Chapter 33 His Ridiculous Lie #2
“I won’t hide the fact that every member of this pack, including myself, my Beta and my Delta, have been cross-checked.
Those who have alibis that are absolute will be the ones I’m putting on guard duty from now on.
I know some of those accounted for are not warriors, but they will be given charge of the surveillance.
” A ripple of murmurs and uncertainty rushed through the room, and I frowned.
That would drastically cut patrols by a lot…
“I know this isn’t ideal, however, it comes down to the fact that anyone could be the killer.
They could be in this very room with us, finding this a fucking joke.
.. if you’re here then I’d like to say something.
“Liam continued, “I will find you, and when I do, you’re going to fucking pay. For every person you have killed and hurt, directly and indirectly, you will pay for your crimes.”
A wave of unease crossed the room. I saw a few people glance at one another. Fear… un-trust against once another… that was beginning to seep into the pack…
“The rest will be put under strict curfew. I don’t care if you have jobs, work, or whatever to do, at eight in the evening, everyone is to head home. If rules are broken, I will start putting fucking electronic tags on people, and I fucking mean it. Dismissed!” Liam said coldly, about to turn away.
A murmur of shock crossed the room and even Damon and Zack looked at Liam in surprise. It was clear they weren’t expecting that part. Uncle El frowned deeply. I felt someone needed to give the people some hope. Liam was about to turn away when I quickly rushed forward.
“Wait! Li- Alpha, can I say something?” I asked. He turned back, frowning slightly as I stopped right in front of him. Oh, I will bust you about the stupid forearm thing later, but right now these people need some light.
“What is it?”
“It’s about the last death,” I said quietly.
He frowned and nodded. Those who had been about to turn away stopped.
I looked at the group and gasped when Liam lifted me onto the table that stood behind them.
A few people chuckled and I glared at him.
I’m not that small! Well, now I was a foot or so taller than him and I had a good view of the room…
“I know everyone has things to do, I also know we are all feeling super scared and worried… I am too... but it’s okay to feel that way.
I won’t take too much of your time.” I began playing with my fingers.
“The last victim was my mother, Kimberly, or as most of you knew her, Kim. I was the one who found her body.”
Gasps and murmurs rippled through the room. I even saw a few suspicious looks but I didn’t mind. It was human nature to look for something or someone to blame. It was our way of coping with things.
“I know things look rough now, but I promise things will get better. We will find the killer, and although the measures are harsh,” I said, looking at Liam.
I was not going to sugar-coat the truth.
“They are there for a reason. To protect us and our people. That’s all we can do right now, and I’m sure we will get to the bottom of this soon enough. ”
Many nodded, I felt the worry from them ease slightly.
Damon gave me an approving smile and nod, Uncle El was smirking ever so slightly, and Zack nodded in agreement to my words.
I looked at Liam, who was observing me with an emotion in his eyes that I couldn’t read.
He stepped closer to the table, but I jumped down before he could even lift me down.
“I need to talk to you about something,” I said, narrowing my eyes at him. He cocked a brow and nodded.
I’ll be stopping by tonight.
Okay, I said, my stomach fluttering.
I turned to Zack and Damon, looking at Damon. He deserved better... I would talk to him the next chance I had because he did not deserve this, at all.
“Nice speech, Luna,” he said with a wink.
“Thanks,” I said softly, unable to even come up with a comeback because it was like he already knew…
His arm wrapped around my shoulders and he kissed my forehead. I wrapped my arms around his waist, giving him a squeeze. No matter what, he’d still be important to me.
Much later, I was pacing my room. Do I kick him in the balls or do I just shout at him?
I knew it was him the moment I heard the knock on the door and pulled it open; he immediately had me in his arms, kicking the door shut behind him and passionately kissing my lips.
I kissed him back, trying not to drown in the pleasure that consumed me before I remembered that there was something I really needed to do!
Tugging away, I frowned at him, making him raise a brow.
“Did I do something?”
“Yes! Your dick is not the side of my forearm!” I blurted out, instantly regretting how stupid that sounded. Wait… what if Liam thought I knew it had been a joke? It was too late for me to say anything when Liam crossed his arms, curling his lips in as he suppressed a smirk.
“Oh, yeah? Have you seen it?” He asked, and I could sense his amusement growing. “Or… has that been on your mind all day?” My cheeks burned, and I glared at him.
“Not at all! There are many better things to talk and think about than your disturbingly minuscule penis!” I growled.
“At least minuscule works. I mean from what I could see you’re fucking tiny-” I smacked his arm hard.
“Hey!” I scolded, feeling absolutely mortified. “Listen! This isn’t funny; you scared me when you said your dick was that big!” He chuckled, and I mean full on laughed, not even caring that I was humiliated and terrified.
“Seriously Raven? I said your forearm; I could have meant from your wrist or any part of your arm,” he teased, still laughing. The sound made my stomach flutter, but it was so awkward!
“You said forearm!” I said, staring down at my wrist. “That terrified me.” He smirked, leaning down.
“Why were you imagining us having sex?” He teased, advancing towards me. My heart skipped a beat, and I did my best to poke my eyes out at him.
“Not at all. I don’t want to have sex with you,” I lied, my heart racing when he caged me between the walls and his arms.
“Really?” He whispered. Our eyes met, and I licked my lips.
“No, not really…” I said, my gaze falling to his moist lips. “I want a kiss though…”
A small smirk crossed his lips before his lips met mine in a delicious, sizzling kiss that ignited that flame of desire that coursed through me and made me whimper in pleasure. His body was pressed against mine and I became very aware of his hard wood that was pressing against my stomach.
Our kisses became hungrier. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him down. Goddess, he was such a good kisser. I gasped for air and broke away, wishing I didn’t need air… wanting to stay moulded against him. I stared into the magnetic blue eyes of his wolf, breathing hard.
Moving back slowly, I looked down at the visible tent in his grey sweatpants, although his boxers seemed to be restricting him somewhat. I swallowed, hard and a devilish smirk crossed his lips.
“What’s the matter, love? Want to take a look?” He asked huskily.
My cheeks flushed. As much as I wanted to, I shook my head, tiptoeing and kissing him hard before running my hands along his shaft for a moment, trying to get a rough idea on the size. He groaned in pleasure before I pulled away and glared at him.
“You ain’t getting anything more because you made a mockery of me!” I stated before getting into bed, trying to get rid of that ache between my legs.
“I’ve waited for years… I can wait a little longer,” Liam said softly as he got into the bed behind me.
His words tugged at my chest, and I realised that he didn’t really have long left. Time was ticking, and we still didn’t know the answer to the curse…