Chapter 31
Adler
It takes me an unnecessarily long time to get to the dock where the ferry takes off. I’m not even sure where it goes, I just know it gets you the hell out of Hollow Trails. It gets you into territory that isn’t overrun with aliens and things far worse.
I rush out of my car, running toward the dock when a man stops me. “Can I see your ticket, sir?” He asks.
I huff, crossing my arms across my chest and glaring at this man. “I don’t have time for this, I’m looking for someone.” I insist, but this man doesn’t seem to care. “Well, you can look for them while you look for your ticket.” He says casually.
The urge to shift is overwhelming, nobody would argue with me if I were shifted, but I don’t do that in public. I only shift in the comfort of mine and my unit’s homes and in the woods. “Let's throw this guy in the river.” My alien is practically screaming in my head.
I pull my wallet out instead, not having the energy or the time to wait in the long line at the ticket booth. “How much to pretend you saw a ticket?” I ask while casually flipping through the bills in my wallet.
The guard, or whoever he is, huffs and crosses his arms across his chest. “That’s not how this works, sir. A ticket isn’t even that much, just wait in line.” He insists.
Nope, not going to happen. I pull several hundred dollars out of my wallet and show it to him. “I don’t know, I think $600 can be pretty convincing.” I say with a small shrug of my shoulders.
The man sighs heavily, snatching the cash out of my hand before stepping aside and letting me through the little gated area.
I rush through the dock, shoving past people on my way to the ferry and running up onto it as soon as I reach it.
I spend what has to be the next 20 minutes looking at every level, shouting Violet’s name and scanning the crowd for the fiery red curls that I’ve grown to love so much.
I’m convinced that I’ve failed and that I missed the ferry she left on, knowing I’d never be able to find her if she actually got out of Hollow Trails. I scanned every level of this damn ferry and didn’t see, smell, or hear my kitten's voice.
I lean against the wall on the top level, sliding down until I’m sitting on my ass.
I don’t even care that my expensive suit is sitting on the wet wooden floor of this boat.
I don’t care that we’re about to leave and I’ll be trapped in this death trap in the middle of the river that's haunted by experiments.
“Adler?” I hear, looking up from my lap to see Violet standing in front of me. She looks like an angel. Her gorgeous red hair is fanned out around her face, her curls perfectly styled and resting on her heavy breasts, framing her face perfectly.
She has on a beautiful outfit, one that I had bought for her. A beautiful gray and black pencil skirt, a white blouse tucked into the skirt, a black coat, and black ankle boots.
“Violet.” I say happily. I quickly stand up and grab onto her arms, holding her at arm's length so I can look over her for a moment. “I’ve been looking for you.” I admit.
Violet stares up at me, a look across her face that I can’t quite decipher. Confusion, sadness, hurt, and maybe excitement. “What are you doing here? You hate the water. Wait, why are you looking for me?” She asks curiously.
I pull her until she’s chest to chest with me, all while my hand slides up her arm until I can wrap my fingers around the back of her neck. “I want it all.” I admit.
Violet opens her eyes wide, staring at me now with even more confusion. “What?” She asks quietly.
I slide my hand from the back of her neck until I’m holding onto the back of her head and can hold her in place. A moment later I close the distance between us until our lips are finally together again. I haven’t gotten to kiss her since the day of the full moon, this feels right.
Violet feels tense in my hold, but she doesn’t shove me away or try to fight me.
She just lets me mold my lips to hers and kiss her until she finally gives up and sags into my arms. Only then do I break the kiss and rest my forehead against hers.
“I was wrong, kitten. I want it all, I want to give you the fairytale that you want. I don’t know what that looks like with who and what I am, but I want to try. ” I say.
“You said you couldn’t give me everything, what changed?” She asks curiously. I can almost feel her hesitance, her arms haven’t wrapped around me, and she hasn’t made any attempt to touch me at all.
I sigh, my fingers digging into her scalp to keep her close to me and to keep our foreheads together. “I didn’t think you should be stuck with someone like me or that you should be stuck in my life.” I explain.
Violet reaches one hand up, the other still tightly clutching her luggage, and holds onto the side of my face. “That wasn’t fair, it’s not your decision on what my life should be.” She points out.
“That's what I said!” My alien side barks in my head. “I know what you said!” I argue out loud, almost laughing when I see how confused Violet is.
“Sorry, not you. I know, I’m sorry, I want you to decide now. Do you want this? Do you really want to give up your normal life and join my life? Do you really want to spend the rest of your life with me, with us?” I ask against her lips.
“Yes.” Violet answers without any hesitation. She finally kisses me back, digging her teeth ever so gently into my bottom lip and tugging. “Bite me, keep me. Please.” She whispers.
I pull her in further, pressing my lips to hers so firmly that she gasps into my mouth. The hand splayed across her back squeezes her before sliding down to her plump ass. “Right there, that’s where I’ll dig my teeth in. Are you sure you want that?” I ask yet again.
Violet moans into my mouth, poking out her tongue and licking my lips lightly. “Yes, please. Hurt me.” She almost begs.
I squeeze her ass harder, lifting her until she wraps her legs around my waist and drops her luggage.
“You’d be signing up for a lot. You’d be my mate, you’d carry my babies and they'd be just like me. You’d be frequently knotted and you’d always be my pet.
” I remind her yet again. “Do you really want these pretty tits pierced, just to be walked like a dog on a chain? Do you really want to serve me for the rest of our lives?” I ask.
It’s a lot of responsibility to be the mate of the head of my unit. She’d be dedicating her life to my unit and our businesses. Most importantly she’d be dedicating her life to me just as I would to her.
“I can’t get pregnant.” She reminds me, but I hadn't forgotten that she had told me that. I haven't forgotten anything she's confided in me. She sighs sadly like the act itself is something she regrets, something that shames her now that she’s older.
“That won’t matter once you’re one of us. If I mate you, you’ll have my babies. Probably a lot of them, and they’d all be aliens like me, do you really want that?” I ask while kneading her ass in my hand.
I don’t want her to walk into this arrangement without knowing how our life will go. I don’t want her to feel like I lied to her or trapped her when this is something she can't back out of later.
Violet lightly kisses me again, laying her forehead against mine while both of her hands thread through my hair. “Yes, master.” She whispers.
I don’t think my cock could get any harder than it just did.
“I love you, Violet.” I admit. I didn’t know I could ever love anyone, especially after only knowing them for a month, but my need for this woman is visceral.
My body has physically ached since she hasn’t been in my home, our home, with me.
“I love you, Adler.” She admits happily.
I think my cheeks hurt from the smile that spreads across my face, the deep pain in my chest from having to be away from her for the last few days is finally dissipating. “Let’s get off this fucking boat so I can take you home and make you mine forever.” I suggest.
Violet giggles happily, nodding her head against mine. “Please do, please don't make me wait for you to mate me.” She begs.
I laugh, squatting down and grabbing her luggage while refusing to let this woman out of my arms. “Oh, I'm strapping you to the couch, biting that ass, and knotting you all night the second we get home.” I promise her.
Violet giggles again, a sound that warms my chest and makes my cock jump in my pants. Even the alien side of me is itching to have a piece of this woman in my arms. “Please do.” She almost moans against my mouth.
“Careful what you wish for, kitten. You'll be bitten, sore, and pregnant by the morning if you let me.” I warn her.
This little firecracker of a woman in my arms shrugs her shoulders like it's nothing and rests her forehead against mine. “I'm not allowed to deny you, remember?” She teases.
I know there are a lot of uncertainties in our lives right now, we don't know what's happening with The Better and I don't know how Violet will adjust to being my permanent pet, but I know we're going to be fine.