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

I glance at Penny . She offers a weak , encouraging nod . I don't like this . Something about it feels off in a way I can't explain . But fighting the pack right now is a losing game . I need to play along until I find an opening . " Where do they think I'm studying ? " I ask , since the more information I can get , the better . " Perth , Australia , Tristan answers between bites . " Farthest place from Florida we could find . " " And why haven't I called ? " " Time zones . Spotty reception . Busy schedule . " He shrugs , the lie rolling off his tongue with practiced ease .

" The Witches handle the details . They're good at this . " " So you just follow their rules ? No questions asked ? " Tristan pauses , sandwich halfway to his mouth . His gaze hardens , shifting from indifferent to cold . " The witches and the wolves have a symbiotic relationship . " These rules have kept the supernatural world in order for a thousand years , " he says . " It's kept our world hidden for a thousand years . My job is to enforce them , not question them . " The conversation dies there . I go back to picking at my mac and cheese , the silence stretching tight across the table .

" What's it like ? " Penny asks suddenly , her voice too bright , desperate to cut the tension . " Guardian training ? Have you killed a vampire yet ? " Felicity stiffens . " Penny . " Tristan wipes his mouth , ignoring the mother's warning . Not yet . We don't kill any vampires until we've passed our final test and are serving in the city streets . " Then how do you know if you can kill them or not ? " Consider our first year in the city to be the actual final test , " he says . " Although I suppose that every vampire we face is a test . " It sounds exciting .

" She frowns , her gaze lowering to her food . " I wish I could be a Guardian . " No , you don't , " Tristan says . Softly , but with a finality that shuts her up instantly . Ve finish eating in silence , the scrape of forks against plates sounding obscenely loud in the small kitchen . ventually , everyone's done , and Felicity starts collecting our plates . I need to speak with you , " Tristan suddenly says to me . " Alone . " My stomach flips . " Why ? " Because it's private . " You can use my room , " Penny pipes up , eyes darting between us , wide with curiosity .

She clearly thinks this is something ... else . wish it were that simple . But I know the rules . Alphas don't date Omegas . And Tristan has siennan . This is business . Pack business . Fine , I say , standing up , 12:48 I Hit His Balls By Accident - Now This Taken Alpha's Obsessed With Marking Mea Chapter 17 The meat has done its job , my legs feel steatly , even if my pulse is hammering a frantic rhythm against my throat .

I lead the way down the narrow hall.Behind me , Tristan's footsteps are clear and steady , and I force myself not to dwell on the fact that this is the first time we've been alone together . Nothing's going to happen . I tell myself , and I open the door to Penny's room and step aside , letting Tristan go first . He hurries through , staying as far as possible from me and barely looking at me . It's like he thinks I have the plague , but that doesn't stop tingles from rushing down my spine as he passes . Rationally , I know what I am to him . An Omega . Nothing more .

But when we're only inches apart , I hear it clearly - the sharp , involuntary intake of his breath . In that moment . I'm almost certain he feels it too . That inexplicable pull between us . ( 0 ) admin