Chapter 80
I look around first without
engaging. Garret, Victor, and all of my generals mingle. They act normal but I know they are trying to get as much information as
possible.
“You will do great, my love.”
Colt says.
I turn to him. I have been so
stressed with all of this that I
had not noticed how good he
looks.
I caress his cheek. “So
handsome.”
“You think so?” He asks with
a cheeky smile.
“Yes.”
“And you are looking
exquisite. Maybe we should just forget about this whole party.”
I squint my eyes at him. “You
lie.”
He laughs. “We can dream.”
I sigh. “I don’t like having responsibilities.”
If we weren’t the ones in
charge, then we could forget
about all of this and go have
some fun.
I turn back to the festivity. Some of the Alphas socialize
with each other. I can see
which one of them knows
each other and most of them
- do.
“Cass.” Garret walks up to
- me.
“So, anything?” I ask.
“Unfortunately, none of them know anything. It seems that they were all
surprised to receive this
invitation.”
“Are our borders secure?”
“Yes. The possibility that this is all just a distraction is high.”
“Good. Now, what am I
supposed to say to-” My train of thought disappears when I spot someone that should be resting upstairs. “What is Dad doing here?!”
“What the hell?” Garret is just
as surprised as I am.
Colt, Garret, and I all rush to
Warrick. Victor gets there in
no time as well.
“What are you doing?”
“He won’t listen.” Lotus says
sounding tired. I am sure she already tried her best to talk
him out of this idea and
Poppy nods agreeing.
“I-” Warrick takes in a deep breath having trouble just starting to talk. “Something is going to happen tonight.
That much is obvious so I
can’t just lie around and do nothing.”
“And what can you do in your condition?” I ask him.
“I may not be able to fight or barely move but I still have
my power.”
“That is still not enough. You
could still easily be killed.”
“Agree.” Victor says and
Garret nods.
“I am staying. End of
conversation.”
“Fine. you insist on being
here, then you will be in a
corner sitting where I can
keep an eye on you.
“You can’t just-”
Π
“I sure can. I am Alpha at the moment by default. You are
out of commission for now
and so I am in charge.”
“Have I created a monster?”
Warrick mutters.
“You sure have.”
He huffs but also does not
complain and I can tell that it is because he is already
tired. He does his best to
walk on his own to the
corner I assigned him to
where he sits under
bouquets of hanging flowers.
“Have Beck and Archie watch
him.”
Victor nods. “Yeah, I’ll have
them guard him.
“What in the world is he
thinking? He knows he is a
target and now he is a sitting
duck.”
“Maybe that is why he is
doing it.” Colt says.
“Warrick
is many things and one of
those is smart. He knows that
you are the target but by him being here, all the attention is not just on you.”
I suck in a deep breath. “That does not help. Now I have to worry about him too.”
“For now, he is fine. It is still
early and you need to relax a
bit. How about I help you
with that.”
“I can’t leave.” I tell him.
“I never said we had to leave.”
“Oh.” I say disappointed
because I thought that he was thinking of doing something naughty.
“Come. Let’s sit over here.”
He takes my hand and leads
me to the furthest table at
the edge of the parameter of where the banquet will take place. Most people are
concentrated in the middle
of the festivity so at the
moment we have just a tiny
bit of privacy, if you could
call it that.
We sit and Colt moves our
chairs together, as close as they can get. He leans with his large frame and hugs me, hiding me in his arms. I close my eyes as I take the
scent of his neck where I
marked him.
“You’ve grown so much.” He
whispers.
“Mh?”
“The woman you are today…you have grown from the girl I met so long ago.”
His hands slide down the
length of my waist and travel
under the clothed table
where he lifts my long dress up my thigh. His hand caresses my bare thighs as they go down and then I feel his hand fold over my knee, his thumb gently folding circles on my skin. I feel his
breath on my neck and I am acutely aware of it. His green eyes meet mine and they flicker with want and
possesiveness. His hands start making their way up, his soft fingertips tickling inside my thigh.
I suddenly forget where I
am, I think we both do and
we don’t seem to care. I
succumb to the feeling of his touch and yearn for it.
Of course, there are warning flares going up in my head. Are people watching us? Do they know what he is starting
to do under the table? One
slight opening of my eyes
tells me that no one is even
looking at us. Everyone is engrossed either in drinks or
conversation.
“I am going to make you feel good in front of everyone here.” Colt whispers. A wave of chills runs through my
skin and my body gives in to
the excitement.
“Touch me.” A breathless
needy voice comes out of
- me.
“Mh…” He softly growls.
“Where do you want me to
touch you? Here?”
His hands squeeze the inside
of my thighs.”
“No.”
“Here?”
