Always here

Chapter //F O U R//

"This is so nice!" I squealed and jumped onto the leather couch in front of us. I bounced a good 3 inches into the air.

Now that's a good couch.

I grinned at Xavier and motioned for him to join me. However he looked at me longingly and shook his head, pouting his lips slightly.

That's a turn on.

"I gotta go bathe, kitten. I smell like—" he stopped short as his pupils dilated.

His eyes snapped to mine.

"You... you smell so good, kitten," he purred softly and started to stalk towards me like I'm his food.

His prey.

My eyes widened in surprise and thereafter my cheeks turned to a deep shade of red. Did he just... smell my arousal?

I gulped nervously.

He stopped at the foot of the sofa. The corners of his mouth curled up into a smirk and he pounced onto me with a growl.

Shit.

A horny wolf was definitely not on my bucket list.

I felt shut my eyes tightly and willed my heart rate to slow down, not wanting him, or rather me, to do something that we would both regret. But... having some fun wouldn't hurt, right?

Something warm and wet touched my neck, causing me to snap my eyes open and stare at the mob of black hair in front of my face, stuffed into my neck.

"Lia..." he growled softly into my neck and then licked his way up to my jawline. "I want you so badly..."

I blushed furiously and used one hand to caress his head. He looked up and stared deep into my orbs. Mesmerised by the pools of blue swirling in his eyes and the ring of a darker shade of blue ariund the pupil, I couldn't help but stare right back into his orbs.

I lifted myself off the couch and leaned back on my elbows.

"Xavier..."

He hummed in response and lifted a hand to cup my cheek, rubbing small circles on my cheekbone with his thumb. His hand felt so right on my cheek. So right.

I leaned forward somewhat hesitantly and pressed my lips onto his neck softly.

"Lia..." He groaned.

I flicked out my tongue and licked his neck and then up to his earlobe. I bit his ear softly, dragging my teeth lightly across the shell of it.

He growled loudly and pulled away from me.

I couldn't help but whimper at the loss of his warmth and his rejection struck me right in the middle of my heart.

I looked away from his beautiful face.

"Lia... kitten... I didn't mean it like that. I'm sorry. Forgive me?" Xavier begged and pleaded, pulling my face back slightly to face him again.

He growled.

"I'm sorry for making you cry. I'm such a jerk. I just didn't want things to go far." He lowered his head in shame. "I didn't know what I would do if you continued your assault on my neck... Will you forgive me?" He lifted his head to look at me expectantly.

Taking a peek at his neck, I gasped loudly.

There were hickeys on his neck. Hickeys.

I blushed beet red and said, "Well... At least everyone now knows you're mine."

He seemed surprised at my answer at first, but then he brightened and smiled, once again taking my breath away as he always did when he smiled.

"So... you're not mad?"

"No... It's okay."

He grinned and got off the sofa, offering me a hand. I took it happily and followed him as he led me to a room on the second floor.

"Here, this is our room. Do you like it?" Xavier opened a white door and stepped in, gesturing for me to join him.

In the room, there was a simple king size bed with dark grey duvets on it, a wooden desk beside it, several bean bags and 2 doors which probably would lead to a bathroom and a closet.

I grinned at turned around in his arms, smiling up at him. "I love it," I told him.

He relaxed and smiled too, taking my hand and leading me to the door on our left. "This will be our closet from now on. I'll take you shopping tomorrow, okay?"

"Okay." I nodded.

He turned to walk out of the room. "Xavier?" I called out.

He turned around immediately.

"Hmm?"

"I... I need to bathe. Could you... you know... lend me some clothes to change into?" I stuttered out shyly, a bit embarrassed.

"Okay. I'll lay them out on the bed. Go take a bath first, kitten."

I turned to walk towards the other door on the other side of the room. "Lia?" I turned around.

"Don't lock the door."

"What?" I replied dumbly.

Xavier walked towards me and grabbed my hands in his gently. "My wolf and I don't like it when you lock the door. I won't go in, if that's what you're worrying about."

I nodded in understanding and turned to walk to the bathroom again. Closing the door behind me, I took off my clothes and dumped them in the laundry basket beside the toilet bowl. I tested the temperature of the water before stepping under the shower head.

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I wrapped the towel around my body tightly and used another to wrap around my brown hair. Turning the doorknob, I pulled open the door and stepped out of the steamy bathroom. There on the bed were a large black tee and a blue boxer.

I started walking towards the bed when all of a sudden the door opened.

Not the door to the closet, not the door to the bathroom...

It was the door to our room.