Forbidden Alpha - Chapter 150

Gabe

Our conversation came to a standstill after he asked about Olivia, the food arrived and I shoveled the delectable goodness into my mouth. Leo watched me as I ate but I pretended not to notice. I asked him how his food was and he said the food orgasm was amazing and he would definitely be coming back. As soon as we were done we headed back. Thankfully he read the room and didn’t ask any more questions. I needed space and a shower as soon as possible.

I didn’t miss the way he threw his bottom lip out in a pout when I said goodbye. When we got back to the packhouse, I ran upstairs and locked the door behind me. I wouldn’t want any more uninvited visitors. I jumped into the shower and breathed a sigh of relief when the scalding water burned my skin.

Pain. It was pain that erupted and spread as my skin cried. It was my friend and would stay by my side long after anything else. I only needed to think about it and her. I knew what Leo wanted but I also knew I didn’t want to ruin anything with Odis. I couldn’t help but laugh, I didn’t want to ruin anything with my friend, Odis.

Today was my last day off, tomorrow Leo and I would guard Ady again. The water dripped from my hair into my eyes and the world became blurry. What I did before on a day off was clear but what I would do now on a day off was a mystery. Or was it? I would lay in bed until I fell asleep and maybe when I woke up it would be a new day.

Eventually, I washed and got out of the shower. As I dried myself down a knock sounded. Thank Goddess, I locked the door. I heard it, I knew I heard it but a part of me didn’t want to open in. I wanted to stay in my home, alone, curled up in bed. I sighed and wrapped the towel around my hips before I opened the bathroom door.

I inhaled sharply as the cold air hit me and goosebumps broke out down my arms and chest. I could feel the water from my hair starting to drip down my neck and back. My breathing came out slowly as I made my way towards the door. When the person on the other side of the door knocked again I reached for the handle. I opened the door and I was shocked to find Odis standing on the other side. I don’t know why but I was expecting to see Leo.

“Hello, Beta,” I said keeping it professional. I reached up and held onto the doorway above my head. He was still dressed in the same clothes he’d been wearing this morning.

“Is he here?” He asked. He didn’t say hi and he had the nerve to glare at me.

“Who?” I asked, feigning innocence.

“Is he here, Gabriel?” He asked.

Well.

I shook my head. “No, Beta, he isn’t but I don’t see how that’s any of your business.”

In an instant, he was on me, his hand wrapped around and gripped the back of my neck. He pushed me back and I stumbled as I tried to stay upright. “Don’t tease me,” Odis warned. “Not today, not after what I saw this morning. You don’t even know the feelings and thoughts that have plagued me over the past few hours.”

He pushed me until I slammed into the table. I could barely breathe as I stared up at him, he was angry. I wasn’t sure why and I wasn’t sure that I cared. I liked seeing him like this, I wanted to see him so angry he lost control. I wanted to see what lay behind the mask he always wore. I liked knowing that he was losing a grip on it because of me.

“Why don’t you show me then?” I asked. My jaw almost dropped after the words left my mouth. What did I just say? I didn’t know I was so bold… or did I? Memories of last night played over and over again. I wanted to know what could have happened, what maybe should have happened.

“What?” He asked. For the first time since I opened the door, I saw the hesitation in his eyes.

“Show me what you’ve been thinking about all morning, show me what you want.”

His lips parted, his eyes darkened, and his hands slid up into my hair. He gripped a handful and pulled on it harder, exposing my throat to him. “And what exactly do you think I want to show you?” Odis asked.

I met his eyes, which were darker than I’d ever seen them. “I want you to show me whatever it is you want. I don’t want you to lie to me and tell me you want to be my fucking friend. I want you to show me what you want. I want you to show me all of those dirty little thoughts you’re hiding.”

Time stood still with me seated on the table staring up at him tauntingly and him standing in front of me glaring down at me. I don’t know how long we stayed like that but I held my breath while I waited for him. He leaned in, his thighs pressed against mine, and I felt a hard bulge press against my stomach.

A very impressive hard bulge. I gulped. Okay, Beta was hung. Who am I to downplay him? “You not only wake up early but you spend your morning with another man, doing goddess knows what?” He asked. The non-caring mask-wearing Odis I wanted to dirty and rile up was gone. The Odis in front of me was furious and his possessive tone made me shiver. “Were you just training, Gabriel?” He asked as he leaned down so he was close, so close.. “Or did you do something else that required a shower?” His voice was low and dangerous and all the things I like.