“What did you just say to her?” a deep, familiar voice sounded, and Ross stepped up to the table.
Both assholes jumped to their feet, the table rattled and their sodas spilled. “You heard me,” the bozo said while looking at Ross from head to toe and back. An arrogant smirk appeared on his face. He put one of his hands behind his back. “There is a saying, ‘the bigger they are the harder they fall’. I have a loaded gun and won’t hesitate to shoot you, motherfucker.”
Ross smiled, he folded his arms across his broad chest. “If, and it’s a very big if, you were quick enough to shoot me, you had better have silver bullets in that gun of yours. If you don’t, I will kill you straight afterwards with my bare hands. I would like to take a bet that you don’t actually even get a chance to get a bullet in me, silver or otherwise—”
Bozo’s face paled. “You’re one of them.”
Ross nodded once. “For the record, just because you are the type who fucks his mother, I would appreciate it if you didn’t assume the same about the rest of us.” Calm, cool, deadly. Becky almost had to strain to hear what Ross was saying.
Bozo’s face turned red and his jaw locked but he didn’t respond. “Come on, Simon, let’s get out of here. Those two aren’t worth it.”
“I really should beat you for your comments,” Griffin growled. “Would you like me to beat them?” he asked Elisabeth.
Her receptionist swallowed hard and shook her head.
The bozos actually cowered and whimpered as they scampered away from the table and left the diner.
“Thanks so much. Those guys were serious assholes,” Elisabeth said, her eyes on Griffin. He leaned forward and whispered something into her ear which made the normally together woman giggle.
“I hope you didn’t listen to anything he said.” Ross sat down next to her as he spoke, the space suddenly felt cramped. Especially when his thigh brushed against hers.
She shrugged, feeling the familiar pain. Her mother had put her on countless diets growing up. Curvy was her natural build. Becky ate healthy most of the time. She exercised regularly and actually loved herself just the way she was, but at times like these she felt like an awkward teenager again … her mother monitoring everything she ate, telling her that a tight, perfect ass was just around the corner. When she liked her booty just fine. Why the hell did skinny have to be considered beautiful? All women were beautiful regardless of their size. Why couldn’t her mother understand that?
“I can see that you are shaken.” Ross slid his arm around her waist. “Would you like me to go after them? I could … I don’t know … break an arm or a leg. I wouldn’t do major damage.”
Becky giggled while shaking her head. “No, please don’t bother. They’re not worth the effort.”
Ross threw her a half-smile which heated her blood even in the middle of a busy diner. “It would be no effort whatsoever. Human bones crack easily.” He shrugged.
She shook her head, still giggling but stopped when his eyes turned serious. “What that jerk said to you was a load of bullshit.” He looked thoughtful for a few seconds. “Then again, most of it was bull. The part about you having really great breasts was accurate. Your ass is …” his eyes looked drugged for a few seconds and he made a pained noise, “amazing! I have never seen better. I have a confession to make, I might just be in love with your ass, Becky.”
She laughed at his goofy expression. “Stop.” Becky hit his arm, which was rock-freaking-hard.
Ross shook his head, lowering his voice. “I’m serious. I love your ass. So much so that I want to hold onto it while I’m pounding into your …” He paused, a look of … hurt flashed across his face. “Why did you send me that message? Why don’t you think it’s a good idea to spend the night together?” She had to be mistaken about the look. They may have known each other for several months. Texted back and forth, but they’d only actually seen each other a handful of times. How could her not showing up hurt him?
She groaned, putting a hand over her face. “I don’t want to talk about it. Just trust me, it’s not a good idea, okay?”
He shook his head, his dark eyes zoned in on her. “No, it’s not okay. I don’t understand why we can’t—”
“I may develop feelings for you, Ross, and that wouldn’t be a good idea. Even worse, you might start feeling something for me.” She shook her head. “Trust me, you don’t want that.”
Chapter 11
Too late.
Ross was all in already. Especially now that he knew they were highly compatible. He couldn’t wait to have the human again. To find out everything about her.
Becky’s face was distraught, like developing feelings for him was the worst thing in the world. Then he had a thought that concerned him greatly. “Is it because I’m not human?”
“You’re the second person who’s asked me that today. Do I look like the type who would randomly discriminate like that? Did a swastika tattoo suddenly appear on my forehead?”
“A what?” Ross frowned.
“It’s a German symbol … never mind. Do you really think I would have let you fuck me earlier if I had a problem with non-humans? Wait just a minute.” She held up a hand. “How did you find us?”
He had to smile. “You keep forgetting that I am not a human. You left a trail even a deaf, mute and blind vampire could find.” Ross sighed. “Back to your earlier comment. You may have let me fuck you but that doesn’t mean anything. Many human females, including mated ones, want us to rut them. Not that we are allowed to generally mate humans. Anyway, it does not mean that they want us to be with them.”
“Okay, you have a point, but no I don’t have a problem with you being a vampire.” Her brow wrinkled in the cutest little frown. “Wait … that’s not entirely true.”
His heart-rate kicked up a gear. “What do you mean?”
