I Hit His Balls By Accident—Now This Taken Alpha's Obsessed With Marking Me?!

ter 10 Chapter 10 Jax barely speaks as he drives me to the small ranch house at the edge of town - my new home for the foreseeable future . I don't mind the silence . I'm too busy seething over the shattered remains of my phone to talk to him anyway . He claims he's protecting me , but it feels a lot like disposal . Get the problem out of sight , out of mind . He pulls up to a small , weathered ranch house at the edge of town . The paint is peeling , and the lawn is overgrown - a sharp contrast to the pristine Alpha estate I just left . " This is it , " Jax says , cutting the engine .

I follow him inside . The air smells stale , like old beer and dust . The family - Garrett , Felicity , and their teenage daughter , Penny - are waiting in the living room . jax gives them the rundown . It's brief . Clinical . " She stays here . She works . Keep her out of trouble . " Garrett , a scruffy man nursing a beer before noon , grunts in acknowledgment . He doesn't get up from his armchair . His wife , Felicity , is a different story . She nods eagerly , her eyes glued to Jax . She smooths her faded dress , a timid , hungry look in her eyes that speaks of history .

Or maybe just wishful thinking . When Jax turns to leave , her face falls . Garrett takes a long swig of his beer , his eyes narrowing at his wife's reaction . The tension in the room is thick enough O cut . Thanks for letting me stay , " I say to the room at large once the door closes on Jax's truck . This has all been ... a lot . " You can stay in my room ! " Penny offers , bouncing on the balls of her feet . She looks about sixteen , bright - eyed and desperate for excitement . Don't be silly , " Garrett snaps , not looking away from the TV . " We aren't hosting royalty . She's a stray .

She sleeps on the couch . " le belches , settling the matter . bristle , a growl catching in my throat , but I swallow it down . I have nowhere else to go . Picking a fight with the drunk landlord isn't going to get me home any aster . The couch is fine , " I say , forcing a smile for Penny's sake . " Really . " enny pouts , her shoulders dropping . " Okay . But you need clothes . Come on , we're about the same size . " follow her down the hall . Her room is small , the furniture cheap and scuffed , but she's tried to save it . Plants cover every surface - window sills , dressers , helves .

It's a jungle of green in a dreary house . thought Omegas couldn't use earth magic ? " I ask , touching a vibrant fern . We can't , " she says , digging through a drawer . " But I have a green thumb . And I'm never going to stop trying . Maybe after my first shift , things will change . " Does that happen ? " Not really . " She shrugs , tossing a t - shirt at me . " But I can hope . I'm training for the Guardians anyway . Most Omegas don't bother , but I want to be ready . " Guardians ? I pull the shirt on . It fits . " Jax mentioned them . " ler eyes light up .

" It's the dream , " she says , her voice breathless . " We train through high school . Then the big exam . If you pass , you get stationed in a sty . You et to fight . " Mam This Talon Anha's Obsessed With Marking M Chapter to Tight what ? " I'm assuming she doesn't mean bank robbers . " Supernatural threats , " she says , whispering the words like a ghost story . " Vampires , mostly . Sometimes a rogue witch or Fae, if the Coven approves the hit Vampires . " I repeat , staring at her . " Wait . There are actual vampires ? " " In the cities ? Everywhere , " she nods seriously .

" That's why shifters are soldiers . We keep the balance . The Coven makes the rules , we enforce them . " I sit on the edge of her bed , my mind reeling . Werewolves . Witches . And now Vampires . Yesterday , my biggest worry was a calculus test . Today , I'm learning about the supernatural military industrial complex . " So , " Penny says , flopping down next to me . " What's it like ? Living at the Alpha house ? Is Tristan really as hot up close as he is from a distance ? " I choke on a laugh . Some things , apparently , never change .

Even in a world of monsters , teenage girls just want to talk about boys . " He's ... " I pause , thinking of cold eyes and warm hands . Of bacon snapped in half and intense stares . " He's intense . " Intense is good , " Penny sighs dreamily . " Intense is very good . " I look around the cramped room , listening to the sound of Garrett's TV blaring in the other room . I might be safe here , but I'm definitely not free . ( 1 ) admin