Sera gaped in astonishment, unable to believe what was going on. The guy's hand fell from her arm, but resentment radiated from every inch of him. However, it was nothing compared to the wrath that seemed to blaze from Liam. She was truly frightened as she gazed at his callous face and fiery eyes. He looked like he was about ready to kill the guy.
"Hey, what's going on?"
Sera let out a breath of relief as Mike appeared at Liam's side with Doug and Jack behind him. "Nothing," Liam grated.
"I was just talking to the girl," the guy said coldly. "If you have a problem with that, then we can solve it."
"Yes we can," Liam growled.
"I don't think so," Mike interjected, shooting a pointed look at Liam before stepping between them. "There will be no fighting, right Liam?"
Liam's gaze was still locked upon the guy in front of him. His whole body was stiff, and he knew that he was close to breaking, close to a place that he had never been before. But seeing the guy touch Sera, and hearing what he'd said had unleashed something inside of him that he hadn't even known existed.
"Liam." Sera's voice and her small hand on his arm helped to pull him from the fiery haze that was blurring his vision. He glanced down at her. She was staring at him with pleading, troubled eyes. Her lower lip trembled as she looked over at the guy and then back at Liam. "Please don't."
He stared at her, his jaw clenched as he released the guy's arm. "I think you'd better go," Mike told the guy.
The guy looked at Mike and then at Liam. "Assholes," he muttered as he walked away.
Liam's jaw clenched, but he managed to refrain from going after him and beating him into a bloody pulp. His shoulders slumped and he turned to look at Sera. "You okay?" he asked.
Her eyes rapidly scanned his face. His eyes were still filled with fury, but it was beginning to ease as the warmth that she was familiar with started to seep into them. She hadn't seen anyone look as wild as he had, not since Jacob, and he had terrified her. It had been a new side of him, a side that she didn't like.
"I'm fine. He was just talking," she murmured.
He reached out to touch her cheek but she flinched involuntarily away. "Sera..." She shook her head as tears welled in her eyes. "Will you come upstairs with me?" She bit into her bottom lip as she wrapped her arms around herself in a desperate attempt to stop the shaking that was suddenly rocking her body. He took a step closer to her and she tilted her head to look at him. "I'm not going to hurt you Sera. I won't ever hurt you. I promise. Now will you please come upstairs with me so that we can talk?"
She stared warily at him before nodding. No matter what she had just seen, Liam had never harmed her, and she truly believed that he never would.
She didn't flinch from him, something that he was extremely grateful for as he slid his arm around her waist. He turned back around to find Jack and Doug studying him with mixed expressions of concern. Mike was frowning as he stared at Sera. Liam stopped at Mike's side. "It's not going to happen," he said quietly so that Sera couldn't hear him.
Mike stared at him in disbelief before looking back at Sera. "Liam..."
"No Mike, it's not going to happen."
"I hope you know what you're doing."
"I don't," he admitted before turning and leading her out of the room.
He knew that he couldn't let her go right now, he wasn't sure if he'd ever be able to let her go. The thought of her with anyone else was enough to make him feel like killing someone. He loved her, and he intended to be with her for as long as he possibly could.
Tonight he had stood on a precipice that he'd never thought to stand on before. His love for her had pushed him to it, but she had somehow managed to pierce through his desire to kill, and pull him back before he plummeted over. He knew now that if he lost her, he would go over the edge. She was the only thing that could keep him from the darkness, and keep him in the light. He couldn't let that light, that goodness go, especially when his existence was so dreary.
He opened the door to his room and led her inside. Flicking the switch on, he turned to look at her. "You scared me," she whispered.
Liam winced. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
He pulled her forward, enveloping her in his arms. He slipped his hand into her thick hair and held her against him. She resisted for a second before wrapping her arms around his waist and burying herself against him.
He held her for a long time, savoring her warmth, and comfort, the way that she eased his bleak soul. He pulled away, bent down, and picked her up. Her hands instinctively clutched his shoulders as he flicked the switch off and carried her to the bed.
"Liam..."
"It's all right," he said. "I just want to hold you Sera."
She didn't make another protest as he sat on the bed and pulled her down. She laid her head on his shoulder; her mouth pressed against his neck, her breath was warm on his throat. Her small fingers curled into his shirt as she nestled closer. She lifted her head, her delicate mouth parted as she gazed at him. Easing her head down, he kissed her, his tongue entwined with hers as she opened her mouth to his. Instantly, he began to harden and throb. He shifted so that she wouldn't feel his obvious lust for her. Winding his hands into her hair he leisurely imitated with his tongue what he longed to do to her body in long, easy thrusts. She tasted so sweet and delicious that he knew he would never be able to get enough of her.
He stroked her breasts as she melted against him, her body limp and trembling against his as her arms wound around his neck. She moaned as his hand slid up her shirt to cup her full, luscious breast. Her nipple became taut as he rubbed his fingers around it. He rolled her to the side, leveling himself beside her as his hands ran over her satiny skin, and his mouth continued to tease her. She was unbelievably soft and delicate, so enticing as her body moved against his and little erotic gasps escaped her lips.
