“And I don’t need you to try to make me feel better by some beautiful lies. I know what I am. What Were male is going to want me now?” She glared.
His nostrils flared as her feminine scent hit him. She smelled spicy and sweet, like pastries in a coffee shop.
Mine.
The word slipped from his brain into his veins, until it merged with his soul.
Mine.
A possessive growl left his body. He grabbed her by her arms and tugged her against him. The heat from her sweet nipples pressed into his chest scorching him with heat. Without thinking, he slammed his mouth down across hers, with a fiery heat that threatened to consume them both
#
Haley moaned and parted her lips under Jayden’s demanding mouth.
She’d certainly been kissed before by her ex. But never like this. Never with such intensity and hunger. Since the kidnapping, she refused to let anyone touch her. She built up her walls by distancing herself from people and wearing baggy clothes. If she were invisible to guys, then no would notice her. If no one noticed her, no one could hurt her.
Now, in this moment, with Jayden’s mouth devouring hers, all she wanted to do was rip every stitch of clothing off their bodies. She wanted to feel his body against hers, flesh against flesh.
Jayden’s hands slid down to cup her ass. She snaked her arms around his neck, their tongues sliding against and tasting each other in an erotic game of desire.
Lust ached in her lower stomach as she pressed against his rock-hard body to soothe her need. Her fingers found the bottom of his T-shirt and dipped underneath. She ran her hands up and down each silky, well-defined ab, eliciting a rugged groan from his lips.
She felt herself go wet. Her desire for him was so overwhelming it scorched her skin.
She reached for his T-shirt and tugged it up. He dipped his head, allowing her to strip the clothing off his body. Their lips met again in a feverous kiss as his fingers slipped up her shirt.
The chirp of his cell phone made him tense. He growled as he reluctantly pulled out of her embrace.
Haley swallowed as he watched her with a thirst that had not been satisfied. He pulled out the phone, his gaze still locked on her.
“Hello.” Jayden blinked and then looked away, running his hand through his blond hair.
Just like that, their moment was lost.
She eased back onto the bed, sitting on her heels. She pulled the comforter over her bare legs, and for the first time in a long time felt naked and vulnerable. She hated those feelings. She’d done everything in her power to keep them at bay. One kiss with Jayden had left her emotionally exposed. It was the one thing she’d sworn she’d never let happen again.
It just cut too deep.
#
Jayden stepped over the broken bedroom door and grimaced. He wondered how Barrett would react to him damaging his property. Knowing the Were, he wouldn’t be pleased. He walked out into the hallway deciding now was not the time to get all confessional with his Pack Master.
“I ran the envelope and letter for prints,” Barrett said.
“You already got it?” Jayden frowned and looked at his watch. The deliver guy had only picked up the package less than four hours ago.
“The delivery company knows I have top priority,” Barrett groused.
Jayden wondered if the billion-dollar company was run by a werewolf as well.
“Both, the envelope and the letter were clean. They are running diagnostics on the paper to find out what stores in Fayetteville sell that specific type.”
Jayden nodded. Whoever had sent the letter knew enough not to leave any prints. “And then we can check to see if they have security cameras. Maybe they caught the perp on video.”
“Or maybe someone remembers seeing him. I’ll take whatever I can get.”
Jayden didn’t miss the deadly edge to Barrett’s voice. Barrett was taking this personally and for Haley’s sake Jayden was glad. The stalker needed to be caught quickly.
“So you are going to tell me why you moved Haley into my house with you? Or do you want to play twenty questions?”
Jayden cringed and gritted his teeth. “It was no longer safe for her to be in the dorm. Barrett, the stalker left that note while I was in her dorm room. He was on the other side of the damn door and I didn’t even sense it.”
Barrett was silent for a beat.
Jayden braced himself, ready to disobey Barrett’s order of making Haley return to the dorm.
“You know the stalker is going to be pissed when he finds out Haley is gone. He’s going to get more aggressive.”
“Or maybe when he realizes she has a boyfriend, he will give up.”
“Boyfriend? Is that what you are, Jayden?” Jayden didn’t miss the edge to Barrett’s voice.