SWNOVELS Chapter 52: Playing an advantage!
Dax was looking forward to crawling into bed. The events of the last few days, and all the sleepless nights have caught up to her. Though she didn’t regret any of the sleepless nights they shared, they just maybe could have spaced them out better. Then again that seems to be the only time they can be alone, every time they try during the day someone interrupts them. She also wished she could have a bath, a bath sounds really nice right now. She has all those oils and bubbles and she hasn’t even been able to use them yet. Her next appointment she’ll ask the doctor when she can have one. Knowing her luck the answer will be never. She’ll settle for the soft bed with the warm blankets. Kane said he would see her in a little bit, she’ll force herself to stay awake until he gets there, but he better hurry his ass up. Climbing the last few steps to their floor she headed down the hall. Not evening holding back the yawn, she rubbed her right eye as she opened the door to their room.
“SURPRISE!!!” She let out a scream and fell backwards landing on her ass closing the door in the process, a bolt of pain ripped across her back and she stilled her movements until it subsided. When the door opened again she looked up and saw Lydia and Lacey looking down at her, she was wide eyed and her hand covered her mouth. Are we awake now? Her subconscious asked her.
“Are you ok sweetie?” Lydia asked with concern, lacing her words.
“Ok no surprise parties for her” Lacey chimed in laughing. Lydia helped her up making sure she was ok and ushered her into the room.
“Wha-what are you guys doing here?” She asked, trying to calm her heart down.
“What happened to your hair?” Lydia asked,
“I got mashed potatoes thrown at me” Dax responded, touching her hair.
“Again I’m really, really sorry about that” Lacey said, Lydia looked at Lacey wide eyed.
“You threw potatoes at her?” She asked,
“No, I threw them at Kane, and hit Dax instead.” Lacey answered,
“Were you standing near Kane?” Lydia asked Dax,
“No! She was on the other side of the room” Lacey answered for her, “I just have really bad aim, I think I got it from my mom, she couldn’t hit anything either, but I think I am much worse than her.” She added laughing,
“No worries, we’ll fix it up again” Katalina and Magda said in unison as they walked into the bedroom.
“What are you all doing here?” Dax asked again, a little calmer this time.
“We’re going dancing tonight” Lydia and Lacey answered.
“Dancing?” She looked at them all.
“DANCING!” They all yelled back.
“Alpha Kane shut down the Wolf Pack for a private function. Packs only” Lydia explained. “He had Damon set the whole thing up.”
“Ok ladies, it’s nine o’clock and we need to be ready by 10:30 the latest. Let’s get this party started” Lacey turned on the music and they all started getting ready. Katalina and Magda alternated between getting ready and redoing Dax’s hair. They braided the feathers back into her hair, they all agreed they looked amazing on her. Her hair done in a half up half down hairstyle, the feathers floated down giving her pops of colour. Magda liked the rings in her hair and alternated between silver, blue and purple ones. Lacey and Lydia went through all of Dax’s clothes including the new stuff she got and picked out her outfit.
“Should wear flats if we’re dancing.” Katalina said,
“Heels will make her taller.... Save Kane’s back, he won’t have to bend over so far” Lacey joked and laughed. Dax let out a small laugh and Lydia’s eyes just widened. She was thankful she was facing the other direction. Katarina and Magda shared a look and smiled but no one other than Lacey thought it was funny.
“Dax sweetie, where are your new shoes?” Lydia called,
“Over by the closet” Dax answered pointing to the boxes stacked there. I should really get everything put away! You really should! Thanks! Welcome!
Lydia opened all the boxes trying to find the perfect pair for her to wear. Katalina focused on Dax’s makeup; she didn’t need a lot. Maybe a little gloss and eyeshadow and that was it. She gave her a smokey grey eye to make her blue eyes really stand out.
“I am so jealous of your eyes. Your thick full eyelashes means no mascara or eyeliner is needed, which is good because your eyelashes will stay nice and soft. And if you cry your mascara won’t run, plus no waking up with an embarrassing raccoon eye the next day. Goddess girl you were blessed with features people pay big money for.” Katalina was saying, Lydia and Magda nodded. Lacey didn’t say anything, she just turned her back to the others, trying to hide the look of disgust she felt as they all fawned and fussed over the little imp. YUCK! Too bad she didn’t squeeze just a little bit tighter.
“I wish I had feet this small, then we could share shoes. How cute are these little things?” Magda held up her midnight blue suede boots.
“Ok I think we have the perfect outfit, we just can’t decide on the shoes” Lydia said, Lacey nodded her head in agreement.
“Quick go get dressed” Lacey pushed her roughly into the closet with her clothes. Dax quickly picked a bra and a pair of panties, she was tired but she was excited, she’s never gone out dancing before. When she came out of the closet wearing the outfit Lacey and Lydia picked out, Lacey told her to put on a pair of calf high fringe grey boots with a heel. The others thought the ankle high slouch boots with the flat sole would be better, but Lacey thrust the other pair into her hands.
“Goddess you are sexy. Alpha Kane’s not gonna know what hit him” Katalina squealed.
“One more thing” Lydia said, adding the final touch to her outfit.
Johnny joined Damon and Kane in the office, this was apparently where they were supposed to get ready.
