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Whatever, I mutter back, then give him a mental push further into the background. It effectively ends our conversation, but not before he growls loudly in annoyance, making me flinch.
“Are you okay?” Helia asks, her eyes regarding me with worry.
“Huh?” I blink in confusion. “Yeah. Why? What happened?”
“You zoned out and then flinched,” Jessica explains, tilting her head to the side as she studies me.
“Did I?” I ask, then shake my head and force out a chuckle. “I didn’t sleep well, and I have a lot on my mind.”
“Oooh, did you lovebirds have a long night?” Melissa teases, her eyes darting from mine to Helia’s.
“He slept at his place yesterday,” Helia replies with ease.
I nod to corroborate her story and because of the little devil that I am, I also add, “It’s tonight that we don’t plan on sleeping at all.”
Helia has a coughing fit. Her cheeks turn red, and it takes her a while to recover. When she does, she turns to me and gently punches me in the arm.
“Ow!” I complain and rub the spot, faking to be hurt.
I can’t keep a grin off my face, slowly easing into the fun part of the trip, which is pretending to be her boyfriend. Helia rolls her eyes, but a ghost of a smile tugs at her lips.
A flight attendant comes from the front of the plane, her eyes locking straight on mine. My entire back stiffens when she slightly bows her head.
“Would Your Highness like a bottle of champagne before take-off?” she asks, and I mentally curse myself for not warning her not to address me according to the protocol.
“That’d be great, thanks,” I reply, pretending not to notice the three heads turn my way with questioning looks in their eyes.
“Okay, explain,” Jessica says when I ignore them.
“Why did she call you ‘Your Highness’?” Melissa asks as if I need clarification.
It’s Helia’s silence that strikes me the most. Her tense posture alone is enough indication that she wants to know what the hell’s going on, but she’s also stuck because it’s not like she can admit to her friends that she has no idea who I am.
I let out a heavy sigh, the most genuine reaction I've managed around them so far. The words that follow almost close the conversation, but not entirely.
“Because I’m a spoiled rich kid who likes to be pampered and treated like royalty,” I say, pushing down a reminder of how close this is to the truth.
“Okay,” Jessica says at the same time as Melissa shrugs her shoulders in a cool sort of way.
I risk a glance at Helia to see if she’s buying the story but get interrupted by the flight attendant. We each take our own glass of champagne from her tray, and when Helia’s clinks against mine, she gives me a smile that confirms we’re good.
This weekend might end up being more trouble than it’s worth, my wolf warns me.
Not if it helps me get her out of my head, I reply as I take a sip of champagne, my brain already coming up with all the positions I want to do with the beautiful green-eyed doctor.
CHAPTER 6
Grayden
The only way to avoid digging myself into an even deeper hole is to pretend to do some work while we’re on the plane. I move to a different seat, the one that’s the farthest away from the chatty trio. My earlier excuse of my work being confidential, allows me to keep my laptop turned away from them without raising suspicion.
Coward, my wolf mutters, accompanying the words with a mental eye roll.
I don’t bother to acknowledge him, and instead click on the next episode of the TV show that I’m watching while pretending to work. It’s the sixth episode already, and I’m not that into it, but I also don’t want to talk to Jessica and Melissa. Helia’s the one I’ve volunteered to spend my time with. She’s the only human I don’t mind being around.
How long does the flight even take? he changes the topic when I don’t show any signs of replying.
Around six hours, I tell him, giving him the minimum amount of attention.