His hand slightly moves up
but barely.
“No.”
“Where?”
“Higher.” I whisper.
“Higher? Mh…here?”
My body jolts as his fingers barely graze my skin right
where I want them to.
“Yes.” My high–pitched voice
gives me away.
“How do you want me to
touch you? Like this?”
The tip of his finger moves
up
and down as if he were
petting something tiny.
“You have to tell me if you
like it or I’ll assume you
don’t.” His hand pulls away
but I immediately grab his
wrist and put it right back
where it was.
“Don’t stop.”
He chuckles.
He likes playing games.
“So, like this?”
His hand rests over my slit
and his thumb starts
massaging my clit. The grip have over his wrists tightens
as I try not to suddenly
moan.
“Y–yes.” I whisper.
The touch brings a rippling jolt through my body and my lips part as I try to take in deep breaths.
The thumb does not linger
there long. His whole hand
moves down. He swipes up feeling how moist I am.
“Mh… if it weren’t too
obvious to everyone, I’d be down on my knees face deep
inside, tasting you. But I’m sure you’ll enjoy this just as good.” His finger slides inside of me and I gasp.
“Shh baby girl. Control those beautiful noises. They are
supposed to be for my ears
only.”
After thrusting his finger in and out of me a couple of times and me doing my best to control my moans, he
slides in two fingers.
“Oh…” I whisper.
“You like that?”
“Y–yes!”
It doesn’t take long for me to start feeling like I am about to come. I hold his hand closer trying to get him
deeper as excitement rises
inside of me.
“Don’t stop.”
“I won’t.”
“Mh….” An orgasm ripples
through my insides making
me come undone.
He covers my mouth when I
almost moan out loud for
everyone to hear.
I take a few deep breaths and open my eyes to look around us now feeling self–conscious but everything goes on like before. If anyone noticed, they don’t show it.
“How do you feel now?” Colt
asks.
“Much better.” I say with a sigh. “I feel a bit sleepy now but somehow, a bit more
relaxed.”
He smirks. “Now we know
how to help you relax.”
“Now we need to get cleaned
‘cause I can smell it all over
us.”
“I love your smell all over
me.” He replies.
“And I love yours but not right now.”
We both quickly head to the bathroom and come right
back when we are clean. I
wasn’t lying when I said I felt
better. It is like a bit of the
tension I was feeling before
got released.
“Cass, dinner will start soon.”
Victor says. “You should
speak to everyone once they
all gather at the tables.”
“Are there any more coming?”
“Most of them are here. A
few more will arrive soon
but best not to wait.”
I nod but I am nervous. I
don’t know what I am going
to say.
As nervousness takes over, I
cast my eyes around the
room. That is when I spot
James.
“James?” I call to him as I
walk in his direction.
“Are–You are here?”
He slowly nods as he looks down and puts his hand in his pocket. “Yeah, I…feel like
I need to be here. I saw it
from the window and…I
needed to come out.”
“Well, I am glad to see you here. Eat, get some fresh air.”
He nods. “Yeah, I think I’ll go
take a walk. The garden…it’s something she would have liked.”
I smile and nod. “Agree. She would have liked it very
much.”
He gives me a nod and walks away. Our interactions have
been a bit awkward but I
understand how he feels,
incomplete. I am grateful
that he has survived the
heartbreak this long.
Bryn surprises us. “Colt, why are we entertaining this all. It
is obvious even to me that it
is all a trap of some sort.”
“Bryn, leave it alone. They
know what they are doing.”
Miles says in a complaint.
“Yeah, we are aware of that.” Colt replies.
“So why? We should call it off and throw everyone out.”
She says and then whispers. “What if all these Alphas
attack us?”
“Oh, they won’t.” He says.
“How do you know that?”
“Victor and Garret are sure
so I am sure. I trust them.” I
respond.
“Should you trust them?” She says in a snobby tone.
I roll my eyes and ignore her, giving my attention to Honora who brings me a cup of tea. Colt continues to talk
to Bryn trying to calm her down.
Honora hands me the cup of
tea. “This is chamomile tea.
It’s good for the nerves.”
I nod and take it. It is
soothing and warm.
I give her tea cup back and take a deep breath watching
everyone gather at the tables,
getting ready for dinner.
“Come on love. You can do
it.” Colt takes my hand and
leads me to the head table.
Everyone quiets down and stands to watch me.
“I…” I start but pause
overthinking it. “I want to thank you all for coming. It
was… surprising… …”
My train of thought stops
when I watch as Ezra and
Oliver stride in.
“Sorry for being late. Traffic
and all that…”
Ezra gives a huge smile and I
am left wondering how the
f**k did he even make it
inside.