“All right boys, lose the shirts” Damon said,
“What?” Kane looked at him. Damon handed them each a vest, a tuxedo neck collar with a bow tie and shirt cuffs. Both Johnny and Kane looked at him. Damon had already removed his shirt and was putting the vest on.
“You can’t be serious?” Kane asked, looking at him.
“Yeah I am, lose the shirts. Girls can’t be the only ones looking good tonight” Damon replied. Johnny had to help him with the neck collar.
“You really are secure with yourself” Johnny said laughing,
“Why do you keep questioning it? Especially you” Damon said looking at Johnny as he got both the shirt cuffs on in spite of the splint he was wearing.
“Me! What do you mean, especially me?” Johnny asked,
“Well brother, I wasn’t the one that just had sex not even 20 feet away from my parents front door in the woods up against a tree” Damon replied. Johnny’s jaw dropped, as his face flamed red.
“Someone else is pretty fucking secure with themselves” Damon added laughing when he saw Johnny’s face.
“Dax gave her the idea. She told her that humans do it all the time, they’ve done studies and have positions” Damon looked at Kane wide eyed.
“What the hell is feisty pants reading?” He asked grinning big,
“I have no idea. But I am done discussing this” Kane said, removing his shirt to put on the vest. “It doesn’t close”
“It’s not supposed to, put the collar on” Damon said,
“It’s a little tight,” Kane pulled at it,
“I guessed the size, it’s not my fault you have a thick neck brother” Damon replied,
“Don’t make me break your other arm….brother” Kane responded back to him putting on the shirt cuffs. Johnny followed suit wearing his outfit, they walked out of the office to wait at the bottom of the stairs for the girls.
Katalina and Magda came down first meeting their mates at the bottom of the stairs. They headed off to the bar saying they would meet the others there. Lydia came down next, she wore a pleated black and grey plaid skirt that fell midthigh and a black crop top. Damon met her at the bottom of the stairs.
“Well hello gorgeous!” He said as he pulled her into a kiss.
“Right back at ya handsome” She had a big smile on her face. Next came Lacey, she wore a shimmery black form fitting dress that flowed out at the waist.
“Good evening my beautiful wife, aren’t you a radiant beauty tonight?” Johnny met her at the bottom of the stairs.
“Aren’t I always though!” Lacey said as she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. Johnny fought to hide his disappointment at that. Damon fought the urge to gag and roll his eyes. Clearly Lacey had not learned anything tonight, he couldn’t say he was surprised by this though. She was who she was and short of having a lobotomy she would never change. She will always be the most important person in her eyes, everyone else be fucked! He was also wondering about the look he saw flash across Johnny’s face at Lacey’s behaviour toward him. He’s seen it a few times, he saw the slight arch in Kane’s brow towards it as well, so maybe he would ask him about it.
Standing at the bottom of the stairs, Kane couldn’t help but feel nervous, he had know idea what he was in for. Trying to keep control of his breathing he waited for her to come down.
“Holy, feisty pants!” Damon said, Kane’s eyes moved to the top of the stairs where she stood. She wore a black button up tank top with a blue lace strip that ran up the sides, paired with a charcoal grey skirt that had an asymmetrical cut and layered tulle frill that alternated between blue and black. As she came down the stairs the frill flowed and danced around her legs. But what really caught his attention was the silver wolf ears and tail with the midnight blue tips she wore, he never took his eyes off of her. The tail swished behind her as she moved. When she reached the bottom of the stairs, he didn’t say a word, his mouth just claimed hers. When Lacey noticed she replaced the fringe boots with the slouch grey ankle boots, she bit back a huff. Stupid imp! She thought.
“I think he likes it,” Johnny laughed, at his friend’s reaction.
“Let’s give them a minute,” Lydia giggled as she pulled Damon outside. Johnny and Lacey followed right behind them.
“If the idea was for me to not be able to take my hands off you all night, I think you succeeded” Kane spoke when the kiss ended. He ran his hands down her back to her bottom.
“They decided I needed to be a wolf tonight” She whispered,
“I’m glad they did. I knew you’d make a sexy little wolf” Kane said, “How attached are you to this skirt, my sexy little wolf?” He asked,
“It’s my favourite” She answered looking up at him.
“Then you shouldn’t have worn it, because I am telling you this now, it won’t make it” He squeezed her bottom pressing her hard against him, she gasped and then a little smile crossed her face.
“We should leave before I give into my animalistic side and drag you back up those stairs” Kane led them towards the door. When they stepped outside, she saw a white stretch limo. Her eyes went wide, she went to step towards it, but Kane pulled her back.
“Not this one feisty pants, this one’s mine. Come on Baby Girl!” Damon escorted Lydia towards the open door and helped her climb in, then he entered behind her. The driver closed the door and got into the driver’s seat. She watched as the limo pulled away. A black limo pulled up and she looked at Kane, he shook his head and she watched Lacey and Johnny climb into that one. When a silver limo pulled into the vacated spot, she looked up at Kane once more, when he smiled down at her, she started to get excited. With his hand on the small of her back they walked towards the open door.
“Alpha, Luna” The driver bowed to both of them as he held the door open.
“Have you ever rode in a limo before?” Kane asked her, when the door closed.
“No!” She said excitedly looking around the back of the car.
