CHAPTER 30
WREN
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I just want to devour her. I’m still pissed off at the fact she didn’t just agree to move to the tower when I initially asked. I resorted to actual fucking begging, and she still denied me. I want to throw her over my shoulder and drag her ass out of here, kicking and screaming if I have to. I can’t tell her what’s going on right now because I know it’ll panic her.
When I came back from picking up food, I scented a couple of werewolves near her apartment. I know it’s Jullian’s men. What happened in the club last night has made him vengeful, and he’s clearly found out where Chess lives now. I can’t leave her here to fend for herself. I know she can handle herself in general, but when it comes to Jullian, her trauma rears its ugly head and cripples her.
I can’t risk her getting hurt because I couldn’t keep my fucking mouth shut last night. If she insists on staying here, I’ll have to have Alex guard her when she’s not with us…obviously he’ll have to be discreet.
I lick my lips and pull away from her, slowly slipping my fingers from her drenched cunt. She’s fucking soaked and I love it. She’s panting heavily as her fingers grip into the edge of the counter. Her mouth is gaped open, and her eyes are tightly squeezed shut. She came so fucking hard around my fingers that I’m frustrated it wasn’t my dick in her.
She glances down at me, and I drag my fingers across my tongue as I stare at her. I see her visibly swallow and she licks her lips as I suck on them. “You really know what you’re doing down there,”
she pants out.
“I’ve got a few years on you, Chess. I would hope that I know what I’m doing,”
I chuckle. Not that I’ve done this recently with anyone. I stand up and settle myself between her thighs as I rest my hands on her hips. “Do you still need to think about it?”
I know I’m being pushy, but I need this to happen.
“You’re so annoying,”
she snorts. “You just want me in the tower so you can take advantage of me,”
she teases.
I smirk at her and lean in closer to her face. “That might be one of the reasons, but not the only one. I promise, no funny business unless you want it.”
“You’re making this very difficult for me to say no, Wren.”
“That’s the point, Chess,”
I purr against her lips. “I want you to do as I ask. You’ll get your own room, so it’s not like you’ll be forced to tolerate me with no reprieve. I won’t interfere with your work or daily life. All I want is for you to leave this shithole that you call home.”
“It is a shithole,”
she sighs. “I fucking hate it here.”
She presses her lips to mine lightly and then pushes back on my chest. “Fine. I’ll move in today.”
I pull back from her, completely surprised at her compliance. “Really?”
“No funny business. We keep this professional during work hours, you got that?”
“And what about after work hours?” I smirk.
She rolls her eyes and drops her feet to the floor. “We’ll see how this goes. I already told you I can’t be with you the way you seem to want, but I do enjoy your company.”
“I’ll take whatever you can give me for now.”
“You’ll have to find food elsewhere though. I’m not letting you feed off of me.”
“Of course…are you alright with me doing that though? I know how much you despise the idea of feeding on the blood whores.”
“They’re doing it willingly, Wren. It’s not like you’re feeding on them without permission.”
“Get your things in order and pack up. I’ll have Alex meet you here in an hour.”
“Where are you going?”
She raises her eyebrow at me questioningly, and I turn away from her to grab my abandoned burrito.
“I have some errands to run in the meantime…some business to take care of if you will. I won’t be long.”
“Alright. I’ll get all my stuff set up, but I need to go to the compound at some point to check in with Adrian.”
“Alex can drive you there as well.”
“I have a car, Wren.”
“He’s seeing Adrian anyways, so I’m sure he’ll be thrilled to tag along.”
“Wait, what?”
“You didn’t know? Alex and Adrian are…hmm, I don’t even know how to classify it…fuck buddies as you would probably put it.”
She snorts out a laugh and shakes her head with a smile on her face. “I never knew Alex was gay, let alone Adrian.”
“Alex is bi. He likes women as well…he’s just going through a weird phase in somehow liking Adrian. He’s such an asshole.”
“He is,”
she giggles. “I fucking hate him.”
“I’ll see you in a few hours, okay?”
“Okay,”
she says quietly.
I give her a quick kiss and take my breakfast to go. I glance back at her once I open the door, and she’s smirking at the floor with a blush creeping across her cheeks. She looks so happy and innocent in this moment. I need to protect this version of her. As much as her sassy, hard personality irks me, I do enjoy her banter. I want a girl that can show me both sides of herself. I never want her to feel broken again. I need to protect her.
I close the door behind me and jog down the stairs as I punch out the call to Alex. “Wren? Where are you? Is everything okay with Frankie?”
“She’s doing well, Alex. Listen, I want you to come pick her up from her apartment in an hour. I have some shit to take care of or I would take her myself.”
“What’s going on? Why do I have to pick her up? Did something happen?”
“She’s moving into the tower for now, and I don’t want her going off on her own. She’s being watched.”
“Wait, are you still there? Who the fuck is watching her?”
“Yes, I’m just leaving now. She’s packing up her things and will be waiting for your call when you get here.”
“Wren, what are you doing?”
“What do you mean?”
“Who’s watching her, Wren?”
“Jullian.”
“Don’t. Don’t fucking do something stupid, Wren.”
“I’ll talk to you later, Alex. Set her up on our floor. I think she’ll like the corner room the best.”
“Wren!”
He screams just as I hang up the phone.
I can’t let him get involved. I can’t let him get hurt or pulled into the mess that I already created.