The server brought them their salads. When her eyes landed on him, they looked like they would pop out of her skull. Thankfully they moved to Griffin, who sat on the opposite side of the booth with the other human. But then they settled back on him, looking like they were there to stay. “Can I get you gentlemen something to eat and drink?” She ended with a giggle.
“We are not gentlem—” Ross started to correct the server but Becky cut him off.
“Two cokes and nothing to eat,” Becky ordered for them, which was fine with him because he wouldn’t know what to choose anyway. His female’s mouth pulled into a tight line. “Thank you,” she added, sounding sarcastic.
The server didn’t leave, she was still staring down at him. Ross knew that look well, when a female looked at him in that way it meant that she wanted to rut.
“Um … hey …” Becky clicked her fingers. “You can go now.”
Ignoring his female, the server addressed him. “I don’t usually do this, but can I give you my number?” Her cheeks turned crimson and her pulse raced.
His female was getting upset, which irritated him. Ross struggled to stay cordial. “No,” he cleared his throat, “I’m not interested. I already have a female.” He tightened his grip on Becky, who leaned back into him. It made him feel good, since her return of affection meant that she was showing possession.
The server smiled. “If you change your mind, you know where to find me.”
“Hey!” Becky tried to pull out of his arms but Ross tightened his grip. “He so freaking will n—”
“I will not change my mind. Becky is the only one for me,” he interrupted his female, but knew she would understand.
The server frowned. “Pity.” Then she turned to his human. “You’re one lucky girl.”
Becky relaxed. “I’m hungry.” It was her way of ignoring the server. She turned away from the human, who sighed and walked away. “The nerve of that woman,” Becky muttered under her breath.
“You care,” Ross said.
“I thought it was rude.” Becky put some food in her mouth and chewed. “That’s it.”
“You were jealous,” Ross cont
inued, feeling really good all of a sudden. Becky may have told him that she didn’t want them to meet, but her whole demeanor told him differently.
“I was so not.” She picked up a piece of chicken, popped it into her mouth and then licked her fingers.
Ross could feel that he was grinning, but he just didn’t care. “You were jealous.”
“I so was freaking not. Go and get her number if you want. See if I care.”
“Fine.” He made to stand.
“What do you think you’re doing?” Becky glared at him, an adorable look of rage darkened her beautiful face.
“Stretching my legs. I would never go after that female or any other, not with you at my side.” He sat back down and pulled her against him.
“That was really funny.” She made a mock laughing noise for some reason. “I meant it, you can get her number.” She was trying hard to make it sound like she didn’t care, but he knew differently.
Ross fought to suppress a smile. His female didn’t want to share him and it made him feel overjoyed. “I want to go back to your place now. Please, can we get the food to go?” Ross didn’t mind the staring but he was afraid his female wouldn’t feel the same, besides he really wanted to be alone with her.
“Why?” Becky looked up from her meal and noticed that all the female patrons were openly staring at their table. There were also a couple of aggressive stares from the males. This was why they generally stayed clear of Sweetwater.
“Did I forget to mention that although Zane gave his blessing, Brant knows nothing about my being here?” Ross raised his eyebrows. “Maybe we shouldn’t draw attention.”
“Bit late for that.” Becky put up her hand, motioning to their server. “Can we get these to go and the check please?”
The server nodded while not taking her eyes off of him. Ross nuzzled into Becky’s neck to make it clear to all that she was the one he wanted. Besides, he greatly enjoyed her delicious scent.
When the server walked away with the plates, he added. “I still wish to continue our conversation. You need to tell me why you have a problem with me being a vampire.”
She sucked in a breath but he covered her lips with his index finger. “You can fill me in on the details once we get to your place.”
“I’m not sure that’s a good idea.” Her soft, succulent lips moved against his finger sending shivers down his spine. He removed his hand and covered her mouth with his. Ross nipped at her lower lip. When Becky moaned softly, he used the opportunity to invade her mouth with a quick swipe of his tongue against hers. He felt her shiver in his arms. It gave him untold joy to know that he had this effect on her, regardless of how much she tried to push him away and to pretend that she didn’t care. Ross allowed her to withdraw. Her lips glistened and her eyes were hooded. A collective sigh sounded around the room, including from across the table.
“Do you like to kiss, female?” Griffin asked Elisabeth.
The dark-haired human turned so red, he was made to think of the soft, succulent fruits that the humans liked to eat. “Um,” she licked her lips, “I guess so.” It also made him think of blood, and his eyes dropped to the porcelain skin on his female’s neck.
It looked like he needed to have a little chat with Griffin. The male was here to ensure that Becky did not come to any harm. If he was too busy rutting this female, then he might not notice that Ross had gone into a bloodlust frenzy. As much as he wanted to, Ross did not plan on taking blood from his delectable human ‒ but mistakes happened. He would never be able to forgive himself if a mistake cost his female her life. There was also the extra factor that such an occurrence would cause major trouble with the humans as well. All non-humans could end up being badly affected.
The problem was that her scent was just so utterly intoxicating. When he had been buried deep inside her hot pussy, his fangs had extended to the point of pain. A driving force had ridden him hard to drink from her. It would be all too easy to just forget himself.