“Are you excited little mouse?” He chuckled at her response.
“Yes!” To emphasize her point she nodded her head, causing the feathers to dance around her hair.
“Happy now I didn’t let you go to sleep?” Sleep is overrated! Her subconscious said.
“Yes!” Her eyes sparkled and her smile got bigger as the limo started to move. He reached up pressing a button that closed the partition between the front and the back blocking the driver’s view of them.
“Privacy is not overrated” He said as he pulled her onto his lap. Straddling his waist her hands splayed across his bare chest under his vest. She lightly traced the definition of his exposed muscles, commiting the feel of him beneath her fingers to memory. His hands slid up her thighs to the hem of her skirt. He watched her look at him, her lips were parted and a smile tugged at the corners when she brushed part of him that would cause a shiver to ripple across his chest.
“What colour are you wearing now?” He asked, taking a shaky breath, she knew what she was doing was driving him crazy. The smile tugged more at her lips as she narrowed her eyes a bit.
“That’s for me to know….and for you to find out….later” she answered. She could feel him beneath her, pressing against her.
“What’s stopping me from finding out now?” He growled out, his hands becoming more demanding for her.
“Patience, if you’re going to wreck my skirt, then I would at least like to enjoy wearing it for a little while longer” she whispered leaning closer to him, brushing her lips across his.
“You and I both know how patient I am” he said pushing her skirt higher “And that is not helping” she was placing feathery kisses down his jaw.
“Building the anticipation is half the fun” she whispered in his ear, when he felt the tip of her tongue flick against his earlobe, he released a low growl.
“You’re not playing fair” his voice was low in her ear, she fought the shiver that wanted to run up her spine.
“I’m playing an advantage, Mountain Wolf. I bet you can’t keep your hands off me, until the end of the night” she nipped his ear, her hands moving lower down his torso. He was fighting to control his breathing, he was fighting to keep control period and his little mouse was not making it easy.
“What do I get if I do?” He asked,
“What do you want?” She replied, nipping down his neck.
“You wear the ears and the tail for a week, because this body will already be mine when the night’s done,” He responded,
“And if you lose?” She brushed his lips again.
“What do you want?” He asked, trying to capture her mouth but she pulled back too quickly.
“You wear them” a mischievous grin spread across her lips as she looked at him. He removed his hands from her thighs.
“I don’t plan on losing this one.” He said,
“The night is done when we are back in the car heading home, but fair warning I’m not going to be easy on you” to prove her point she rotated her hips against him, causing him to groan. His hands clenched as he just about put them on her hips. Would it be bad if he lost two seconds after making the bet?
“Let the games begin” she crashed her lips onto his, to stop himself from grabbing her he gripped onto the seat. She bit his bottom lip demanding he open his mouth, when he did she used her tongue to tease him, causing another growl to escape him. His hands twitched to touch her, to caress her, rotating her hips again into him sending shocks through his body. No, she was clearly not going to be easy on him. They haven’t even left the limo yet and he’s already itching to touch her, what will she do when they get to the bar? The thought thrilled him, enticed him. He rather enjoyed their little games, even though he often lost, he always won in the end. Another rotation against him had him wondering if they would even make the bar.
“I am going to rip this seat apart if you don’t stop,” he growled,
“You can always crack now,” she said, rocking into him.
“The night is done when I make you beg me to put them on you” keeping his hands clenched into fists he flipped her onto her back on the seat, bringing his mouth down across her jaw, and following it along to her neck and down. He traced her mark with his tongue and she fought back a whimper. When his teeth grazed her mark she gasped and arched underneath him.
“That’s not playing fair” she breathed out.
“I’m playing an advantage little mouse, you could always crack now and beg me” he smiled against her skin.
She wrapped her legs around his waist pulling him closer to her, catching him off guard she rolled them both off the seat and onto the floor of the limo, where she landed on top. He looked up at her a little shocked by what just happened, this was going to be an interesting night. He sat up, wrapping his arms around her making sure his hands weren’t touching. He moved them back to the seat, but she refused to stay under him. She wanted control, she fought for it. Flipping him so she was back on top straddling him, still rotating slow circles against him, his hands back to gripping the seat and groaning with each movement of her hips. Her touches were light and feathery, his skin burned with desire for her. When she turned away from him, he almost lost it.
“15 minutes sir” the driver’s voice over the intercom caused her to halt her movements, breaking his concentration on her backside, but helping him maintain his control.
“This is going to be an interesting night” his voice was gruff and breathless at the same time. He fought to control his breathing and settle himself down. His little mouse knew how to rile him up, as much as he loved watching her confidence grow, he refused to lose this game, his hands would stay off of her.
Music from the bar began to fill the interior of the limo and her excitement for the evening began to build again. They saw the other two limos pulling into the parking lot and one by one they stopped in front of the bar to let the passengers out. Damon and Lydia, then Johnny and Lacey, when their limo pulled up, he took one more deep breath to make sure he had control of himself and when he looked at her, the smile she gave had a million thoughts running through his head. The driver opened the door and he exited first holding out his arm for her to take. There was a line up to get in and all eyes were on them. As they moved to join the others she heard people calling out to Kane, while she saw others bowing their heads in respect. She could see some of the girls whispering and pointing at her.
