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Casting him a furious glare, he motioned for Gabe to precede him down the hall. He waited with thinned lips added to the glare, watching Gabe make a break for it and run up against a locked steel door at the end of the hall. Gabe had to make a walk of shame back to where the man stood with his arms folded over his chest.
“If you’ve got that out of your system, go inside and get in the tub. ”
Gabe stomped his way through the door into a kind of bedroom. A large bed was in the center of the room, and the room was nicely appointed, though windowless. An open door led off to a bathroom where the tub waited. Gabe pulled off his blanket and showed his body to the man. He knew he had a very nice body, and maybe he could seduce the guy into letting him go. He stepped up close to the guy and looked up at him from under his long lashes.
“Are you going to get in with me?” He put his hand out to touch the man, but the guy gasped and jerked away like Gabe was a poisonous snake.
“Don’t touch me!” He turned his face away and covered his nose with his hand.
Damn, I must stink worse than I thought. The guy turned his face back toward him with an obvious effort and spoke to him through almost gritted teeth.
“You belong to the alpha, and you’d better remember it. ”
“I don’t belongto anybody but myself!”
The large wolf pointed toward the bathroom. “Please go in and get in the tub, so I don’t have to make you. ”
“All right, all right. Damn!”
Frowning, Gabe turned around and made his way to the steaming tub. He stepped in gingerly and lowered himself into the water. Some kind of flowery bath salts had been used. He snorted through his nose. Talk about stink. When he got out of the tub,he’d smell like fucking roses all day.
The large wolf stood at the door and pointed out the shampoo and soap. “Use plenty of those. Scrub yourself. ”
“Okay, keepyour shirt on. Damn, I don’t smell thatbad. ”
“Yes,” the large man said firmly. “You do. ” He retreated into the other room, but Gabe could hear him close by.
Gabe snorted and soaped himself all over. Maybe he really did stink, not that he gave a shit. Since he was there, though, he may as well take advantage of the tub. The hot water really did feel great. He allowed himself to sink back into it for a few moments and just soak. It had been a long whilesince he’d had time for that kind of luxury. Most nights during the past year, he’d been either too tired or too drunk to do much more than grab a quick shower. He sat forward after a bit and reached for the shampoo. After lathering and rinsing in the tub, he turned a dripping face toward the door. “Could you hand me a towel at least?”
“Of course, sweetheart. ” The deep voice from the night before sounded too close for comfort,and Gabe’s eyes flew open. He flinched in surprise. Instead of the large wolf from before, the alpha stood lounging in the doorway, looking even bigger and more powerful than Gabe remembered. Dressed in jeans and a white button-up shirt, he wasn’t naked this time, at least. He snagged a towel from a rack on the wall and walked toward Gabe.
Gabe fought hard to resist the impulse to lower his head in submission when the man approached him. Where did that even come from? He vaguely remembered drinking blood directly from the guy’s wrist the night before. Had he been changed again in some way?
He made himself take the towel and wipe his face as calmly as he could, his hands trembling slightly. When he looked up, the alpha leaned against the wall, looking down at him curiously.
“How do you feel?”
“Oh, just fuckin’ great,” he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “I highly recommend being beaten up, kidnapped, and thrown in a jail cell. Youshould try it some time. ”
The alpha continued to study him with interest. “Do you always respond this way when you’re frightened?”
“Who the fuck said I was frightened?”
The alpha continued to regard him closely and stepped further into the room, making Gabe flinch back involuntarily. “Calm down. No one here is going to hurt you. ”
Gabe snorted. “Well, that’ll make a nice change. ”
“What’s your name?” His voice was calm and completely unmoved by Gabe’s sarcasm.
“Who wants to know? Tell me what the fuck I’m doing here!”
“Unless you want your mouth washed out with the bar of soap in your hand, I suggest you stop all the cursing. Settle down and answer me. What’s your name?”
Gabe fought a real battle with himself. On the one hand, he hated obeying this guy, but on the other, he figured the man was crazy enough to do exactly as he said. He was plenty big enough to get the job done too, not to mention the dude from before, who probably still lurked around somewhere close by in case his help was required. He’d have to bide his time and pretend to cooperate.
He sat up straighter and lowered his gaze, not wanting to see any look of triumph on the alpha’s face. “My name is Gabe, Gabe Sullivan”
“What pack are you from?”
