Chapter 38
The film ended, but I didn’t concentrate on it. Leah, being so close to me, was like having a fight with my body. So many times, I wanted to touch her. When Zain mentioned watching a film with Leah and him, I was out the door as he spoke to me. I got a little work done as Leah invaded my mind. This woman had my whole body going in circles. If this was without touching or doing anything with her, goddess help me when I get to hold her—even kiss her. As the lights came on, Lynx and I were discussing what we could do with Leah. I felt movement beside me, making me look at Leah, who was now staring at me. “What did you think of it?” she asked. I stared at her blankly. “The film, you idiot,” Lynx laughed in my head. Ignoring him, I smiled. “I enjoyed it,” I said. “I have seen it four times over the last few weeks.” Leah nodded. “Me too,” she said. I glanced at Zain, who was grinning behind her. “I have to leave you now, Leah,” he said, making her turn around to face him. “I have to—” he said, but he stopped when he realized Leah wouldn’t know that we train. “I have to go to the gym.” Leah nodded. “It’s okay,” she said and looked back at me. “Can you take me back to my room?” I nodded, even though I wanted to do something with her. “Sure,” I said. Glancing around the theatre, everyone who had been in there left. “Pack members seem to like our mate,” Lynx murmured. I said nothing, but I noticed that too. Zain mentioned to me he took her to my mother’s garden. He told her a short and human version of my mother’s story about losing her mate, or in his terms—her husband. Leah took it to heart and even suggested giving my mother flowers from her garden, which was a sweet idea. I knew there were pack members around when they were touring the pack grounds, and Zain mentioned that they were all respectful to her. Even though some older pack members turned away when she came, she didn’t seem to bother her. Looking at my mate, I didn’t even hear Zain leave, but Leah was staring back at me. Leah touched my arm, sending tingles right throughout my body. “You okay?” she asked. “You seem a million miles away.” I gave her a smile. “I’m fine,” I said as I moved and stood up. I towered over her slightly, which only made her look up at me. “Do you fancy having some food with me before you go to bed?” I asked. Leah smiled. “I would love to,” she said. Leah moved and stood next to me. Her scent hit me hard, which nearly sent me off my axis. “Mate smells nice,” he mumbled. “Hold her hand.” I placed my hand in hers and let the tingles ripple through my veins. Leah’s eyes widened. Could she feel them like I can? “Probably not,” Lynx grumbled. “She is human.” I ignored him and guided Leah out of the theatre and back towards the kitchen. The chef had prepared the meals for the packs. I opened a mind link to him. “Could we have two meals to have delivered to my office?” I asked. 1 “Yes, alpha,” he murmured. Closing the link, I looked toward Leah, whose eyes were on the cakes. I smiled. “You want one,” I murmured as I leaned close to her eye. Leah tensed slightly but relaxed. “Yes, please,” she whispered. I looked at the chef, who smiled. “I will get you a piece, Lu—miss.” Leah looked at him with a weird expression. That was too close. “The chef will bring the food to the office,” I said, looking at the chef, who seemed to have blushed. “We can eat in there.” Leah said nothing as we walked away from the chef. We headed to my office and walked inside. Leah took a seat in front of the desk, and I sat next to her. Her eyes went to mine as she smiled. “I have to admit I have never felt so relaxed or even happy since I got here until today,” she said. I smiled. “That’s good to hear,” I said. “So, do you like watching old movies like Willow?” The theatre holds most old and new movies. We have a listing outside; pack members can vote on which ones they want for the week. Today was no exception, as Willow was being played and growing up. It was one of my all-time favourite films. “I love Wilow,” she said, grinning. “I watched it so many times as a child. I also love Princess Bride and the neverending story. I could watch them for hours.” 1 I grinned. “My favourites too,” I said. “Also, Labrinth and Goonies. I remember watching them with my father.” Leah nodded and looked at me. Her eyes were holding so much. She looked away for a moment and cleared her throat. “Zain told me that your father was killed by wolves here,” she said. “I’m sorry.” “It’s okay,” I said, feeling slightly hurt. The mere talk of my father always sends me into a frenzy. I knew I could reveal too much to Leah about what happened, as she didn’t know about our kind. Zain told me the short, human version he told her through mind link, which was good for someone to come up with on the spot. “It’s hard to talk about it,” I murmured. “I feel like my heart is being ripped out in two.” Leah stared at me as her eyes glistened with tears. I knew she was thinking about her father. I moved in my seat and placed my hand in hers. “I know how that feels,” she whispered as her fingers dug into mine. I nodded. “You know you can talk about