“Pay no attention little mouse. They have no idea who you are, but they will by the time the nights over” Kane whispered low to her. A commotion at the front entrance to the bar caught their attention. The whiny, nasally voice of Justine could be heard over the music.
“Do you have any idea who I am?” She hissed at Jack as he stood there standing guard over the door.
“Private party, you’re not on the list” Jack said scanning the crowd.
“I’m on every list besides how would you know I don’t see a clipboard in your hands” she fired back,
“Private party” He repeated, when he saw Kane and Dax approaching he stood straighter. He waited till they were closer to the door before he moved to open it for them. He bowed slightly.
“Boss! It’s packed tonight” He said, he would usually refer to them as Alpha and Luna, but in the presence of humans it’s Boss.
“Who else is here tonight?” Kane asked,
“Chris, Curtis and Mark are on the floor, Blake and Owen are behind the bar,” Jack answered,
“Hi Jack!” Dax waved,
“Lil Boss!” He smiled at her,
“Are you going to behave tonight?” Kane asked her,
“Um….yes!” She said, winking at Jack.
“Answering with um does not instil a ton of confidence” Kane looked down at her.
“You’re going to let that gutter trash street rat in and not me” Justine cut in. The snarls and growls that were bit back around them filled the air.
“Jealousy looks good on you Justine. Everyone knows a gutter trash street rat is far superior to a two bit street whore who’ll spread it for peanuts” Dax responded as she moved to head inside.
“You stupid little bitch” Justine shrieked she went to grab Dax, but as soon as Justine’s fingers touched her shoulder, Dax brought back two quick elbows to Justine’s face and dropped her to the ground.
“Don’t ever touch me again” Justine held her nose as she screamed out in pain on the ground.
“Fuck yeah feisty pants!” Came Damon’s voice from behind them.
“Where did you learn that darling?” Johnny asked, quite impressed.
“Carter taught me, he said it was just in case I’m in a position where I don’t have something to throw at them or hit them with, it could come in handy.” She answered, causing them all to laugh.
“I’ll call that behaving,” Kane laughed, “Make sure the trash stays out,” he added as they all walked inside.
Jack wasn’t kidding when he said the place was packed. The girls quickly separated from the boys and headed straight to the dance floor where they met up with Katalina and Magda. Moving closer to the bar they ordered drinks, a table had already been secured for them near the dance floor.
“Where’s your collar?” Johnny asked Damon,
“Lost it in the limo” Damon raised his hands and answered. Johnny just laughed and shook his head, though Damon saw a tinge of hurt flash in his eyes. What the fuck? Titan didn’t know either, but he was gonna ask Diego about it. Kane watched her move on the dance floor, the swinging of her hips had the tail moving behind her and the tulle frill wrapping around her legs. He could keep his hands off her, no problems. Liar! You’ll crack! Ky howled in his head. Fuck off Ky! Their eyes would meet and she knew she was starting to get to him, she was moving her hips just to get to him, he loved the way they moved. His skin burned for her touch, he ached to touch her. I see wolf ears and a tail in your future! Fuck! Though he knew he was right, he would break before the night was done, he was going to at least give it a shot. The smile never left her face as she danced and laughed with her friends on the floor. After four songs the girls finally left the floor to get something to drink, only to head right back on to it after they were done.
“You’re never getting her off that floor,” Johnny said,
“Appears so. She’s having fun” Kane replied,
“You don’t look like you’re having fun” Damon said,
“We made a bet,” Kane said, taking a drink,
“A bet? What kind of bet?” Damon asked intrigued,
“She bet me that I wouldn’t be able to keep my hands off her for the rest of the night. If I go on that dance floor, I will lose” Kane answered,
“What do you get if you win?” Johnny asked,
“She has to wear the tail and ears for a week” he replied,
“What if she wins?” Damon asked,
“Then I do” Johnny and Damon both started laughing.
“You picked a bad night to make that bet brother” Damon laughed,
“If I have to wear them, then so do both of you” Kane said, both Johnny and Damon stopped laughing.
“Well that’s not fair” Johnny huffed,
“Maybe, but it’ll stop you both from laughing at me, so it’s in your best interest that I don’t lose” Kane replied, Damon thought about that for a moment.
“I could pull it off” Damon nodded “And before you say it, yes I am that secure, and no I don’t have any shame” Causing a round of laughter at the table. Kane’s eyes stayed on her, she also didn’t make it difficult for him to watch her, she made sure she stayed in his view at all times. Getting up from the table he began to walk towards her.
“Where are you going?” Johnny asked laughing,
“To get another drink” Kane replied, when he moved past the bar and headed towards the dance floor.
“How secure are you brother?” Damon asked,
“We’re wearing the ears and tail aren’t we?” Johnny replied laughing,
“I do believe we will be,” Damon replied. “Well I came to dance, see you on the floor” with that Damon moved to the dance floor in search of Lydia.
Dax felt his presence behind her, before she saw him. He wrapped his arms around her making sure his hands weren’t touching her in any way.
“Enjoying yourself?” He asked, holding her closer to him. A smile spread across her face as she brushed her backside against him.
“Yes!” She replied and giggled after she heard him groan. “Are you?” He started to move his hips in time with hers.
