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“Consider me your guard dog. Plus, there was no way I was going to let you sneak out of here without you seeing how devoted to your safety I truly am.” Enzo grins at me, his smile widening, his eyes shining.
I laugh and pat his cheek. He captures my hand and presses my fingers harder into his skin, his nostrils flaring as he inhales a deep breath. He frowns and brings my wrist to his nose, inhaling another breath.
I stand still, watching him try to figure out what’s up with me. I took a suppressant pill right alongside Holly, and it should obscure my pheromones that might set him off.
I think he realizes it now, because he narrows his eyes and leans in closer, his mouth only inches away from mine.
“You’re a total tease. Why would you take one of those pills? Wilder said they were just for Holly.” Enzo leans in even closer, pressing his cheek to mine and getting near my ear. “You know you’re only punishing yourself, right? You can’t mark me otherwise.”
I smirk at him, catching on to what he’s doing, trying to use his pheromones to excite me. “And you can’t scent me to tease me either. The suppressant pills also make an omega less sensitive to...” Pausing, I pull away from him and twirl my finger. “Whatever it is you’re trying to do.”
He snaps his teeth at me, playfully trying to snatch my hand. I dodge around him and bolt away. A peel of laughter escapes my mouth, and I glance behind me. He hesitates, allowing space to get between us until I reach the bend in the corridor.
Then he makes his move.
I squeal, adrenaline coursing through me as Enzo charges behind me. His long, muscular legs make it easy for him to catch up. Hooking me by the waist, he flips me, hanging me over his shoulder. He passes my room, heading farther down the corridor. I can’t see much with the way he holds me, so I pinch his ass.
“Careful, Kinsey. I’ll retaliate for that if you don’t quit it. I don’t think you realize how spankable your ass is right now, especially with it so close to my face. I could bite it, too.” Enzo shifts me from his shoulder, catching me in his arms. “I also know why you did it.”
“Did what?” I ask, knowing damn well he’s talking about taking the suppressant pills. I’ll play dumb though. I want to hear it for myself.
He growls under his breath, slowing down. “You’re testing me.”
I remain expressionless.
Slamming his hand to a keypad on the wall, he opens another door, one that swings out into an enormous entertainment room. I’ve never seen a theater inside of a home before, but this is a palace, after all. “You think I’m only into you because of how fucking incredible and hypnotic you smell.”
“Maybe because you think I’m pretty, too.” I smile with the words. “Which I think the same about you.”
“Pretty? You think I’m pretty?” Enzo scrunches his nose. “Take that back. I’m far from pretty. Rugged men aren’t pretty.”
I practically cackle as I run my finger over his jaw. “But that jawline—so beautiful.”
“Damn it, baby. I love when you tease me. I’ll be a pretty boy for you as long as it makes you smile.” Enzo rubs his face harder to my hand, the gesture making my insides hum. I might be numb toward the emotions that come with the scents, but I’m not naive toward the gesture. “I love how it lights up your whole face.”
My body warms with his compliment.
“And don’t get me started about how sweet you are—I haven’t seen anyone outside of me and my brothers treat Holly like that. Especially because you were forced into all this shit.” Enzo carries me past an air hockey table and a couple of arcade games. “You’re also cunning and smart. Witty. Not many omegas would be able to do what you’ve done.”
I suck in my bottom lip between my teeth, his words igniting something wild inside me. No one’s ever said anything like this about me. The attraction between us is so palpable that I shudder a breath, tightening my hands around his neck.
“Mmm...do you want me to go on?” he murmurs, his eyes tracing down my face, his body rippling as I tighten my legs around him, meeting him straight on. “Because I could list everything starting now and still could never finish in our lifetime. You’re so perfect, Kinsey.”
I fight the doubt rising inside me. A part of me knows that it’s dangerous to give into Enzo’s flirting. I don’t know how realistic it is for me to even think for a second that something could ever come from this. He’s royal and his pack is part of the Pack Regime. Wilder confirmed that their father, as their leader and king, will choose the omega that he and his brothers will bond with.
I want so badly to resist to protect myself, but maybe I just need to give in for once. To take something I crave in this moment. Shit happens so quickly in my life. Nothing could ever help me prepare for anything I face. I sure as fuck didn’t expect my uncle to murder my parents. I didn’t expect him to torture me and the men who were supposed to be my pack by restraining us during my very first heat, driving us all crazy, ensuring that all I could ever feel from the experience was utter agony.
For how he killed each of them, guaranteeing that we would never bond. He’d have done something even worse to me had I not gotten a hold of the hammer he used to pry the anchors free from the wall. I don’t think he realized that I had it in me to fight back. But I wasn’t going to be some docile, afraid little girl. Because what he did? He took away everything innocent and naïve from me, and I just wish I’d hit him harder, longer, fatally.
I blink a few times, suppressing the memory the best I can. I don’t want to ruin this moment. To cut the connection that sizzles between Enzo and me.
So I kiss him. I kiss him as if doing so will be the only reason I’ll survive another moment. He devours my sudden affection, spinning me to press my back against the cool wall of...I don’t even know where we are. We left the entertainment room, and now the air feels cooler, smells different. But I don’t look. I don’t care, really.
I just want to explore and taste his tongue, feel the softness of our lips moving together until I can’t stand how gentle it is and kiss him deeper, sucking his bottom lip between my teeth to nip him. Our tongues battle it out for control, and he squeezes my ass, lowering me just enough to feel the hardness of his arousal.
And I want more. I crave more.
Enzo was right. There’s more to this than our orders, and I’m numb to his scent yet still drawn to him and his lust. I still desire him. I still want the closeness of our bodies together. Feel the heat of him against me.