your dad to me,” I said. “I know what it is like. I lost him because of an animal attack, but you lost yours in the worst possible way too, and you were with him when it happened.” Leah stared at me, but I continued. “I was away when it happened,” I murmured, thinking back to the day. “I was on a training course with some friends and had to learn about it from my sister.” “That must have hurt,” she murmured. I knew I was lying to her about all this, but if it helps her with her grief, I would do anything in my power to help her. “My father and I were coming back from one of my sports events,” she muttered, looking at our joining hands. “We were arguing at the time about me seeing mum again.” I watched her as she spoke. “I didn’t want to see her,” she said as she lifted her head up and looked at me as a lone tear escaped. “I was so angry at him for seeing her, we argued, and now he is gone. They are the last words I told him. I never said I love you.” Her pain broke my heart. I moved closer to her and pulled her to me. Her head rested on my shoulder. “He knew you loved him,” I said, closer to her head. “He was trying to make something right for you.” Leah moved up and looked at me. “Mum left—” she said, but I placed my finger on her lips. Tingles rippled through me again. I moved and was mere inches from her lips. “You decide what happens with your mum. As for your dad, you need to grieve, but you are not to blame for anything.” Leah stared at me, her eyes darting between my lips and my eyes. I pull back slightly. I knew I couldn’t kiss her. It wasn’t right. Lynx moved closer to see her but said nothing. There was a knock on the door, which made me move quickly. I went over and opened it to find an omega holding a tray. I grabbed the tray and thanked the girl. Closing the door behind me with my foot, I walked away and placed the tray on the stack of papers on the desk. I handed Leah her food and grabbed mine. We ate in silence. Lynx stayed close and took Leah in. He never uttered a word. It was like he was under her spell by her words. After a half hour, we were done, and Leah leaned back in her seat, her eyes on me. “Thank you,” she blurts out, causing me to arch my eyebrow at her. The corners of Leah’s move inched up slightly. “Thank you for listening to me,” she said. “I didn’t mean to upload all that to you moments ago. I guess I needed to tell someone about what happened. When you brought your dad up, I had to mention mine.” “Your loss is recent,” I said. “You are going to blurt stuff out and probably randomly cry. Leah, I am here if you want to do either. I am here at your deposal.” 1 Leah’s eyes softened. “Thanks,” she said. I looked at the time and realized that it was getting late. “Let me walk you back to your room,” I said. “And we can do this again tomorrow if you like?” Leah stared at me for a moment and nodded. “That be great,” she said. “Could we watch a film again?” I grinned. “Willow or Chucky?” I asked, moving my head to the side. Leah laughed. “Maybe we see what I feel like tomorrow,” she said. “I’m not too keen on horrors. I don’t fancy having nightmares, having a talking, killing doll after me in my dreams.” A smirk inched the corners of my mouth. “If you had those dreams,” I murmured, moving closer to her. “You could always come to my room. I can defend any killing dolls for you.” Lynx chuckled in my head. “More like I will,” he laughed. Ignoring him, I watched her as a blush spread across her cheeks. “Maybe,” she whispered, looking away. I looked, making her blush. She looked gorgeous with red in her cheeks. “I know something else that makes her go that right,” Lynx blurted in my head. “We could be buried—” I stop him from carrying on and block him. Damn, wolf nearly had my cock exploding in my pants with what he was about to say. Clearing my throat. “Shall we go?” I said, moving up and adjusting myself. Leah looked at me as her cheeks burned more. Did she look at— 1 Goddess, I need to stop. I needed a cold shower, and now. Leah nodded and walked away. I followed her out. We headed toward the stairs and changed the subject by asking random questions until we got to our rooms. Once outside her room, she stopped and smiled at me. “Thank you for everything, Carson,” she said. “I will see you in the morning.” I smiled. “Goodnight, Leah,” I said. “Sweet dreams, and you know where I am if you need me to protect you.” Leah smirked. “I know,” she said. “Goodnight.” Leah opened her door and walked inside, closing it behind her. She didn’t look back. I moved toward mine and opened a mind link to an omega to clean up the office. I forgot about taking the dishes to the kitchen. I opened my door and pulled down the block I had on Lynx, who looked pissed. “You know I wanted to see her—” he growled. “We will see her tomorrow,” I said, cutting him off. A slow smirk inched his lips up as drool slipped out. I knew where his dirty little mind was going, and it wasn’t helping my cock. “I need a cold shower,” I gritted out as I walked toward the bathroom, while Lynx chuckled loudly in my head as he sent images of what he wanted to do to Leah when we had her.