“I’m enjoying watching you” he growled when she pressed into him more. He was fighting the urge to touch her, but if she kept the movement of her hips up he would. When she turned to face him, she straddled his leg and continued to rotate her hips against him. He clenched his fists but never removed his arms from around her.
“You’re going to lose, I can feel you starting to crack, and when you do I’m going to call you puppy” She said smiling up at him,
“When you lose, little mouse I will dress you like a bunny” he smiled back at her, trying to suppress the groan that was threatening to escape as she pressed into him again and again.
“Ooo and give the puppy something to hunt” she pulled him closer to her. He leaned lower, his eyes black as he looked at her, she took the opportunity to nip his bottom lip.
“Oh fuck! You are not making this easy” He growled against her mouth, she fought to suppress the shiver that threatened to run up her.
“I warned you” a seductive smile spread across her lips, turning in his arms one more time she ground her bottom into him. Before his hand could clamp onto her hip Johnny grabbed him.
“You could use a drink, brother” He said laughing, shaking his head.
“That’s not fair!” She said as he moved away from her.
“Reinforcements little mouse, I’m playing an advantage” Kane replied as Johnny pulled him off the dance floor.
She moved off the floor, she found herself in need of a deep breath and a cold drink as well.
“What game are you two playing this time?” Lacey asked, her tone fluid with sarcasm as she fought to roll her eyes. She found it pathetic that his brother needed to play games with his mate to keep interested. Then again this little imp was a real bore and she guessed he had to do something to keep his attention on her.
“Game?” Lydia asked, confused,
“We made a bet.” Dax answered,
“What kind of bet?” Katalina asked,
“That he can’t keep his hands off me for the night” she replied, taking a drink of water.
“When does the night end?” Lydia asked,
“When we are back in the limo” She answered,
“What happens if he can keep his hands off you for that long?” Magda asked,
“Then I have to wear the tail and ears for a week” she replied, a big grin crossed Lydia’s face.
“What happens if he can’t?” Lacey asked, trying to hide her lack of interest in what was going on.
“Then he has to” Dax smiled over the top of her glass, this piqued Lacey’s interest, her brother could use a little humiliation it’ll serve him right for the way he spoke to her. “But he has reinforcements now,” she added, putting her glass down.
“They look ok on you, but they’ll look way better on Kane” Lacey remarked her tone implied humour, but the comment was rather spiteful.
“Who are his reinforcements?” Lydia asked, brushing off Lacey’s bitchy remark. She didn’t know what Lacey’s problem was and it wasn’t her place to say anything. Truthfully Lydia found Lacey to be rather unpleasant. She also witnessed on numerous occasions the looks Lacey would give Dax when she thought no one was looking. The whole night of Lacey’s surprise party whenever anyone asked Dax a question Lacey would curl her lip or release a quiet growl. But she was Dax’s friend and Lydia wanted to be Dax’s friend so she would stay quiet around her. Maybe she’ll ask Damon about it later.
“Well, Johnny just pulled him off the dance floor so that’s one, but I assume Damon as well.” Dax replied.
“I can handle Johnny, and hopefully Lydia can take care of Damon,” Lacey was confident in her ability to handle Johnny, she had that boy wrapped around her finger and she’s been handling him for years. However she wasn’t so confident in Lydia’s ability to keep Damon interested. There wasn’t much to her, infact Lacey found Lydia quite dull, and she was pretty sure she was in love with Dax. Poor Damon, and she thought Kane had bad luck in finding a mate, Damon’s was in love with his Alpha’s mate. He needed a real woman in his bed, not some stiff uptight dull bitch.
“Just dance with another guy, that would make him put his hands on you” Magda suggested. Dax went wide eyed and shook her head.
“That’s against the rules,” she said, taking another drink
“Rules?” Katalina asked,
“That would be playing dirty, we might not play fair, but we don’t play dirty.” Dax explained. “We play the advantages” Magda and Katalina nodded their heads.
“Ok, so if you went over there right now and kissed him…” Lydia wanted to make sure she understood.
“That would be an advantage,” Dax said, nodding her head.
“And if a few buttons of your shirt popped open, that would be an advantage. Men are visual after all. Just a peek at the goods, not the full show” again Dax nodded.
“Ok, I like your games,” Magda said smiling. Lacey looked away, she couldn’t fight the eye roll this time. This is stupid! Though she wanted to see Kane wearing the ears, hoping that would deflate his ego a bit, this didn’t sound like the fun night that was promised to her.
As the night progressed they teased and tortured each other. A sensual growl low in her ear, to send a shiver up her spine, a gentle caress over the waistband of his jeans, promising more things to come. He would join her on the dance floor, move his hips with hers and nip up the back of her neck, she would press herself into him, making sure he got a good feeling of her against him. Damon or Johnny interfered in some way or another with her winning the game. If it wasn’t for them, the game would have been done a while ago. She would wait bide her time Johnny and Damon couldn’t babysit him all night. She felt like a predator stalking her prey, as she watched him move around the bar. She would wait till he was alone and she would make her move. The thought enticed her, filled her with excitement and she knew he could feel it as well. She would catch him watching her. With Lydia distracting Damon at the bar and Lacey with Johnny on the dance floor, Kane was left alone at the table, and she made her move. She straddled his lap facing him and pressed her lips hard to his, pressing her hips into him. His hands grabbed the table, she could hear the wooden top protesting under the pressure of his grip. She silently counted in her head to twenty, this was Lydia’s idea, give him just enough and then leave him wanting more. She broke the kiss and moved off his lap, but his arm blocked her escape, before he could do anything he was hit with ice cold water. Carter stood there holding the now empty pitcher.