“I would like very much to kiss you,” Griffin whispered into the human’s ear and she giggled. He had better talk fast, at this rate, his second would be of no use to him.
The server brought the packed food and the check, which he took from her.
“I will pay for that.” Becky tried to take the paper from him but he held it out of her reach. He grabbed some money out of his pocket and handed it to the server.
Becky pulled a face at him. “I am a capable, self-sufficient woman.”
“Of that I have no doubt.” He tugged her against him as they exited the eating establishment. The other human and Griffin trailed behind.
Griffin drove the SUV with Elisabeth up front, while he and Becky sat in the back. He pulled the lush female onto his lap.
“Hey, I need to buckle up. Accidents happen you know.” She gave him a light slap on his arm.
“I’ve got you.” He used the opportunity to pull her closer while banding his arms around her soft, pliable body. Loving the feeling of her ass in his lap and her luscious mammary glands partially plastered against his chest. He so longed to have her straddle him so that he could have all of her completely pushed up against him.
“Yeah right, I’m so dead if we’re in a serious accident.” The hand that had slapped him before curled around his shoulder now.
He chuckled and shook his head. “I assure you that you are much safer in my arms than in any human contraption. I will shield you and die before I allow anything to happen to you.”
She held his gaze for a few seconds and he could swear that he saw her eyes glisten, then she looked away. “Fine,” she huffed, trying to sound irritated but failing. Her other little hand curled around the bicep of his other arm.
Zane was going to be pissed when he told his king that his feelings for this female had grown instead of diminishing. After all the months of texting, he felt like he knew her. Her ignoring him since the birth of Stephany’s babies had been hell. Now that compatibility had been proven, he would not be deterred.
“I didn’t get a chance to thank you for all you did for Stephany, even knowing that it might bring trouble to your door,” he spoke into the soft shell of her ear.
She shrugged. “It’s what friends do. I’m just glad that asshole king had the good sense to fix the damages to my clinic.” She threw him a smile. “The place actually looks much better after the revamp, but please don’t tell him that. The last thing that one needs is a boost to his already over-freaking-blown ego.”
Ross grinned. “Zane is even more egocentric, but he is a little more even-tempered.”
“I don’t know how Tanya puts up with those two. The way Brant treated Ward and Stephany was just appalling. Please tell me that they are treating my friend well. I mean, she seems happy.”
Ross smiled. “They treat your friend like she is the finest gold, but at the same time like a delicate flower. She is everything to them.” He had to chuckle. “Just be thankful that you were not at the castle when they returned from Stephany’s birthing and she found out what had gone down. It was like a great tornado blew its way through the north tower.”
Becky cracked a smile in response. “I can just picture it. The foot stomping and yelling must have been a sight to see.”
“For a delicate little flower …” Ross shook his head. “They were forced to carefully restrain the queen because she was hurting herself.”
His female’s eyes widened and her whole body tensed. “Hurting herself how?”
“You misunderstand. She was using her little fists against the kings and hurting herself in the process. Her feet were bruised for days afterwards from kicking Brant.”
Becky seemed to like this because she burst out laughing. “Go Tan go! Oh, I so wish I could’ve been there to see that.”
“Your ‒ how do you say it ‒ BBF is still not speaking to Brant.”
Becky made a little snorting noise. “I think you mean BFF which stands for best friends forever.”
“My bad. I am s
till learning all the human slang. BFF and slut are my new words for the day.” Ross smiled while glancing out the window of the moving vehicle.
No way. It couldn’t be.
His hands instinctively clasped Becky tighter. “Make a left at that slipway.”
“Why? What are—” Griffin began.
“Just do it!” he snapped back.
Griffin did as he said.
“Pull over,” he instructed as soon as they turned into the side lane.
Griffin turned back with a quizzical look on his face. “I’m all for making out in a side alley, but don’t you think that four would be a crowd?” The human next to Griffin blushed. It was like she had an on and off switch.
Ross ignored them both. “I’m pretty sure I spotted three elves outside of that one store. They were dressed like humans, but that long blond hair and those pointed ears were a dead giveaway.”
Griffin frowned. “You had to have been mistaken. Elves stay clear of humans.”
“I’m almost positive,” Ross answered.
“It’s getting dark. How could you possibly …” Becky paused, taking a plump lip between her teeth. “You have heightened senses and I’m going to take a leap and say that it includes improved sight.”
Ross nodded. “We don’t need light to see. Just like I can sniff you out anywhere.”
“That’s so cool,” the human up front gushed. “What else can you do?” She directed the question at Griffin, who kept his eyes focused on Ross.
“He will tell you all about it, human. Griffin, you stay here with the females. I want to check it out.”
“Are you sure?” Griffin’s frown deepened. “There are three of them.”
Ross narrowed his eyes and grinned broadly. “Come on, they’re a bunch of elf pussies. I don’t plan on confronting them. I just want to find out what they’re up to.”
He gently placed Becky on the seat next to him. She clung to his arm for a second. “Be careful.”
It warmed his heart to know that she cared. “Don’t worry female, I’ll be back in no time. I’m glad that you are worried about me though.”
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