CHAPTER 10
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The clock ticked by quickly and Cas*y told me she had to head home to her family. We said goodbye after I declined her walking me to the pack house.
I’d find my way and if I didn’t, it wouldn’t be the end of the world.
I could totally sleep outside, it was warm and nice and all I’d need was a little rock to rest my head on. Another bonus of sleeping outside was that there would be no Aiden.
There wasn’t a lot of movement in the pack house but I did hear some chatter here and there.
I walked upstairs hoping I could get there before anyone saw me.
I opened the door and went to my suitcase, I hac sweated through the dress and needed something baggier that would breathe more.
“Where the f*ck have you been!” The door slammed into the wall and was then shut close. I jumped up on my feet and spun around. Aidens eyes were as dark as the night sky and his shoulders were rigid,
“I-I was at the mall. What’s it to you?” I asked as my hand lay over my chest trying to ease the erratic beating of my heart.
I
“Do you have any idea the crap I’ve had to take because I couldn’t answer a f*cking question about where you were?” He said through clenched teeth.
“Why is that any of your business?”
“BECAUSE I AM THE ALPHA!” He stepped in closer, slow steps and his eyes looked like they were scanning a prey before the final attack.
“Listen to me carefully. I don’t love you, I will never love you and I will never accept you but I have a role to play and so do you. So you will do as I say when say, you will let me know where you are at every f*cking moment and you will never disobey an order. Is that clear?” What was happening…
“ANSWER ME!”
I “Yes,” I answered, more quietly than I had wished.
“Give me your phone.” He ordered and I looked at my bag laying on the bed.
“Why?”
“Give me your phone, Gabby,” I took my phone out and tensed my fingers so that he wouldn’t see them shaking.
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“What-” he ripped it from my hands and started pressing buttons.
“What are you doing!” He turned his back, raising the phone so I couldn’t take it back.
“My number’s in here now and I have yours. You will always let me know where you are and if
you don’t,” he said and stepped closer. His fingers came up and gripped my chin as he tilted my head back.
“The consequences will be most dire.” His eyes went between mine and my lips. His thumb graced the surface of my bottom lip and I forced my eyes to stay on his even though I wanted to shut them close. His jaw clenched and he smirked.
“Get rid of any thoughts about leaving or getting rid of this arrangement. You’re mine now, Gabriella, and you’re going to learn to accept that.” He rought ulled away his hand.
“There’s dinner downstairs. Get ready and then we’ll go.” He said without stepping back to give me space. He wanted me to be the one moving. I was the daughter of an Alpha, I wasn’t stupid and I most certainly knew a show of dominance when I saw one
“I’m not hungry.” I said.
“I don’t care. Everyone is waiting for you.” My choices were to either break eye contact, step back and go into the bathroom to change, or…
“Fine.” I grabbed the shirt that was laying on the bed and pulled it over my head. I reached under and slipped off the dress straps and let it fall to the floor.
Aiden clenched his jaw, his eyes grew darker and his fingers rolled into his hands. I knew he could te that I was nervous, my heart was beating in my chest and my breathing was heavy and fast.
“Let’s go.” I said and walked past him but Aiden grabbed my arm and pulled me back.
I
“Put on pants.” My *ss was out but I needed to change my underwear and regardless of how badly I wanted to push up against his power show, I couldn’t take them off in front of him.
“Leave.” I said and met his gaze. His stern expression turned amused as a grin pulled on his lips. His other hand came up and rested on my hip before sliding his fingers up to my chest.
He leaned down his head, closing any distance there was between us.
“I can hear your heartbeat. I know you’re nervous. He whispered.
“Doesn’t mean I won’t still walk down to that dinner without pants,” I said and scowled.
Aiden scoffed and nodded his head.
“Ten minutes.” He said and walked to the door. He threw a quick glance at the bed and smirked.
“Chanel, surprise surprise,” I clenched my jaw and ignored the not-so-subtle hint.
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He’d heard the Tumor, he probably believed it as well.
I changed my underwear and put on my pants and took a deep breath before heading downstairs.
Aiden was waiting at the end of the stairs but I looked straight ahead as I walked down.
I turned and walked toward the dining hall but his fingers grabbed my hand and I stopped. My eyes turned down to where our hands were touching and then I quickly looked up at him. Something swirled around in Aidens eyes before he covered it up.
“They’re not in there,” he said and let go of my hand. We walked around the corner and in through another entrance. There was a smaller table in a more decorated room. Candles had been lit and candelabras were placed around the room in the coers, big ones.
Aidens father, Cameron, sat at the head of the ble, Marie sat beside him on the side and Cole and
Bob sat next to Marie.
Aiden pulled out a chair for me opposite Marie and sat down.
“It’s good to see you’re alright, we got a little worried earlier,” Marie said and raised a brow at Aiden.
“Yeah I’m sorry about that. Some girls asked me to go to the mall with them and I forgot to let Aiden know. Guess I got too excited,” I said and smiled. Damage control was done.
“Excited to shop I bet,” Cole said and grinned. I laughed a quiet laugh.
“It is one of my hobbies,” I said and smirked. Changing their perception of me, one they had got without meeting me, wasn’t my obligation.
If they wanted to paint me as a spoiled brat then go ahead.
I’ll help.
“What other hobbies do you have?” Marie asked and her eyes glinted.
I had to think long and hard about that question but all that came to mind was what I had done at
home.
“Painting, reading and,” did I have no other hobbies? Did I even really like the ones I had just mentioned?
“That’s it,” I said and smiled awkwardly.
“Then I have a surprise for you tomorrow,” She said and winked.
“Melina had gotten something real nice at Chanel, and so had Lilian and Amanda as well. They came back with giant.bags,” Cole said and looked at Aiden. His eyes slowly turned on me and I was starting to think that that smirk was painted permanently onto his face. He chuckled and chowed down on his food.
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“How could they afford that?” Marie asked and raised a brow.
I clenched my jaw and glared at Cole.
I could feel Aidens eyes on the side of my face but I looked at Marie and shrugged my shoulders.
“Ca*sandra works there, she probably gave them some discounts,” Aiden said but I could still feel his eyes on me, burning into my skin. I didn’t want to face him. Why did he say that?
“At Chanel? I highly doubt that.” Marie said and shook her
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“Whichever way they got it they were ecstatic and said they were gonna wear their new clothes when we go party tomorrow,” of course, they were going to the party.
I’m such an idiot.
My hands were starting to sweat and I was pushing down the waves of betrayal that kept sweeping over me. They knew Sam so they knew Cole and Aiden as well. They were the ones that Cole had mentioned earlier when he said some other girls were joining them.
I wanted to push back the chair and leave but I knew that I couldn’t. The suffocating feeling of being trapped grew bigger with each passing second. Aiden’s hand came down and rested on my leg. My body stiffened but he leaned down, his lips were just by my ear but I was thankful for the hair that was covering
it.
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“Relax.” He said and gently squeezed my thigh. I was still stiff under his touch but after he removed started to relax and the floods of feelings that had washed over me went away.
Cole was watching me, a devilish grin on his face and his eyes bored into mine brimming with amusement. Like a child looks at their favorite toy.