“Sorry Alpha, but Gamma Damon said if I didn’t want to wear wolf ears and a tail for a week, I had to throw cold water on you. He said you needed to cool down” Carter looked a little fearful, well it definitely cooled him down.
“Thank you Carter!” Kane laughed,
“Damn it! You traitor! You’re supposed to be on my side” Dax looked at Carter wide eyed.
“I don’t want to wear wolf ears and a tail for a week,” Carter replied laughing,
“Well guess what, if I lose you’ll be wearing them with me” She smiled at him,
“Fuck!” Carter huffed as he watched her walk off.
“Your little mate isn’t playing fair,” Johnny said, handing him a towel “And I think she’s getting help” They watched as Magda and Lacey approached her and whispered something in her ear and they looked over at them. The smile that crossed her face, thrilled him. He felt like prey to the huntress.
“She’s playing the advantages. I called reinforcements first, looks like she’s got her own now and their gearing up for the end game” Johnny and Kane watched as Lacey and Dax disappeared into the crowd of people.
Damon was sitting at the bar waiting for Lydia to return, he was laughing when he saw what happened at their table between Kane, her and Carter. His little sister was hell bent on winning this bet, she waited until he was alone and made her move. He knew she would try something, he hated to pull Carter in, but they have worked too hard tonight to keep Kane’s hands off her to lose now. He had no idea what she said to him but the look on Carter’s face was priceless and he was laughing when someone touched his back and his skin twitched, repulsed by the contact, the shudder ripped through him before he could stop it.
“Hello Damon” the sultry voice from long ago made his shoulders tense. He slowly turned around and there she was, his first mate who rejected him. He hasn’t seen her since that night but he recognized her face and her smell, though now she smelled more like cheap perfume.
“Kimberly! What a….surprise, wish I could say it was a pleasant one” he said. He wasn’t thrilled to see her, though he knew it was inevitable, they would eventually run into each other.
“Now, now, be nice Damon. I heard a rumour tell me if it’s true. You’re the new Gamma of the Blood Howlers” she purred at him. She ran her finger up his arm, causing him to stiffen and shudder away from her touch.
“What do you want, Kimberly?” He asked instead, stepping away from her.
“Aww don’t be like that Damon” she said moving closer to him, she touched the front of the vest he was wearing and again he shuddered.
“Don’t do that!” He pushed her hands away from him.
“What’s the matter baby? You don’t seem happy to see me” she purred, moving even closer to him.
“I’ve moved on” He replied, moving further away from her, when he backed into the bar he felt trapped.
“Moved on? You can’t move on, the mate pull will keep bringing you back to me. I’m surprised you have fought it for this long” She said, stepping closer to him. She put her hand on his chest, and he brushed it off.
Lydia came back in time to see this woman putting her hands all over Damon.
“Can you not touch me please” she heard Damon saying as he was pushing her hands off of him, he was becoming more and more upset about the whole situation. She moved quickly to his side touching his arm, when he looked at her, she touched his face and he visibly calmed.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Kimberly asked Lydia,
“What does it look like I’m doing? I’m coming my mate down.” She replied, Damon wrapped his arms around her and buried his face in her neck, breathing her scent in deep.
Lacey and Dax were passing by the bar when something caught Dax’s attention. A woman was talking to Damon and he seemed a little upset by the interaction. She grabbed a hold of Lacey, subtly motioning towards the bar.
“Do you know her?” She asked,
“Never seen her, must be from one of the other packs.” Lacey said, looking at her. “Probably an old conquest of his.” She added, shrugging her shoulders.
“Then why would he be upset,” Dax asked, looking at Lacey. When Lacey looked at Dax she saw genuine concern in her eyes. Fighting the urge to roll her eyes she looked back towards the bar.
“It’s not a big deal, Damon was a man whore before he met Lydia” Lacey remarked, internally grimacing. They saw Lydia approach them and Damon wrapped his arms around her, clinging to her like a lifeline. The other woman did not seem happy by this and started yelling at Lydia.
“Your mate!” She screamed “He’s my mate!”
“You rejected him, he’s mine now” Lydia tried to stay calm, for Damon’s sake. Lacey’s eyes went wide when she heard that.
“Damon was rejected?” She whispered to Dax.
“You didn’t know?” Dax asked back.
“No, when did it happen?” Lacey looked at her.
“The day your parents….and Kane took power, she rejected him because he didn’t get the third in command rank” Dax answered,
“Wow! That must have sucked for him, rejected by one mate, bored by the other. He has no luck.” Dax gave Lacey a questioning look, she didn’t understand the comment or why Lacey would make it, but the scene at the bar drew her attention away from Lacey. They watched it unfold, and the more upset Damon and Lydia became, the more upset Dax became. That was her family and someone was fucking with it, but when the other woman slapped Lydia for something she lost it.
Damon pulled Lydia into his arms holding her close to him.
