all you?" He leans forward to put his elbows on his knees
"Why do you want to leave so desperately?" asks Cole as he chugs his beer
"Yes, please do tell my dear erasthai" I could hear the cockiness in his voice, it's annoying
And he really dares ask me why
"If it wasn't obvious enough, because I am this dog's erasthai" I extend my hand towards Jackson
"And what's so wrong with that, Als" Sammy could at least dissimulate her infatuation with one of the many local eye candies
"Enough blabbering, how about this. Let's place a bet, but both of you can only know about it after you agree" I know Cole probably needs cash but damn my life could be on the line for all I know
Jackson moves his eyes from Cole to me. "I'm in if you are sweetheart" I want to punch that pretty face of his so bad and damn his accent
I look at him challengingly, he should know better than that by now
"Deal, now please tell me what this bet is supposed to be" I look at Cole daring him to make me do something I'll immensely regret or will lead to his demise
"Chill Alexa, it's a quite simple bet. You guys are gonna have to date for 6 months, if you decide to accept my friend here as your erasthai then that is that but if you don't Jackson will let you and your family out of the city. What do you think? Fair enough right?" He looks between me and Jackson expectedly
"Ugh, do I really have to date date this mutt?" I point towards His Royal Cockiness
"Yes, Alexandra you have to date date me. It's either, you do the bet and we see how that goes or my father and I just don't let you and your family out. This city is big enough for you to move to another side of it if you want to move so bad"
The point is to get as far away from him as possible, being in the same city won't do anything
I rewind on what he just said and immediately start getting angry. It was the same with my cousins, who do they think they are?
"You are all the same aren't you? Just because you rule the place I sadly have to live in you think you can rule my life" I'm getting very angry. I know this because my eyes are stinging, meaning I want to cry of frustration, and I suddenly feel like all I can hear is every single human heartbeat within a 10-mile radius
I think the three of them notice because I can clearly see the fear in Cole's eyes, he probably recognizes my look from this morning, Jackson's face goes from cocky to worry, and Sammy just ran off, most likely went to the car to get a blood bag. Good choice because normal food can't calm this right now. Yes, just like humans can calm down with food
I feel a warm cup in my hand and without even thinking I gulp the whole drink. I haven't felt this in a while, at least not to this extent. Since I have part human taste buds it tastes kind of salty but I don't care because that's all that will keep me from killing someone right now. Once I down the whole cup of red liquid I look back at Cole and Jackson
"Are you oka-" I cut Jackson off
"Fine, I'll do it, but don't get on my nerves because no matter how strong you are, I will break at least one bone in your body" even I surprised myself at how threatening I sound
"That's fine by me" He puts out his hand for me to shake
I grab it and raise my brow suggestively, "Kinky"
His voice gets quiet and low, "You have no idea"
I lean in closer, our lips almost touching, "I think I do"
2-0
Then I just let go and go back to talking with Sammy. I'm not going to lie, my heart did skip a little when I felt my lips barely brush his, but again, nothing he has to know
Sammy raises her cup and clears her throat, "I'm putting my money with Als. I don't think she's going to give in"
I nod in agreement, "Yeah I'm betting my money on myself too"
Cole and Jackson share a look before their shoulders start shaking in badly hidden laughter
"You guys really don't know how us werewolves work right?" Cole says, still laughing
Samantha and I angle our heads to the side simultaneously
"Well an erasthai bond is stronger than a mate bond, ergo, whether our dear Alexandra wants to or not, she will end up with me. Of course, it will be by free will." Jackson says with a mischievous glint in his eyes
I scoff and cross my arms while muttering, "Like if I'll let that fucking happen"
Sammy speaks up, "So do you guys want to play something?"
I know where she is taking this and I don't like it. She always does something like this when I'm around a boy
"Truth or Dare?" suggests Cole. Of course he's in on it
"Sure why not, please make it interesting" Responds Jackson
"Als you in?"
I know this is trouble but when have I kept away from it
"What kind of girl do you take me for? I'm no pussy"
"Ok, so I'll start. Alexandra," ladies and gentlemen there it is, "truth or dare"
"When do I ever pick truth?" I say as if it was super obvious
"Ok" she starts tapping her chin as if thinking but I'm not that dumb, it's clear what she wants
"I dare you to kiss Cole" Wait what?
"What?" Cole and Jackson voice my thoughts. I was getting mentally prepared to kiss Jackson, but Cole?
