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how hard he tried. It’s funny how those primal urges never run the show when a single sexy grandma is near. It seems to only overtake them when a hot thing with questionable morals comes into view. When I’d pointed this out, he’d simply chuckled and said, “Well, they always turn me down politely, telling me that I remind them of their grandson.”
Sebastian was gone for nearly ten minutes, and when he returned he was ready to end the dinner sooner rather than later.
“I thought you were going to ditch me.”
He grinned.
Yeah, I get it, you’re hot. There’s no need to make a big deal out of it.
“Because your admirer seems to want to spend the rest of the night with you,” I pointed out, looking over my shoulder at her, and as I suspected, she was still eyeing him.
His attention slipped in her direction, a lascivious smile stretching over his lips. “Well, what a dilemma I have. Should I stay and finish dinner with the smart-mouth, snarky brunette who gets in more trouble than she can handle or go with her?” he joked.
Alpha and comedian, he sure has a lot on his plate. “I’m going to guess smart-mouth, snarky brunette. Is that wrong?
He laughed, a sound that quickly dissolved any feeling of apprehension I had.
“We’re having dinner. Tonight my time is yours. She can wait.”
Wow, should I be flattered that the Alpha of the most powerful pack in the country set aside a night just for me?
He leaned into the table, his eyes narrowed. “Has someone left you before?”
“No,” I lied, refusing to admit to the I had to catch a cab home.
His eyes narrowed further at the lie.
“I can take care of myself.” Then I put my hand to my head in overacted gesticulation, like in the old movies when a woman was overtaken by a fainting spell. “I declare even with my delicate woman sensibilities I’ve managed to call a cab or Uber driver to help me find my way home.”
He was frowning when I finished with my little performance. Hard crowd. I made my voice serious. “Sebastian, I can take care of myself. You all seem to forget that.”
“That’s not the point. It’s a principle. You don’t leave someone behind.”
“Yeah, in battle. I think I’m okay around a bunch of inebriated people.”
Sebastian had strangled me, locked me in a cage and a room, and often lied to me—or rather “got me to see the reality that he wanted me to see”—on many occasions, but I guess he would be damned if someone would leave me at a club. He was a very unique white knight; well maybe he was a gray knight. Depending on who was telling the story, he could very well be the black knight. I had gotten used to the blurred lines that surrounded Sebastian and the Midwest Pack.
Over the past few months Sebastian’s protection of and interest in me had amped to a new level. I couldn’t help but wonder, Has he found out something he wasn’t sharing?
I leaned in and hit him with a very maternal tone. “For the record, a woman like that, who has little concern that you are already here with someone, is nothing but trouble. Be careful.”
His eyes held a miscreant twinkle. “That is wonderful advice. I will consider it. Will you now take my advice?” He drained his glass, chewed the last bite of his steak, and then relaxed back into the chair. The stone cold gaze held mine. “Stop screwing with Michaela. Quell is hers. Period. If I need to make this easier for you, I will. You want to save Quell, walk away from him. Don’t force my hand on this. If he continues to be a problem, then I will make sure he stops being one.”
Unable to hide my irritation, I wrapped it around my words. “You mean you would dare to upset Michaela.”
He responded with a stern silence. I realized the consequences of me killing Michaela in a fight and Sebastian getting rid of a vampire that had become a pack problem were two different things. I understood the politics, but it didn’t make it any less frustrating.
“She’ll be
Sebastian was gone for nearly ten minutes, and when he returned he was ready to end the dinner sooner rather than later.
“I thought you were going to ditch me.”
He grinned.
Yeah, I get it, you’re hot. There’s no need to make a big deal out of it.
“Because your admirer seems to want to spend the rest of the night with you,” I pointed out, looking over my shoulder at her, and as I suspected, she was still eyeing him.
His attention slipped in her direction, a lascivious smile stretching over his lips. “Well, what a dilemma I have. Should I stay and finish dinner with the smart-mouth, snarky brunette who gets in more trouble than she can handle or go with her?” he joked.
Alpha and comedian, he sure has a lot on his plate. “I’m going to guess smart-mouth, snarky brunette. Is that wrong?
He laughed, a sound that quickly dissolved any feeling of apprehension I had.
“We’re having dinner. Tonight my time is yours. She can wait.”
Wow, should I be flattered that the Alpha of the most powerful pack in the country set aside a night just for me?
He leaned into the table, his eyes narrowed. “Has someone left you before?”
“No,” I lied, refusing to admit to the I had to catch a cab home.
His eyes narrowed further at the lie.
“I can take care of myself.” Then I put my hand to my head in overacted gesticulation, like in the old movies when a woman was overtaken by a fainting spell. “I declare even with my delicate woman sensibilities I’ve managed to call a cab or Uber driver to help me find my way home.”
He was frowning when I finished with my little performance. Hard crowd. I made my voice serious. “Sebastian, I can take care of myself. You all seem to forget that.”
“That’s not the point. It’s a principle. You don’t leave someone behind.”
“Yeah, in battle. I think I’m okay around a bunch of inebriated people.”
Sebastian had strangled me, locked me in a cage and a room, and often lied to me—or rather “got me to see the reality that he wanted me to see”—on many occasions, but I guess he would be damned if someone would leave me at a club. He was a very unique white knight; well maybe he was a gray knight. Depending on who was telling the story, he could very well be the black knight. I had gotten used to the blurred lines that surrounded Sebastian and the Midwest Pack.
Over the past few months Sebastian’s protection of and interest in me had amped to a new level. I couldn’t help but wonder, Has he found out something he wasn’t sharing?
I leaned in and hit him with a very maternal tone. “For the record, a woman like that, who has little concern that you are already here with someone, is nothing but trouble. Be careful.”
His eyes held a miscreant twinkle. “That is wonderful advice. I will consider it. Will you now take my advice?” He drained his glass, chewed the last bite of his steak, and then relaxed back into the chair. The stone cold gaze held mine. “Stop screwing with Michaela. Quell is hers. Period. If I need to make this easier for you, I will. You want to save Quell, walk away from him. Don’t force my hand on this. If he continues to be a problem, then I will make sure he stops being one.”
Unable to hide my irritation, I wrapped it around my words. “You mean you would dare to upset Michaela.”
He responded with a stern silence. I realized the consequences of me killing Michaela in a fight and Sebastian getting rid of a vampire that had become a pack problem were two different things. I understood the politics, but it didn’t make it any less frustrating.
“She’ll be
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