“You’re fucking lucky I don’t hit woman off the battlefield” Damon growled at her. Dax grabbed the first thing she could get her hands on.
“HEY!” She yelled, getting her attention, when she turned around the first hit came across her face.
“I have no problems putting a bitch down,” Dax said, hitting her again.
“That is my family” she hit her again.
“Don’t” SMACK!
“Fucking” CRACK!
“Touch them” and she hit her one last time, before she put the napkin dispenser on a nearby table and went to hug Lydia. Damon broke out laughing at his ex-mate crumpled on the floor in a pile.
“The reason I can fight it, Kimberly, is because I don’t feel the mate pull anymore. I already marked another. My true second chance.” Damon replied as he continued to look down on her.
“What? Se-sec-second chance? You got a second chance?” Kimberly stammered from the floor.
“Only the most deserving do” Dax growled at her
“I’d also like to introduce you to my little sister, and the Blood Howler’s Luna” Kimberly stared up at him, wide eyed blood dripping from her nose and mouth and then looked over at Dax. The scene had attracted a crowd and when they heard what Damon said about the Blood Howler’s having a Luna, all eyes turned towards Dax. She ignored their looks, the comments and their whispers, her priority was making sure Lydia was ok.
Kane witnessed the whole thing, he stood back in the corner of the room with a small smile on his face. Behaving? Ky asked. I’ll call that behaving! How proud are you? Ky purred. Damn proud! Now everyone knows! Yes they do! Good luck keeping your hands off her now! Fuck you hairball! You’re the horny one! Fuck! The night’s almost over, he can hold out just a little while longer. Keep telling yourself that! Ky howled in his head. Fuck you! It’ll be worth it he told himself, when she’s wearing those ears for a week it’ll all be worth it. Just a little while longer!
“Thank you!” Lydia hugged Dax,
“What are sisters for?” Dax hugged her back,
“They really are sturdier than they look,” Damon said as he inspected the napkin dispenser. Lydia and Dax just looked at each other.
“That’s your mate!” Dax said,
“That’s your brother!” Lydia responded, they broke out laughing. Damon just opened his mouth and then closed it.
“Great, now I have two smart asses on my hands. I liked it better when I only had feisty pants to deal with” he finally said. Lacey and Dax stole Lydia after Damon made sure she was ok. They had a battle plan to prepare. The night was coming to a close and Kane hadn’t cracked yet.
“So it didn’t work?” Lydia asked,
“It would have, had Carter not thrown a pitcher of cold water on him.” Dax huffed,
“Traitor, I thought he was on our side” Lydia huffed as well
“Damon threatened him with wearing the ears and the tail if he didn’t do it. Now if I lose he’s wearing them anyway” Dax replied, causing the others to laugh.
“I have an idea, where’s the line between playing the advantages and playing dirty?” Magda asked,
“Um….no dancing with other men and not letting them touch me. The idea is to make him hot and bothered, not jealous and homicidal.” Dax answered,
“Perfect!” Magda replied “Damon can obviously focus on two tasks at the same time so Lydia you need to get creative and make him solely focus on you”
“I can do that,” Lydia said, a wry smile playing on her face.
“Guess that leaves me with Johnny, I’m going to enjoy the rest of my night.” Lacey said and got up leaving the girls at the table to find him. Katalina shared another look with Magda who shook her head. It wasn’t their place to say anything, but both thought Lacey was a bitch, and they weren’t certain but they swear she had a side piece. They hated when she came to the salon, she was highly demanding and always threatened to send Alpha Kane after them if she didn’t get her way. Magda explained her plan and they set about putting it in motion.
Kane scanned the bar looking for her, she hadn’t made a move yet and time was running out. His little mouse was not the type to tuck tail and run. Just a little while longer! He told himself. Just breathe! A feeling settled across him, electricity ran up and down his body as tingles danced across his skin. She was making herself excited thinking of something, he scanned the bar but he saw no sign of her. The feeling began to intensify. Seems she found a new advantage to play, a clever little mouse. He caught a glimpse of her backside, she was talking to someone at a table and when she turned the top button of her shirt was undone. Someone caught her attention on the other side of the room and he lost sight of her. When he saw her again the bottom button was undone, exposing more of her waist. He unconsciously licked his bottom lip as he watched her move to the other side of the room and disappear into the crowd. Just a little while longer!
He took a shaky breath and it caught in his throat when he saw her again and noticed the second bottom button undone. He felt the twitch in his hand. He wanted to run his fingers over her skin, when she disappeared into the crowd one more time he let out the breath he was holding. The next time he saw her was on the dance floor with Lydia. The second button on top was undone and the only thing that held her shirt closed were the two buttons in the middle. Giving him just enough of a glimpse of her perfect breasts and the valley in between them. He saw the edge of her blue lace bra, he was now wondering if she was wearing the matching panties.
His eyes travelled down her body, resting on her hips and what happy little secret was hiding under her skirt. Again he licked his bottom lip as he watched her sway her hips in time to the music. Magda and Katalina joined them on the floor, Magda said something and they all laughed. Lacey was already on the dance floor with Johnny, they were away from the others and she had him completely captivated. Damon joined them, Lydia slipped something in his pocket, he didn’t know what it was but she had his undivided attention. Now it was just his little mouse and her new friends left on the floor, Katalina whispered something in her ear and she laughed, an innocent touch on her hip, a subtle graze of her waist, the tulle frill brushing her thighs.