"You heard me. Now will you chicken out or will you do it?" Slowly I put the pieces together
Cole has a black eye that hasn't healed yet, for that he had to have gotten a pretty hard hit. In school I pulled Jackson off of someone, I know werewolves are very possessive of their mates so I can't imagine how a lycan would be. If the one that put their arm on my shoulder this afternoon was Cole it would make sense why Jackson would have hit him and why Cole still has the black eye and if I'm correct Sammy is doing this to get a reaction from Jackson. Does Sammy really want her friend to die? If a simple arm on my shoulder got him a black eye I don't want to know what a kiss will do.
"Sammy.." I say warningly
"What?" she asks innocently, "It can be just a peck"
I sigh and look at Jackson. Why am I looking at him? We haven't even started dating yet and he can't tell me what to do
"I'll do it" I grab Cole by the collar of his shirt
Cole looks at me wide-eyed but before he can do anything I just lean forwards to give him a peck. It wasn't even a touch because I barely got in Cole's face when I was suddenly over someone's shoulder as they walk through the crowd of people, all of them staring at us.
"Hey! What the fuck Hunter!" I try moving my legs but he grips them tighter
"Stop moving Alexandra" He abruptly puts me in what I assume is his car
He slides into the driver's seat and turns the ignition on before driving off like the maniac that he is, but I'm used to people driving crazy so that's nothing new, not like I can die easily anyway
I take a deep breath, "Jackie stop the car"
Silence
"Please?"
More silence
"Jackson stop the car" I try, a little more forcibly now
Nothing
"Jackson!"
The car suddenly stops and I jerk forward since I never put the seat belt on
"Hey! Be careful!" I turn around to look at him but he's already staring at me
I can't read his expression, he looks both mad and hungry. For what, I don't know but I'm sure I don't want to find out
I find out what he wants when he starts leaning. Not giving me time to stop him or even myself before our lips meet. My brain stops working as we kiss; one part is telling me to stop him and storm out of the car but another part doesn't want to stop. So far, the second side is winning because I find myself crossing the car center console to straddle on his lap
"Only I get to do this. Got it?" Jackson pulls away and says before swiftly covering my mouth with his once more
Stop yourself right now
But I like it, a bratty voice I've never heard tells me
Stop him!
Don't
I thread my fingers through his hair as he starts leaving kisses along my cheek and down to my collarbone. As he starts going back up my neck I feel him nibble and kiss here and there. At one point I feel his canines scrape my skin and my eyes fly open
"Stop!" I push him away as we both stare at each other, breathing hard. His lips look swollen and his hair messy
I can sense the anger radiating off him again, but it isn't directed at me.
I instinctively reach my hand out to cup his cheek but pull back, "Hey, what's wrong?"
He pulls me into a hug and takes a deep breath. I would push him off but something is telling me I either let him hug me or he goes back to the cabin and kills Cole; even though I'm the one at fault considering I grabbed Cole and almost kissed him. I decide it's best to just let him hug me. After a few moments I feel his heartbeat go back to normal
I slowly brush my hand through his hair trying to get him to calm down, "You better now?"
He nods and lets me go. I take this as my chance to get off him and back on my seat
He doesn't let go of my hand even though I try to take it back
"Again, stop moving and tell me where I should drop you off" He runs his free hand down his face in what seems like frustration
Usually, if someone talked to me like that they would have something else coming for them but I feel like right now is not the time to provoke him so I just tell him my address and we drive off. The whole car ride was quiet but I couldn't stop thinking about the kiss. Why am I so stupid? Why did my brain decide to shut off when I needed it the most? Why did I even kiss him back? Why am I slowly talking to him like if I didn't mind him or his presence? I get that maybe he didn't do anything wrong, but his statement back at the party shows me they are all the same. I'm letting my guard down around him and that's not good. It terrifies me. I won't let him play with me; I have to be with him for 6 months but that doesn't mean I'll let him do whatever. I'm better than that. As I said, no one controls me and I don't belong to anyone either. A pretty boy that claims to be my soulmate won't change that
"We're here" It barely comes out as a whisper, but I still hear him
"Thanks, be careful on your way back" I try to get my hand out of his once more but he just tightens his grip
"Can I ask you something?" He looks so, sad? Defeated? I don't know I'm bad with feelings
"Sure" I shrug
He turns around to look at me and my breath hitches at the intensity of his gaze, "Why do you hate me so much?"