He felt his body twitching, heating up and burning with desire for her, the excitement she was feeling was driving him to his breaking point. Before he could stop himself he was walking towards the dance floor, passing by Johnny and Lacey. When Johnny realized what was going on, he called over to Damon, but it was too late for Damon to react. Magda and Katalina split the second Kane stood behind her. She leaned back into him, her body pressed flush against his. Raising her arm over her head she let her fingers brush against his chest, as her waist displayed more for him. He wrapped his arm around her from behind and as soon as his hand touched the exposed skin a smile spread across her face. With his other hand on her hip he moved with her in time to the music. This is what he wanted to be doing the whole night. He wanted to be holding her tight to him while they danced. The remainder of the night he kept her in his arms refusing to let her go.
“20 fucking minutes, you couldn’t wait 20 fucking minutes” Johnny ranted as they stood outside waiting for their limos to show up.
“I’m not wearing these” he huffed as he held the ears and tail in his hand.
“Wow brother, feisty pants don’t play fair” Damon said as he joined them, Johnny looked at him, his mouth dropping open. Damon was already wearing his ears and tail.
“Are you serious? Is he fucking serious right now?” Johnny looked from Damon to Kane.
“Told you I could pull them off” Damon and Kane both laughed.
“Oh you’re gonna get something pulled off in a second” Johnny grumbled,
“Don’t be angry Johnny, it was all in good fun” Kane said,
“The last 20 fucking minutes and you couldn’t control yourself” Johnny again huffed. Damon took the tail and ears from him.
“Stop your fucking bitching, man up and wear the ears” He clipped the tail to the back of Johnny’s pants and the ears in his hair.
“I feel stupid” he said,
’That’s cause your ears are crooked,” Kane commented,
“You couldn’t even put them in straight” Kane and Damon erupted in laughter again.
“Fuck you both” He huffed again,
Dax was saying goodbye to Magda and Katalina, thanking them for all their help tonight. When she joined Kane she was laughing, and her eyes were dancing. She saw Johnny and Damon wearing the ears and she only laughed more.
“Don’t you both look adorable” She said, Johnny grumbled under his breath. “Don’t be grumpy Johnny. Kane will be wearing his tomorrow and just wait till you hear what I call him” she added,
“You will not call me that, or you will be in trouble,” Kane growled, pulling her back towards him.
“Well now you have to call him that” Johnny perked up.
“A deals a deal, and you can’t go back on a deal” She said using his own words against him.
“I need to stop playing these games with you or at least win one” He growled in her ear, she giggled. He suppressed the urge to run his hands up her body, he didn’t touch her all night, now that was all he wanted to do, their car better get here quickly.
“What fun would that be?” She said leaning her back into his chest he held her tighter to him, enjoying the feeling of her body against his. His skin was buzzing with electricity and when their limo pulled up first he breathed a sigh of relief.
He was pulling her towards it before the driver even had the door open, not even giving her a chance to say good night to anybody.
“I guess they’re leaving now,” Damon said laughing,
They heard her squeal out in laughter as he all but threw her in the back seat of the limo.
“Drive fast!” Kane said to the driver as he climbed in behind her. A low growl was cut off by the closing door as the driver hurried to the front.
“That sounds animalistic” Damon laughed louder,
“This is why you don’t rile him up” Johnny agreed laughing. The laughing got louder as they watched the limo peel out of the parking lot.
The door was barely shut before his mouth was on hers, a low growl escaping his lips. His hands travelled her body, touching everything that was denied him all night. He moved over top of her on the back seat of the limo, pressing into her, she moaned when she felt him hard and ready.
“Don’t make that bet ever again” Kane said against her lips. “I don’t ever want to keep my hands off you” he flipped the last two buttons of her shirt fully exposing her lace bra. He kissed down her jaw, her neck and across her chest. His hands travelled from her hips up her waist, his thumbs grazed across her nipples, while his lips tasted the flesh of each breast. Her skin was flush and only getting hotter with each kiss from his lips and touch of his hand. Her hips pressed harder into him, encouraging him to take what he wanted. He became more demanding, pushing her skirt up higher and higher. His hands stilling on her body, when the driver informed them they were ten minutes from the house.
“When this limo stops you will only have a few minutes to get to our room, before I catch you and take what I want” he growled against her skin as he sat them up. They felt the limo incline as it climbed the driveway and she used it to press and rotate into him harder. Her fingers trembled with excitement as she tried to do up the two middle buttons of her shirt. When the limo stopped she bolted from the back seat running into the house, almost crashing into Carter on the way up the stairs.
“Shit….sorry Carter” but she didn’t stop. Kane was right behind her moving fast. He almost had her on the second floor, but she managed to get to the fifth before he finally caught her. They crashed down the hall removing clothes as they went, he barely managed to show restraint when he removed her skirt slipping it down her hips so she could kick it off. He lifted her to his hips as he crushed her against the bedroom door rocking into her harder and harder. They fell into the bedroom with him landing first, he kicked the door closed and rolled them so she was underneath and he took her right there on the bedroom floor.